Addressing Climate Change in Transport : Volume 2 : Pathway to Resilient Transport

Climate change is set to have profound effects on Vietnam’s development. With nearly sixty percent of its land area and seventy percent of population at risk of multiple natural hazards, Vietnam globally is among the most vulnerable countries to bo...

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Main Authors: Oh, Jung Eun, Espinet Alegre, Xavier, Pant, Raghav, Koks, Elco E., Russell, Tom, Schoenmakers, Roald, Hall, Jim W.
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Hanoi 2019
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/438551568123119419/Volume-2-Pathway-to-Resilient-Transport
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spelling okr-10986-324122021-06-14T10:01:35Z Addressing Climate Change in Transport : Volume 2 : Pathway to Resilient Transport Oh, Jung Eun Espinet Alegre, Xavier Pant, Raghav Koks, Elco E. Russell, Tom Schoenmakers, Roald Hall, Jim W. CLIMATE RESILIENCE TRANSPORT NATURAL HAZARDS ROADS INLAND WATERWAY MARITIME TRANSPORT AIR TRANSPORT RAILWAYS PORTS CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION VULNERABILITY RISK MANAGEMENT Climate change is set to have profound effects on Vietnam’s development. With nearly sixty percent of its land area and seventy percent of population at risk of multiple natural hazards, Vietnam globally is among the most vulnerable countries to both chronic and extreme events. At the same time, as Vietnam’s economy grows, the country is becoming a significant emitter of greenhouse gases. While Vietnam’s absolute volume of emissions is still small compared to that of larger and richer countries, emissions are growing rapidly and disproportionate to its economy size. The transport sector plays a critical role in these recent trends. This study aims to set out a vision and strategy for climate-smart transport, in order to minimize the carbon footprint of the sector while ensuring its resilience against future risks. The analytical findings and recommendations are presented in two volumes of the report. The first volume provides how Vietnam can reduce its carbon emissions by employing a mix of diverse policies and investments, under varying levels of ambition and resources. The second volume provides a methodological framework to analyze network criticality and vulnerability, and to prioritize investments to enhance resilience. 2019-09-18T20:08:19Z 2019-09-18T20:08:19Z 2019-09-01 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/438551568123119419/Volume-2-Pathway-to-Resilient-Transport http://hdl.handle.net/10986/32412 English Vietnam Transport Knowledge Series; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Hanoi Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Working Paper East Asia and Pacific Vietnam
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topic CLIMATE RESILIENCE
TRANSPORT
NATURAL HAZARDS
ROADS
INLAND WATERWAY
MARITIME TRANSPORT
AIR TRANSPORT
RAILWAYS
PORTS
CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION
VULNERABILITY
RISK MANAGEMENT
spellingShingle CLIMATE RESILIENCE
TRANSPORT
NATURAL HAZARDS
ROADS
INLAND WATERWAY
MARITIME TRANSPORT
AIR TRANSPORT
RAILWAYS
PORTS
CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION
VULNERABILITY
RISK MANAGEMENT
Oh, Jung Eun
Espinet Alegre, Xavier
Pant, Raghav
Koks, Elco E.
Russell, Tom
Schoenmakers, Roald
Hall, Jim W.
Addressing Climate Change in Transport : Volume 2 : Pathway to Resilient Transport
geographic_facet East Asia and Pacific
Vietnam
relation Vietnam Transport Knowledge Series;
description Climate change is set to have profound effects on Vietnam’s development. With nearly sixty percent of its land area and seventy percent of population at risk of multiple natural hazards, Vietnam globally is among the most vulnerable countries to both chronic and extreme events. At the same time, as Vietnam’s economy grows, the country is becoming a significant emitter of greenhouse gases. While Vietnam’s absolute volume of emissions is still small compared to that of larger and richer countries, emissions are growing rapidly and disproportionate to its economy size. The transport sector plays a critical role in these recent trends. This study aims to set out a vision and strategy for climate-smart transport, in order to minimize the carbon footprint of the sector while ensuring its resilience against future risks. The analytical findings and recommendations are presented in two volumes of the report. The first volume provides how Vietnam can reduce its carbon emissions by employing a mix of diverse policies and investments, under varying levels of ambition and resources. The second volume provides a methodological framework to analyze network criticality and vulnerability, and to prioritize investments to enhance resilience.
format Working Paper
author Oh, Jung Eun
Espinet Alegre, Xavier
Pant, Raghav
Koks, Elco E.
Russell, Tom
Schoenmakers, Roald
Hall, Jim W.
author_facet Oh, Jung Eun
Espinet Alegre, Xavier
Pant, Raghav
Koks, Elco E.
Russell, Tom
Schoenmakers, Roald
Hall, Jim W.
author_sort Oh, Jung Eun
title Addressing Climate Change in Transport : Volume 2 : Pathway to Resilient Transport
title_short Addressing Climate Change in Transport : Volume 2 : Pathway to Resilient Transport
title_full Addressing Climate Change in Transport : Volume 2 : Pathway to Resilient Transport
title_fullStr Addressing Climate Change in Transport : Volume 2 : Pathway to Resilient Transport
title_full_unstemmed Addressing Climate Change in Transport : Volume 2 : Pathway to Resilient Transport
title_sort addressing climate change in transport : volume 2 : pathway to resilient transport
publisher World Bank, Hanoi
publishDate 2019
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/438551568123119419/Volume-2-Pathway-to-Resilient-Transport
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/32412
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