- Title
- Vietnam - Disaster Risk Assessment for the Northern Mountains Provinces
- Abstract
- The northern mountains provinces including Dien Bien, Hoa Binh, Lao Cai, Lai Chau, Son La, and Yen Bai are the provinces that have complicated natural and topographical conditions and thus are prone to natural disasters. The provinces are among the Vietnam’s poorest provinces (Vietnam Development Report 2008). Damage caused by natural disasters has undermined numerous development achievements of these provinces, preventing people from escaping from vicious circle of poverty. Thus, it is necessary to assess disaster risks in the six provinces in order to establish crucial information for poverty reduction projects as well as development projects.
- Publication Date
- May 1, 2009, 5 p.m.
- Category
- Geoscientific Information
- information pertaining to earth sciences. Examples: geophysical features and processes, geology, minerals, sciences dealing with the composition, structure and origin of the earth s rocks, risks of earthquakes, volcanic activity, landslides, gravity information, soils, permafrost, hydrogeology, erosion
- Regions
- Viet Nam
- Responsible
- andy
- Language
- English
- Supplemental Information
- landslide, earthquake
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