Vietnam Vulnerable to Rising Oceans. By Helen Clark, IPS, September 29, 2008. "With a predicted sea level rise of one metre by 2100, Vietnam may end up being one of the nations worst hit by climate change. Such a rise would affect five percent of the land area, 11 percent of the population and seven percent of the agriculture... A report released by World Vision on Sep. 18, Planet Prepare [PDF, 126 pp], focused on the multi-faceted climate change issues facing coastal communities. Bangladesh is one of the nations studied in detail. With the highest population density in the world, low-lying flood plains and a massive river delta, that nation faces severe devastation. But so does Vietnam, for similar reasons."
2008-09-30
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