Amid the severe impact of climate change and sea level rise, especially in the Mekong Delta region, there are three key pillars for Vietnam to base itself on in designing policies to tackle the problem, Dr. Tran Huu Hiep underlined in his recent article run on Saigon Giai phong newspaper.

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the WorldShare organisation have recently signed a cooperation agreement to build 73 flood-resilient houses for poor households affected by storms in the central province of Quang Binh.

VOV.VN - Central coastal provinces of Vietnam have planned to evacuate as many as 238,000 people as super typhoon Rai entered the East Sea on December 17 evening and is moving quickly towards the central region,

VOV.VN - A tropical low depression has formed in the northwestern part of the Pacific Ocean and is forecast to strengthen into a storm and strike the central and south-central coasts of Vietnam.

Efforts must be exerted so nobody is left without food, clothes or shelter after the recent floods, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh ordered on December 5.

VOV.VN - Floods triggered by heavy rains which hit the central and Central Highlands regions over the past few days have caused 18 dead or missing in Phu Yen, Binh Dinh, Khanh Hoa, Kon Tum, and Dak Lak provinces.

VOV.VN - Death toll from the devastating floods that are hitting central Vietnam has risen to nine, while nearly 60,000 houses have been submerged, according to the National Steering Committee on Natural Disasters Prevention and Control at a meeting on December 1.

VOV.VN - At least four people have died and tens of thousands of houses have been submerged after heavy rain triggered severe flooding in central Vietnam, said the National Steering Committee on Natural Disasters Prevention and Control on November 30.

VOV.VN - Heavy rains which hit the central region between November 28 and November 29 have left many areas in Binh Dinh, Phu Yen, and Quang Nam provinces submerged in flood water, causing great disruption to the daily lives of local people.

Vietnam can learn from and apply experience drawn from measures that have been taken by Brussels to respond to climate change, prevent floods and protect the environment, Tristan Roberti, President of the Environmental Commission at the Brussels-Capital Region, said.