Climate-Resilient Development in Vietnam : Strategic Directions for the World Bank

Weather is the term used to describe the atmospheric conditions (heat, wetness, wind, etc.) prevailing at any one place and time. Climate is the sum of the prevailing weather conditions of a given place over a period of time, typically summed over...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Report
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2017
Subjects:	ACID ACID SULFATE SOILS ACIDIFICATION ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT ADVERSE IMPACTS AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES AGRICULTURAL INSURANCE AGRICULTURE AIR ALLOCATION ALLOWANCES ALTITUDE AMOUNT OF EMISSIONS ANNUAL PRECIPITATION ANNUAL RAINFALL ATMOSPHERE ATMOSPHERIC CONCENTRATION BANK EROSION BASINS BIODIVERSITY BIODIVERSITY PROTECTION BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES BIOLOGY BRACKISH WATER BUFFER ZONES CALCULATION CAPACITY BUILDING CARBON CARBON DIOXIDE CARBON SEQUESTRATION CASE STUDIES CLIMATE CLIMATE CHANGE CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS CLIMATE CHANGE SCENARIOS CLIMATE CHANGES CLIMATE POLICIES CLIMATE RESILIENCE CLIMATE RISK MANAGEMENT CLIMATES CO2 COAST COASTAL AREAS COASTAL EROSION COASTAL WETLANDS COASTAL ZONE COASTAL ZONES COASTS CONSERVATION CONSTRUCTION CORAL REEFS CROPLAND CROPS CURRENTS CYCLONE EVENTS DAMS DATA COLLECTION DIKES DISASTER PREVENTION DISCHARGE DRAINAGE DRAINAGE SYSTEMS DROUGHT DRY PERIODS DRY SEASONS ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC ANALYSIS ECONOMIC DECISION MAKING ECONOMICS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ECOSYSTEM ECOSYSTEMS ELECTRICITY EMISSION EMISSION REDUCTION EMISSIONS EMISSIONS FROM DEFORESTATION EMISSIONS MITIGATION EMISSIONS SCENARIO ENERGY EFFICIENCY ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION EUTROPHICATION EXTERNAL SHOCKS EXTREME CLIMATE CHANGE EXTREME EVENTS EXTREME PRECIPITATION EXTREME PRECIPITATION EVENTS EXTREME RAINFALL EXTREME WEATHER EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS FEASIBILITY FINANCIAL CAPACITY FINANCIAL FLOWS FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS FINANCIAL RESOURCES FINANCIAL SERVICES FISH FISHERIES FLOOD CONTROL FLOOD PROTECTION FLOODING FLOODS FOOD PRODUCTION FOREST FOREST BIODIVERSITY FOREST DEGRADATION FOREST FIRE FOREST FIRES FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST RESOURCES FOREST SECTOR FOREST SYSTEMS FORESTRY FORESTRY MANAGEMENT FORESTRY OPERATIONS FORESTS FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE FRESH WATER FRESHWATER FRESHWATER SYSTEMS GAS GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GHG GHGS GLACIERS GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE GLOBAL EMISSIONS GLOBAL WARMING GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIAL GREENHOUSE GREENHOUSE GAS GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS GREENHOUSE GASES GROSS NATIONAL INCOME GROUNDWATER GROUNDWATER RECHARGE HABITATS HIGHLANDS HORTICULTURAL CROPS HUMAN ACTIVITIES HUMAN ACTIVITY HYDROLOGY ICE CAPS ICE SHEETS IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION INVESTMENT DECISIONS IPCC LAND AREA LAND USE MANAGEMENT OF WATER MANGROVE FORESTS MARGINAL ABATEMENT METHANE METHYL BROMIDE MIGRATORY BIRDS MITIGATION MOUNTAINS NATIONAL ACCOUNTS NATURAL DRAINAGE SYSTEMS NATURAL FORESTS NEGATIVE IMPACT NEGATIVE IMPACTS NITROUS OXIDE OCEANS OIL EQUIVALENT PEAK FLOWS PLAINS PLANNING PROCESS POLAR ICE POLICY MAKERS PONDS PORTFOLIO POTENTIAL EVAPORATION POWER GENERATION PRECIPITATION PRECIPITATION EVENTS PRESERVATION PROTECTING WETLANDS PUBLIC AWARENESS RAINFALL RANGES RECREATIONAL AREAS RENEWABLE ENERGY RESERVOIRS RESILIENCE TO CLIMATE CHANGE RESOURCE EXTRACTION RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE RESTORATION REVENUE LOSS RICE PRODUCTION RISK MANAGEMENT RISKS OF CLIMATE CHANGE RIVER RIVER DELTAS RIVERS RUNOFF SALINITY SALTWATER INTRUSION SCENARIOS SEA LEVEL RISE SEDIMENT SHORE SPECIES STORM SURGE STORM SURGES STORM TRACKS STORMS SULFATE SURFACE RUNOFF SURFACE WATER SURFACE WATERS TEMPERATURE TEMPERATURE CHANGE TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS TOPOGRAPHIC MAPS TOTAL COST TROPICAL CYCLONE TYPHOONS UNCERTAINTIES UPLANDS WATER CYCLE WATER QUALITY WATER RESOURCE WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT WATER RESOURCES WATER TREATMENT WATERSHED WATERSHED PROTECTION WEATHER CHANGES WEATHER CONDITIONS WETLAND WETLAND MANAGEMENT WIND WOOD PROCESSING WORST-CASE
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/348491468128389806/Climate-resilient-development-in-Vietnam-strategic-directions-for-the-World-Bank http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27393

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Summary:	Weather is the term used to describe the atmospheric conditions (heat, wetness, wind, etc.) prevailing at any one place and time. Climate is the sum of the prevailing weather conditions of a given place over a period of time, typically summed over many decades. This paper seeks to provide strategic directions for mainstreaming support for climate change within the World Bank's broader program of assistance to Vietnam. It does so by reviewing the current understanding of climate change in Vietnam and likely impacts, outlining principles to guide the Bank's engagement in this field, and applying these principles across a range of sectors, taking into account both near- and longer-term considerations. The report identifies elements of the Bank's current and planned portfolio of projects and analytical work that are contributing or will contribute to improved knowledge, planning, and actions, and it points to additional areas where new or more work seems warranted. The report represents a first iteration of a strategy for supporting Vietnam in managing the challenges posed by climate change. As more experience is gathered and as our understanding of both the science and the economics of climate change impacts in Vietnam improves, this strategy will need to be revisited and refined. While the process of climate change is expected to be a long-term phenomenon-with predictions for considerable changes through the second half of the twenty-first century, the focus of this report is on decisions and priorities that should govern the Bank's assistance during this decade. Given an array of uncertainties, extending the developing assistance planning vision much beyond 2020 is not practical. This time frame also corresponds to the government of Vietnam's own planning horizon.

Climate-Resilient Development in Vietnam : Strategic Directions for the World Bank

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