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Rachel Norton, September 9, 2019 On September 1, 2019 destructive winds and storm surge from Hurricane Dorian devastated the Bahamas. In the days that followed, the storm weakened but expanded in size as it moved northward up the Atlantic coast of the United States. Climate change is intensifying the impacts of hurricanes like Harvey and

Rachel Norton, PhD., Abrina Williams Summary: On May 3, 2019 Cyclone Fani made landfall on the east coast of India, devastating homes and livelihoods. The road of recovery will be a challenging one. However, thanks to effective early warning systems and evacuation protocols established following Cyclone Odisha in 1999, loss of life was minimal. These

Photo: Lê Thị Nguyệt Linh, Cần Thơ Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism Like most cities in the world in their dynamic development process, cities in Vietnam are facing multiple risks and challenges of the 21st century. In Can Tho, problems such as flooding, extreme rainfall and heat waves, water shortage, pollution, diseases, migration crisis

Photo: Tran Tuan Anh, ISET-Viet Nam Read in Vietnamese The project was implemented from March 2018 to March 2019 to upgrade housing of poor and near poor families living in vulnerable areas of Dong Ha City, Quang Tri Province, Central Vietnam. There are totally 32 beneficiary households located in 4 urban wards of Dong Ha

Ảnh: Tran Tuan Anh, ISET-Việt Nam [Đọc bằng Tiếng Anh] Dự án được thực hiện từ tháng 3/2018 đến tháng 3/2019 nhằm nâng cấp nhà ở của các hộ nghèo và cận nghèo sinh sống tại những khu vực dễ bị tổn thương ở thành phố Đông Hà, tỉnh Quảng Trị. Tổng cộng 32 hộ

Early November 2017, storm no. 12 (Typhoon Damrey) with level 12 winds, level 15 gusts and heavy rain made a landfall on the central coast of Vietnam. Fearing that the increasing water levels would risk reservoir safety, many hydropower reservoirs opened their floodgates and released huge amounts of water for several days continuously, causing extensive

Integrated planning is one of the key elements of resilience and sustainable development. Yet, it has been highlighted consistently as one of the weaknesses in the governance system of Vietnam, especially over the last few decades with regards to city planning and development in the context of climate change. Vietnam has been urbanizing and developing