Viet Nam ranks second in disaster preparedness worldwide
Viet Nam is ranked second among the top four countries in the world in natural disaster preparedness.
According to a global survey conducted by global analytics firm Gallup which has been released recently, 83 percent of households in Viet Nam said they had plans in response to emergency relating to natural disasters, higher than the global average of 38 percent. Gallup surveyed 1,000 people in 142 countries in 2023. In response to survey questions, people from Southeast Asia – one of the most disaster-prone areas in the world – scored highly in preparedness, household planning and feelings of agency when it came to disasters.
Viet Nam is one of the world’s top five most vulnerable countries to climate change. From the beginning of this year, Viet Nam suffered 21 out of 22 types of disasters with 636 natural calamities, including storms, flash floods, landslides, tornadoes and lightning.
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