Technical guidance for the assessment of climate change impacts and the identification of adaptation measures

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Technical guidance for the assessment of climate change impacts and the identification of adaptation measures

August 1, 2013

Climate change is one of the greatest challenges to Vietnam in achieving sustainable development, hunger eradication and poverty reduction. Particularly, the Mekong River Delta is the region which is most vulnerable to sea level rise.
However, climate change is new not only for Vietnam but also for the global community, and hence many local authorities encounter significant difficulties in the implementation of two activities: (i) Assessment of climate change impacts on sectors and local areas and the (ii) Identification of response measures
In order to assist the local authorities with the techniques and methods of assessing climate change impacts and proposing response measures, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment assigned the Institute of Meteorology, Hydrology and Environment to develop the technical guidance on the “Assessment of Climate Change Impacts and Identification of Adaptation Measures” with the financial support from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). This Technical Guidance is developed in the way that is easy to understand and apply in the actual circumstance of the local area.