Under the project: “Strengthening institutional capacity for disaster risk management in Viet Nam, including climate change related disaster” funded by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) through the Ministry for Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) this Training Material on disaster risk reduction (DRR) and climate change adaptation (CCA) has been developed to support Government officials at national and sub-national levels to improve their understanding of these critical issues and to contribute to community resilience, safety and long-term sustainable development.