Consultation Workshop on Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation Measures organized by the Department of Climate Change, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment within the framework of Vietnam’s Third National Preparation for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) was convened at the Hanoi Club Hotel on June 22, 2018.
The objective of the workshop is to ask for opinions of relevant agencies to evaluate impact of climate change to address a number of socio-economic issues and propose some adaptation measures for the development of Vietnam’s third national communication for UNFCCC.
Throughout the workshop, the reports were presented and highlighted areas affected by climate change, for example: impacts of climate change related to water resources, coastal areas, transportation, agriculture, forestry, fisheries, public health and gender; Presenters also proposed measures for adaptation to climate change.
The presentation emphasized that women are more likely to be vulnerable to the effects of climate change due to health factors, access to information and land ownership; pressure of work with the family; Limited participation in community decision-making processes…
Green Development Center.