Ministry implements project to develop cities in response to climate change
The Ministry of Construction is conducting a project on developing Vietnam’s cities in response to climate change for 2021-2030 toward a goal of sustainable development and risk mitigation.
Flooding in the central province of Quang Tri. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The Ministry of Construction isconducting a project on developing Vietnam’s cities in response to climatechange for 2021-2030 toward a goal of sustainable development and riskmitigation.
The project consists of six programmes, including those on buildinga database and urban risk-warning map system; and on perfecting the regulationsand standards of the construction industry and urban areas responding tonatural disasters in the context of climate change and sea level rise.
It is set to integrate climate change content intoregional, provincial and urban planning works; and to develop plans andtechnical manuals serving climate change response.
In addition, it will work with international organisationsto implement pilot programmes and projects to apply new works, technologies andmaterials in order to develop green growth, smart cities, green architecture adaptingto climate change.
Under the project, a national plan for climate changeadaptation for the 2021-2025 period, with a vision to 2050, will be implemented.
Flooding in the metropolis of Ho Chi Minh City. (Photo: VNA)
The five centrally run cities prioritised for running theproject are Hanoi and Hai Phong in the north, Da Nang in the central region,Can Tho in the Mekong Delta, and Ho Chi Minh City in the south./.
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Flooding in the central province of Quang Tri. (Photo: VNA) 
Flooding in the metropolis of Ho Chi Minh City. (Photo: VNA) 
