Policy Brief Flood risks in urban areas More than an act of nature Overview Flood risks have been escalating in urban and peri-urban areas in Vietnam. However, flood risk management in many of these areas has not received due attention or is not effective. Until now, disaster risk management in Vietnam has mainly focused on […]
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Workshop Summary Sustaining Urban Resilience in Vietnam Lessons from 7 years of ACCCRN Overview This is the proceeding of the workshop “Sustaining Urban Resilience in Vietnam: Lessons from 7 years of ACCCRN”, organized by ISET on 24 November 2016. Disaster Risk Reduction/Hazard Management; Local Empowerment; Monitoring and Evaluation; Resilience and Climate Change Adaptation; Shared Learning
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Climate action plan for Hue city Responding to Climate Change from 2014-2020 Overview In 2011, Hue City was selected by the Institute for Social and Environmental Transition (ISET) to implement the Mekong-Building Climate Resilient Asian Cities (M-BRACE) project funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). One of the main components of the
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Climate action plan for Lao Cai City Responding to Climate Change from 2014-2020 and Visioning to 2030 Overview In 2011, Lao Cai City was selected by the Institute for Social and Environmental Transition (ISET) to implement the project Mekong-Building Climate Resilient Asian Cities (M-BRACE) funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). One
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Changing cities and changing climate Insights from shared learning dialogues in Thailand and Vietnam Overview Mekong-Building Climate Resilient Asian Cities (M-BRACE) worked with city stakeholders in four medium-sized cities in Thailand and Vietnam to explore the intersection of two intimately-linked, defining trends: urbanization and climate change. The world’s population is reaching new heights, and for
Climate Resilience in Concept and Practice: ISET Working Paper 1 The Shared Learning Dialogue Building Stakeholder Capacity and Engagement for Resilience Action Overview Climate change represents a unique challenge as a global force with profoundly local consequences. Generating effective responses to climate change impacts requires understanding of emerging global scientific knowledge as well as the
Catalyzing Urban Climate Resilience Applying Resilience Concepts to Planning Practice in the ACCCRN Program Overview “Catalyzing Urban Climate Resilience” describes how ten cities within the Rockefeller Foundation supported Asian Cities Climate Change Resilient Network (ACCCRN) assess climate vulnerability and apply emerging concepts of urban resilience. The ACCCRN experience offers an innovative framework for iterative shared
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The Program 2020 Geographic scope: Philippines Partners: Zurich Flood Resilience Alliance, Zurich North America, DuPont, IFRC, Practical Action Nepal, Practical Action Peru, Practical Action Senegal, Practical Action Bangladesh, Mexican Red Cross, IIASA Funders: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) Monitoring, Evaluation + Learning (MEL) Program Design + Implementation Resilience Tools + Frameworks Applied Research Technical
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Customized design and customized financing The Program 2010 – 2019 Geographic scope: Da Nang and Quang Tri, Vietnam Partners: Da Nang Women’s Union (DNWU), Development Workshop France (DWF); Central Vietnam Architecture Consultancy (CVAC); Da Nang Department of Foreign Affairs (DOFA), Quang Tri Women’s Union (QTWU) Funders: The Rockefeller Foundation, Asian Development Bank (ADB), Nordic Development
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Using resilience data for resilience action The Program 2021-2024, 2024-2027 Geographic scope: Vietnam Partners:Thua Thien Hue Standing Office of the Steering Committee for Disaster Prevention and Control, Binh Dinh Climate Change Coordination Office (CCCO), Binh Dinh Standing Office of the Steering Committee for Disaster Prevention and Control, Binh Dinh Department of Environment and Natural Resource,
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