Linkages Between Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation in the Context of Increasing Climate Change-Induced Loss and Damage in Vietnam

Recently, worldwide loss and damage caused by sudden extreme weather and climatic slow-onset events have increased dramatically and adversely affected the development of many countries. Vietnam is no exception to this. In other words, climate change-induced losses and damages in Vietnam are inevitable and tend to increase in the future. Therefore, developing a mechanism to address the loss and damage at the national level through strengthening the linkage between climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction is of great importance. This paper aims to derive potential linkages between adaptation and disaster risk reduction from the perspective of loss and damage through legal and policy analysis and expert interviews. An important component of both disaster risk management and climate change adaptation is the appropriate allocation of efforts in disaster management, disaster risk reduction and risk sharing through the risk management framework.