Community builds sustainable future for coastal areas suffering from climate change
As many as 4,966 safe and solid houses were built for more than 25,000 people in areas frequently hit by storms and floods during the past seven years. These houses not only protect people’s lives and property, but also become a model that is integrated into the National Target Programme for Sustainable Poverty Reduction. They are results of the project ‘Improving resilience of vulnerable coastal communities to climate change in Vietnam’, which began in 2017.
The project has been implemented in seven vulnerable coastal provinces, including Nam Dinh, Thua Thien-Hue, Thanh Hoa, Quang Binh, Quang Nam, Quang Ngai and Ca Mau. Its main objective is to protect and support vulnerable communities through integrated solutions such as building safe houses, restoring mangrove forests and strengthening disaster risk information systems.
