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[...]... the subway rail systems that are being planned for Viet Nam s main cities Viet Nam has included in the NTP-RCC a planning parameter of a 1 meter sea level rise by 2100 This is higher than officially predicted by the IPCC or Viet Nam (based on a medium global emissions scenario), but is justified on the grounds of the risk that things could be worse Viet Nam also plans to revise its estimates in the coming... Vietnamese seawater level rise predictions are higher than this worst-case scenario of the IPCC because the Vietnamese have taken into account some melting of land ice based on scientific data published after the IPCC report of 2007 MONRE’s estimate according to a medium global greenhouse gas emissions scenario is that sea level rise along the Vietnamese coast would be on average 75 cm by 2100.20 Viet. .. comprehensible’.2 Viet Nam has responded to this global and national urgency through its National Target Programme to Respond to Climate Change (NTP-RCC), which was approved in late 2008 The NTP-RCC provides the basis for analysis and action planning in all sectors and localities of Viet Nam, especially until 2015 2 This paper aims to identify and analyse the main policy questions that Viet Nam is facing... The figure below shows that Viet Nam is particularly affected by multiple adverse effects of climate change such as sea level rise, increased floods and droughts as well as typhoons However, while the Mekong Delta, for example, is one of the most affected regions of the world, Viet Nam s comparative capacities make it somewhat less vulnerable than Laos and Cambodia 2 VIET NAM AND CLIM M MATE CHANGE:... gy y, production, e It also has a nation Agenda2 the Stra etc h nal 21, ategic Orien ntation for S Sustainable Developme in Viet Nam, which was approv in 2004 The ent N ved 4 core p principles o the Viet N of Nam Agenda have be adopted in the nat a21 een d tional Socio3 VIET NAM AND CLIMATE CHANGE: A discussion paper on policies for sustainable human development Economic Development Plan (SEDP 2006–2010),... development Nevertheless, Viet Nam has engaged with the international climate change processes and started to develop policies on both the causes and the effects of climate change Viet Nam ratified the UNFCCC in 1994 and the Kyoto Protocol in 2002 It has submitted its Initial Communication to the UNFCCC10 and is working on its Second Communication, with UN support.11 Most importantly, Viet Nam has swiftly formulated... effects (of which Viet Nam experiences more than most countries) have limited impacts on lives and livelihoods of the Vietnamese This support will also help ensure that investment in climate change responses creates opportunities for technological advancement and employment in low emissions production and consumption, and has other social, economic, and environmental benefits 4 VIET NAM AND CLIMATE CHANGE:... economic, and environmental benefits 4 VIET NAM AND CLIMATE CHANGE: A discussion paper on policies for sustainable human development III Climate change effects in Viet Nam 11 Vietnamese scientists have applied ‘global climate models’ (GCMs) for Viet Nam s regions according to three of the global scenarios of socio-economic development and related greenhouse gas emissions for the long-term future, as used... Reportable and Verifiable’ (MRV) Viet Nam could also follow the MRV principle for domestic mitigation initiatives, which would help convince other countries that it is playing its part, though what MRV means is not yet agreed upon internationally Climate change adaptation • • In Viet Nam large numbers of people will be affected by climate change unless major action is taken While Viet Nam s capacities are good... changes in cultural groups, thereby threatening intangible cultural heritage 11 VIET NAM AND CLIMATE CHANGE: A discussion paper on policies for sustainable human development V Greenhouse gas emissions 25 Viet Nam has a rapidly growing economy that has contributed to poverty reduction and increased well-being for most Vietnamese, although growth is affected by the current global financial crisis, and . change actions supported by the UN in Viet Nam 40 Annex 2Climate change in Viet Nam 41 Endnotes 44 VIET NAM AND CLIMATE CHANGE: A discussion. Adaptation (assessments) VASS Viet Nam Academy for Social Science VAST Viet Nam Academy for Science and Technology VUSTA Viet Nam Union for Science and