Toward Integrated Disaster Risk Management in Vietnam : Recommendations Based on the Drought and Saltwater Intrusion Crisis and the Case for Investing in Longer-Term Resilience

Toward Integrated Disaster Risk Management in Vietnam : Recommendations Based on the Drought and Saltwater Intrusion Crisis and the Case for Investing in Longer-Term Resilience

Vietnam is one of the most hazard-prone countries in the East Asia and Pacific region, with droughts, severe storms, and flooding causing substantial economic and human losses. Climate change is projected to increase the impact of disasters, espec...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
Subjects:
DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT
SALTWATER
NATURAL HAZARDS
CLIMATE CHANGE
DROUGHT
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/206661510254884285/Recommendations-based-on-the-drought-and-saltwater-intrusion-crisis-and-the-case-for-investing-in-longer-term-resilience
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/28871

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/206661510254884285/Recommendations-based-on-the-drought-and-saltwater-intrusion-crisis-and-the-case-for-investing-in-longer-term-resilience
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/28871

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