Oxfam Helps Vietnam Fight against Climate Change

International agency Oxfam starts a five-year disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation project in Ben Tre Province in Vietnam in partnership with the province’s Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD). Funded by the New Zealand Aid Programme - Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, this US$4 million project will be implemented in 15 coastal communes in three districts Binh Dai, Thanh Phu and Ba Tri of Ben Tre Province.  

The project aims to increase the resilience and adaptive capacity of poor people and local authorities to disaster and climate risks in coastal communities in the Mekong Delta. Approximate 100,000 people will benefit directly from the project activities. Approximate 1,000 government officials at commune, district and province levels will gain more knowledge about how to support communities. Another 300,000 people in the area will benefit indirectly from the project emergency preparedness and livelihood adaptation activities.

Ben Tre is one of the most vulnerable provinces to impacts of climate change. The province experiences sea level rises, inundation, salt water intrusion, floodings, typhoons, droughts, increased temperatures, and changes in precipitation. This has a huge impact on agriculture and people’s incomes and drinking water supply sources.

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