Stakeholders in the urban construction, land use and regional planning domain in the Ho Chi Minh City region are aware of current and future urban environmental challenges. So far, however, little progress has been made in terms of both on-the-ground structural adaptation as well as institutional innovation. This chapter aims to give insights into current climate change adaptation efforts in urban planning in the metropolitan region of Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), its involved stakeholders and its challenges.
This study was undertaken between 2009 and 2011 and is based on a series of interviews with stakeholders in the field of planning on all administrative levels (national, regional, provincial/municipal, district), related consultants as well as experts in the fields of science and development cooperation. Workshops on issues of regional coordination were implemented in the years 2009–2011 and a standardized survey was undertaken with urban and environmental planners throughout the region. Statutory documents, related studies and scientific literature in the field of climate change adaptation as well as urban and regional planning and governance in Vietnam were reviewed.
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