2021 Risk Award Recognizes Vietnamese Women Fighting Climate Change

Jul 28, 2021 | UNDRR
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A mangrove restoration project in Vietnam which combines building the resilience of a disaster-prone coastal community with risk-themed theatre was announced today as the winner of the 2021 Risk Award.The €100,000 award funded by the Munich Re Foundation went to “Strong roots, strong women: empowering women for community and coastal eco-system resilience in Central Vietnam” co-managed by the Centre for Social Research and Development (CSRD), Vietnam, and the University of Potsdam, Germany.The project builds on the success of the ResilNam Coastal Project which has already planted more than 12,000 mangrove seedlings through local communities, Disaster Management Committees and the Women’s Union in Thua Thien Hue province around Tam Giang Lagoon, the largest lagoon in south-east Asia.