The Vietnam Disaster and Dyke Management Authority under the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment, in collaboration with the Dutch Embassy in Vietnam, organised a technical seminar on innovations in flood control and climate resilience in Ho Chi Minh City on October 23.

Hanoi is promoting hi-tech flower cultivation by expanding greenhouse and net house production areas, applying new varieties and advanced techniques, and converting low-yield rice fields into flower-growing zones to foster green, climate-resilient agriculture combined with eco-tourism.

A rapid succession of powerful storms, torrential rains, and flash floods has created what Vietnamese officials are calling a “compound disaster,” causing widespread devastation and underscoring the urgent need for long-term climate resilience strategies.

The Can Tho municipal Department of Construction and the Road and Sewerage Bureau of Japan's Fukuoka city signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on a technical cooperation project to enhance Can Tho’s drainage systems and resilience to climate change.

Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho Nguyen Thuc Hien held a working session with Italian Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City Enrico Padula on March 22 to discuss all-around cooperation opportunities, with a focus on climate-resilient agriculture.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) held a workshop on August 11 to review 10 years since the implementation of the 11th Party Central Committee's Resolution on proactive responding to climate change.

Alongside urbanisation, flooding in cities of Vietnam, a country highly vulnerable to climate change, is getting complicated and needs concerted solutions, according to experts.

The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and the Ca Mau provincial Union of Friendship Organisations on December 20 kick-started a project on improving climate resilience of mangrove and agro-ecosystems and communities in the coastal areas of the Mekong Delta.

The People’s Committee of Hau Giang province had a meeting with a delegation of the French Development Agency (AFD) on July 19 to discuss a project on developing Nga Bay into a green and climate resilient city.

Vietnam needs to invest approximately US$368 billion from now until 2040 to build a climate resilient and low-carbon economy, according to the Vietnam Country Climate and Development Report (CCDR) released by the World Bank on July 13.