Making sense of climate change risks
VOV.VN - To better assess, communicate and respond to risks from climate change at the community level, more than 100 experts gathered at a conference in Hanoi today (June 13), reported the Vietnam news Agency.
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They also addressed alternative methods of attracting necessary working and equity capital to fund short- and long-term projects aimed at abating the harmful consequences of climate change.
Vietnam is already a global hotspot for tropical cyclones and other climatic events and is highly vulnerable to increased intensity of storms and droughts that will result from climate change, said Tran Thi Hong An, vice president of the Vietnam Red Cross.
Most of the country and particularly the coastlines are less than five metres above sea level and vulnerable to coastal inundation and salinity intrusion, which we are already experiencing.
The Vietnam Red Cross has always encouraged proactive targeted investment to mitigate the negative effects of natural disasters and climate change, Ms An underscored, adding that the organization stands ready to assist in whatever way it can.
The conference runs through June 15.
