Opportunities for improved flood risk management and adaptation in Hue, Central Viet Nam: Addressing current and future flood risks.

Abstract

Hue city, located in Central Viet Nam, faces significant challenges due to recurrent flooding, which is being exacerbated by climate change, rapid urbanization and environmental degradation. Building on insights from the FloodAdaptVN Risk Report Flood risks in Hue, Central Viet Nam (Sett and others, 2025), which examines the root causes and drivers of key flood risks and impacts, this report shifts the focus to opportunities for actionable solutions to advance flood risk management and adaptation in Hue, Central Viet Nam. The report identifies and evaluates a set of diverse measures for flood risk management and climate change adaptation and demonstrates how these measures can address existing flood-related challenges within Hue. The evaluation of measures highlights the specific entry points for risk reduction in relation to key flood risks identified using a participatory approach in the FloodAdaptVN risk report, Flood risks in Hue, Central Viet Nam (Sett and others, 2025). This is complemented by literaturebased assessments of the potential benefits for flood risk management and climate change adaptation, as well as additional development opportunities and potential trade-o!s, to support evidence-based decision-making.