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Honeybees are transforming the lives of mangrove farmers in Viet Nam – here’s how

Publish date 29/07/2021 | 17:28
By branching out into beekeeping, farmers are also helping to restore threatened mangrove forests. Image: REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado As published in World Economic Forum on 29 July,...

Training course raises awareness of climate change in coastal areas

Publish date 12/07/2021 | 04:03
Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) As published in Viet Nam Plus on 7 July 2021 Hanoi (VNA) – An online workshop and training programme on community-based disaster risk...

Quang Binh: Proactively respond to climate change with development planning integrated risk information

Publish date 02/02/2021 | 09:30
As published in ECODE on February 2, 2021 In the framework of GCF-UNDP project, on January 22, in Dong Hoi city, ECODE Center organized a planning workshop on integrating climate risk...

Equipping localities in climate fight

Publish date 26/01/2021 | 06:13
As published in Vietnam Investment Review on 26 Jan 2021 Being one of the most vulnerable countries to natural disasters and climate change, Vietnam annually suffers from huge losses. To...

Insurance gap adding risk to families

Publish date 19/01/2021 | 06:18
Since 2017, thousands of storm- and flood-resilient homes have been built for poor families in some coastal provinces through a joint project by the Green Climate Fund, the Vietnamese...

Hopes for continued aid for at-risk families

Publish date 28/12/2020 | 05:00
As published in Vietnam Investment Review  on 28 December 2021 The Green Climate Fund, the Vietnamese government, and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) are joining hands...

Quality breeds aiding rural families

Publish date 28/12/2020 | 09:00
As published in Vietnam Investment Review   on 24 December 2020 Frequently hit by natural disasters, many households in the northern province of Nam Dinh have been able to have better...

Modern technology complementing flood-resilient home creations

Publish date 14/12/2020 | 08:00
As published in Vietnam Investment Review on 14 Dec 2020 Many poor locals in five coastal provinces are being supported with storm- and flood-resilient homes that can protect them during...

Flood-proof homes saving the day for central coast families

Publish date 07/12/2020 | 10:30
As published in Vietnam Investment Review on 7 Dec 2020 With the country facing the sea in the east, half of Vietnam’s population of nearly 100 million in coastal provinces and cities are...

UNDP helps Vietnam’s coastal communities adapt to climate change

Publish date 04/12/2020 | 05:59
As published in VOV World on 14 November 2020 (VOVWORLD) - Mangrove forests are an important buffer between the sea and coastal communities. The United Nations Development Program...

Poorest areas offered helping hand with breeding initiative

Publish date 02/12/2020 | 10:30
As published in Vietnam Investment Review on 2 Dec 2020 Located in the southernmost point of Vietnam, the Mekong Delta province of Ca Mau is frequently attacked by natural disasters, with...

Storm-hit families grasping the knowledge to overcome

Publish date 23/11/2020 | 01:00
As published in Vietnam Investment Review on 23 Nov 2020 Extreme weather is challenging ordinary Vietnamese people, with many failing to know how to fully protect themselves from natural...

Livelihoods transformed with mangrove forest protection

Publish date 16/11/2020 | 12:00
As published in Vietnam Investment Review on 16 Nov 2020 With the central region having suffered from recent weather calamities, inhabitants in the south-central province of Quang Ngai’s...

UNDP helps Quang Ngai residents increase resilience to natural disasters

Publish date 14/11/2020 | 06:03
A safe house remains intact through Molave, the strongest storm to hit the region in decades. (Photo: baotainguyenmoitruong.vn) As published in VOV World on 14 November 2020 ...

Storm-proof home initiative transforming living conditions

Publish date 13/11/2020 | 06:06
Poor residents in several provinces are realising life-long dreams to have stable and safe homes As published in VietNam Investment Review on 13 November 2020 More than a...

UNDP supports disaster-affected people in central Việt Nam

Publish date 09/11/2020 | 02:52
As published in Viet Nam News  on 9 November 2020 CENTRAL REGION — The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has handed over gender-responsive household kits,...

UNDP provides emergency assistance to flood-hit people in the Central region

Publish date 08/11/2020 | 09:30
As published in People's Army Newspaper   on 8 November 2020 The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) handed over household utilities, disinfectants, and equipment for storm and...

Resilient homes on flood plains giving hope to at-risk families

Publish date 06/11/2020 | 08:57
As published in Vietnam Investment Review  on 06 November 2020 More than 3,200 storm- and flood-resilient houses have become a safe shelter for thousands of people in five central...

UNDP supports flood-affected people in Central VN

Publish date 28/10/2020 | 05:00
Persistent torrential rains have resulted in flooding of more than 270,000 houses and damage to over 37,500 houses in central Viet Nam. As published in VPG News on 28 October...

Resilient homes rescue those in storm- and flood-hit areas

Publish date 27/10/2020 | 11:00
As published in Vietnam Investment Review on 27 October 2020 An increase in extreme weather events is posing great hardships to many Vietnamese people in the south-central province of Quang...