The Vietnamese Ministry of Construction has issued a plan to implement a project on developing Viet Nam’s cities in response to climate change for 2021-2030 toward a goal of sustainable development and risk mitigation.

The project implementation plan follows 6 programmes. In detail, four of which are about on building a database and urban risk-warning map system (Atlas- urban and climate map); perfecting regulations and standards of the construction industry and urban areas in response to natural disasters in the context of climate change and sea level rise; integrating climate change content into regional, provincial and urban planning; developing action plans and technical manuals in response to climate change.

The fifth programme focuses on coordinating with international organisations to deploy pilot programmes and projects to apply new technologies and materials to develop green growth urban areas, smart cities, and green architecture to adapt to climate change and disaster prevention.

The sixth one is to implement the national plan to adapt to climate change for the 2021 - 2025 period, with a vision towards 2050 according to Decision No. 1055/D-TTg dated July 20, 2020 adopted by the Prime Minister.

The five centrally run cities prioritised for running the project are Ha noi 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.

Reporting by NAM PHUONG - Translating by A.THU