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December 4, 2017 - December 8, 2017
The Ecosystems Research and Development Bureau (ERDB) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will be holding a Forum on Urban Resilience to Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction Management Strategies (2017 ASEAN Urban Resilience Forum). The Congress will be held on 04...
July, 2012
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Poorly planned urban development in the lower reaches of the Ha Thanh River in Vietnam’s Binh Dinh province increased the severity of the impact of severe flooding in November 2009 that killed 7 people and resulted in over $22 million in damage in Quy Nohn city alone, according to a report...
August, 2012
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ACCCRN has launched a new lending scheme to help urban poor in Vietnam reinforce or rebuild their homes to mitigate the effects of worsening storms associated with climate change.Keywords: SET, Ngo Thin Le Mai, Women's Union
October, 2012
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Environment and Urbanization (E&U), one of the world's most highly ranked environmental and urban studies journals, published an article on lessons learned through the ACCCRN process.Keywords: Environment and UrbanizationSource: http://eau.sagepub.com/content/24/2/531.full.pdf
October, 2012
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Taru, ACCCRN's India country partner, has developed a Google Maps application to track and visualize climate change resilience challenges in Indore.Keywords: Google, City Resilience Strategy, CRSSource: http://www.taru.org/indorecrs/
November, 2012
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Dr. Bach Tan Sinh shared his experience engaging stakeholders to support Vietnam's climate change adaptation at the Cities and Climate Change Summit in Bogota.Keywords: Bogota Cities and Climate Change Summit
November, 2012
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Local political leaders and city managers from Vietnam visited Ayutthaya in Thailand to learn about the region's experience improving urban planning to build climate change resilience.Keywords: ISET, NISTPASS, TEI
November, 2012
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Sarah Reed of ISET contributed this blog piece capturing the first ever ACCCRN Vietnam-Thailand City Learning Exchange which brought together municipal representatives from Vietnam and Thailand to discuss climate change resilience strategies.Keywords: Learning Exchange
December, 2012
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GK Bhat of TARU contributed this blog post on key takeaways from Bogota's Cities and Climate Change Summit in November 2012.Keywords: TARU, Bogota's Cities and Climate Change Summit
January, 2013
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Blog: Hydrological Modeling in Da Nang and Quy Nhon: Catalyzing Changes in Planning PracticeKeywords: Shared learning, ISET