Addressing the event, Akiko Fujii, UNDP Country Director for Vietnam said, "Low-cost safe houses can save lives and help communities better prevent disasters."

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She added that those houses were built with additional features to withstand the effects of climate change and extreme weather conditions.

Thua Thien-Hue is one of the localities in the project "Strengthening resilience to the impact of climate change on vulnerable coastal communities in Vietnam" in the 2017-2021 period, financed by the UN Green Climate Fund via the UNDP.

Translated by Van Hieu