Vietnam ratified the United Nations Framework Convention on
Climate Change (UNFCCC) in 1994, and the Kyoto Protocol in
2002. In 2010, it submitted to the UNFCCC its Second National
Communication on Climate Change, which identifies the
following vulnerable sectors and approaches that are needed to
cope with the impacts of climate change:
Water resources: Plan for the sustainable development
of water resources in river basins; prioritize the review of
existing and new reservoirs, dams, and dykes for incorporation
of climate change concerns.
Coastal zones: Apply a three-pronged approach that involves coastal protection measures (e.g.,
construction of dykes and pumping stations, protection and restoration of mangroves and urban
wetlands), non-structural adaptation (e.g., building the resilience of poor communities in floodprone
areas), and, in cases where the former two approaches are not feasible, withdrawal.