Abstract:Flood is a frequent natural disaster which has a negative impact on the socio-economic activities of the community in the lower Gianh river area - one of the most vulnerability areas under the flood in the North Central Region, Vietnam. The aim of this paper is to assess the risk of flooding in the study area as well as point out the factors that increase the vulnerability of the local community. The study applies UNESCO-IHE vulnerability approach, combining the flood risk assessment method by MIKE FLOOD model… Show more
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