EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON DA NANG CTY AND SOLUTIONS

Abstract

Human activities in recent decades has significantly increased the causes of the greenhouse effect leading to global warming, which has caused a series of adverse and irreversibile changes of the natural environment. Accordingly, climate change, especially global warming and rising sea level is the greatest challenge to the mankind in the 21st century. Vietnam is one of the five countries most heavily affected (69%) by the state of climate change and rising sea level. Climate change will impact directly and indirectly the whole human environment and the nature, creating huge challenges for urban development, rural residential areas, especially coastal cities. In particular, Da Nang is considered one of the most affected cities in Vietnam. If we do not have timely actions to minimize, mitigate and adapt to it, consequences would be extremely disastrous.