Vietnam
Climate change impacts
It takes only 34 days for the average Canadian to produce as much greenhouse gases as the average Vietnamese will produce over the course of the entire year. Therefore, February 3rd (34 days into the year) is "Climate Change Impacts in Vietnam Day."
According to an Oxfam report, “Viet Nam is one of the most vulnerable countries in the world to climate change. The government’s impressive achievements in pulling millions of people out of poverty are seriously jeopardised by the likely increase in extreme weather events such as severe rainfall and drought, and by slow climate changes like sea level rises and warming temperatures.”
Climate change impacts already being felt in Vietnam include: temperature rises; increased intensity and unpredictability of rainfall; floods; droughts; sea level rise; and an increased intensity of El Niño/La Niña weather events.
To continue reading about these climate change impacts, including impacts on the Mekong Delta and the province of Ben Tre, see Oxfam’s report, Vietnam: Climate change, adaptation and poor people.
Story
"As we know that the Mekong River Delta of Vietnam is one of the most affected countries by climate and potential sea level rise, I would like to share my field experience with Frontlines about the early impacts of sea level rise on the coastal communities in Tra Vinh province in the Mekong River Delta."
To read the rest of Kien Nguyen’s story, visit the Climate Frontlines website.
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