Coastal Development between Opportunity and Disaster Risk : An Assessment of the Coastal Protection System in Vietnam (English)

This paper provides a high-level assessment of Vietnam's sea dike system and its prescribed dike safety standards. The assessment estimates that 65 percent of the sea dike system does not meet the safety standards and that about $2 billion in capital investment is necessary to meet the standards, mainly in the Red River Delta. It also shows that current safety standards need finetuning, especially in areas with high risk and growth. This paper acts...

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van Ledden,Mathijs;

Tung,Tran Thanh;

Nguyen,Dzung Huy;

Nguyen,Long Thanh;
Document Date
2020/08/05
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS9351
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Viet Nam,
Region
East Asia and Pacific,
Disclosure Date
2020/08/05
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Coastal Development between Opportunity and Disaster Risk : An Assessment of the Coastal Protection System in Vietnam
Keywords
safety standard

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van Ledden,Mathijs; Tung,Tran Thanh; Nguyen,Dzung Huy; Nguyen,Long Thanh.

Coastal Development between Opportunity and Disaster Risk : An Assessment of the Coastal Protection System in Vietnam (English). Policy Research working paper|no. WPS 9351 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/832061596654131528

Coastal Development between Opportunity and Disaster Risk : An Assessment of the Coastal Protection System in Vietnam (English)

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