Coastal Development between Opportunity and Disaster Risk : An Assessment of the Coastal Protection System in Vietnam

Coastal Development between Opportunity and Disaster Risk : An Assessment of the Coastal Protection System in Vietnam

This paper provides a high-level assessment of Vietnam's sea dike system and its prescribed dike safety standards. The assessment estimates that 65 percent of the sea dike system does not meet the safety standards and that about $2 billion in...

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Main Authors: van Ledden, Mathijs, Tung, Tran Thanh, Nguyen, Dzung Huy, Nguyen, Long Thanh
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2020
Subjects:
DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT
COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT
FLOOD RISK
DIKE SAFETY STANDARDS
RESILIENT INFRASTRUCTURE
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/832061596654131528/Coastal-Development-between-Opportunity-and-Disaster-Risk-An-Assessment-of-the-Coastal-Protection-System-in-Vietnam
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34283

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/832061596654131528/Coastal-Development-between-Opportunity-and-Disaster-Risk-An-Assessment-of-the-Coastal-Protection-System-in-Vietnam
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34283

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