This document is based on an independent evaluation of the Climate Smart Community Based Disaster Risk Reduction project in Vietnam. The evaluation and report were commissioned by the Australian Red Cross, and supported by the Australian Government’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. The program, which took place between 1 December 2012 and 31 May 2015 was jointly managed and implemented by the Vietnam National Red Cross Society, the Australian Red Cross, and the German Red Cross. Building on the Vietnam National Red Cross’ existing Community Based Disaster Risk Reduction model, and lessons learnt from the broader Red Cross Red Crescent Movement experience in Vietnam, the project aimed to increase the resilience of the most vulnerable men, women and children to current and projected climate change impacts through a number of initiatives including disaster risk reduction, climate resilient and adaptive livelihoods, participatory climate and disaster risk analysis and adaptation planning, capacity building, awareness raising, and small scale mitigation works.
