Vietnam is a Southeast Asian country known for its beaches, rivers, Buddhist pagodas and bustling cities. Hanoi, the capital, pays homage to the nation’s iconic Communist-era leader, Ho Chi Minh, via a huge marble mausoleum. Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon) has French colonial landmarks, plus Vietnamese War history museums and the Củ Chi tunnels, used by Viet Cong soldiers.
License ID: 576109399 Hanoi city by twilight period, with Giang Vo lake, Ba Dinh district.
Member since: 2009
Capital
Ha Noi
Population (2015)
96,462,108
GNI Per Capita (2016)
$2,080.6
Emissions Per Capita (2014)
2.963 tons
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National Focal Points
National Climate Vulnerability Level and actions
Sea Level Rise
3 mm/yr
0.23%
Sea Level Rise
3 mm/yr
0.23%
Sea Level Rise
3 mm/yr
0.23%
Adaptation: Priority Actions:
1) Respond pro-actively to disasters and improve climate monitoring;
2) Ensure social security;
3) Responding to sea level rise and urban inundation.
Reduce GHG emissions by 25% (in relation to GHG emissions BAU levels (2010)) by 2030 conditional to external support and reduce GHG emissions by 8% (in relation to GHG emissions BAU levels (2010)) by 2030 unconditionally in sectors of energy, agriculture, waste and LULUCF.
Adaptation: Priority Actions:
1) Respond pro-actively to disasters and improve climate monitoring;
2) Ensure social security;
3) Responding to sea level rise and urban inundation.
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