Vietnam in the group is threatened by seawater in Southeast Asia

Vietnam belongs to a group of countries with a coastal population that is directly threatened by sea level rise, in the context of climate disasters causing more than 42 million people in Asia to be homeless for the past two years.

'Asia-Pacific region is the most disaster-prone area considering both the number of natural disasters and the number of people affected' , a report by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), released father in Bangkok city in Thailand, confirmed.

The report - entitled "Addressing Climate Change and Migration in Asia and the Pacific" , means addressing Climate Change and Migration in Asia Pacific - said about 31.8 million people in Asia - Pacific lost home due to climate-related disasters in 2010, including more than 10 million people who lost their homes due to widespread flooding in Pakistan. 10.7 million others were forced to leave home last year due to natural disasters.

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People in Binh Son district (Quang Ngai) clean up
mud and mud due to flooding into the house. (Photo: Tri Tin)

Sea level rise can also lead to coastal flooding, which can directly affect many communities in this area. In Southeast Asia, most such communities are in Indonesia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam, the report said.

'Many people lose their homes back to their homeland when living conditions improve, but countless others do not have such a fortunate outcome, because they struggle to build a new life elsewhere ', Bindu Lohani, ADB vice president, said.

Six Asian countries are among the 10 countries that will suffer the most severe consequences of climate change. Bangladesh and India topped the list of those six countries. Nepal, the Philippines, Afghanistan and Myanmar respectively took up the next positions.

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People and buffaloes on boats in a battle
flood in the outskirts of Patna, India in September 2011. (Photo: AP)

'The environment is becoming an important factor for migration in Asia-Pacific in the context of increasing population in areas prone to natural disasters - such as low coastal areas or river banks. eroded. Governments should not delay action. By implementing countermeasures now, governments can reduce the level of devastation of natural disasters, increase people's resilience to disasters and turn migration into an adaptive tool. with climate change, not the act of expressing despair ' , Mr. Lohani warned.

ADB recommends that countries invest more in urban infrastructure and basic services to meet the needs of migrants to super-large cities. According to the ADB, the Asia-Pacific region needs to spend about US $ 40 billion per year between now and 2050 to prevent the effects of global warming.