storms on infrastructure Coastal tourism Vulnerable because of Impacts possible from SLR No study in Vietnam has World Bank has no investments in the tourism areas coastal location; quite (physical loss of beaches, evaluated possible adaptation sector in Vietnam high economic seaside areas), storms; no measures in the tourism sector importance in many study known has evaluated areas these impacts HUMAN ASSETS Health changes Degree of Vector densities and No specific adaptation measures World Bank has a large portfolio of health vulnerability largely distributions could seem justified in the short term projects that provide support to the general unknown theoretically change, other than continued strengthening of health system Vietnam’s causing differences in strengthening of health care patterns of malaria, systems related to vector-borne dengue, etc.; such impacts diseases are largely unknown but not yet demonstrated that disease patterns will significantly change Vulnerable social Vulnerable groups (the Possibly could result in At least in the short term, the EACC Study on social vulnerability (P114750) groups poor, women, ethnic wider poverty gaps or a best adaption measures would minorities) may be cycle of increasing seem to be those focused in any disproportionately vulnerability event on reducing vulnerabilities affected by CC and of targeted social groups will be inherently less (capacity building, safety nets, able to adapt etc.)
storms on infrastructure Coastal tourism areas Vulnerable because of coastal location; quite high economic importance in many areas Impacts possible from SLR (physical loss of beaches, seaside areas), storms; no study known has evaluated these impacts No study in Vietnam has evaluated possible adaptation measures in the tourism sector World Bank has no investments in the tourism sector in Vietnam HUMAN ASSETS Health changes Degree of vulnerability largely unknown Vector densities and distributions could theoretically change, causing differences in patterns of malaria, dengue, etc.; such impacts are largely unknown but not yet demonstrated that disease patterns will significantly change No specific adaptation measures seem justified in the short term other than continued strengthening of health care systems related to vector-borne diseases World Bank has a large portfolio of health projects that provide support to the general strengthening of Vietnam’s health system Vulnerable social groups Vulnerable groups (the poor, women, ethnic minorities) may be disproportionately affected by CC and will be inherently less able to adapt Possibly could result in wider poverty gaps or a cycle of increasing vulnerability At least in the short term, the best adaption measures would seem to be those focused in any event on reducing vulnerabilities of targeted social groups (capacity building, safety nets, etc.) EACC Study on social vulnerability (P114750)
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