Vietnam, UNDP strengthen coastal resilience to climate change
Over 25,000 Vietnamese residents in seven coastal localities are now safeguarded by storm-and flood-resistant homes thanks to a project on improving resilience of vulnerable coastal communities to climate change in Vietnam. The project, which runs from 2017 to 2024, also restored 4,028 ha of mangrove forests and installed early warning systems in 24 high-risk communes.
With a substantial investment of US$42 million from the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and the Vietnamese Government, the project has constructed 4,966 safe homes, offering a new lease on life to communities often at the mercy of nature’s fury, said Deputy Director Nguyen Van Tien from the Department of Dyke Management and Disaster Prevention at the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
