Cities not ready for climate change: experts
Most Vietnamese cities lack the capacity to confront climate change challenges, experts say, calling for greater preparedness efforts. Cities have to be ready to adapt to new situations and unexpected developments, ensuring essential services to residents at all times, they add. Surveys done by the Urban Development Agency under the Construction Ministry have found cities in mountainous areas particularly vulnerable to natural calamities. In Lào Cai City, capital of the eponymous province, and Gia Nghĩa Town, Đăk Nông Province in the Tây Nguyên (Central Highlands) region, it was found that transportation facilities and potable water supply systems were not equipped for emergency situations.
