Around half of the planned budget will be mobilised from foreign sources, according to a report on the climate change adaptation programme.

The State budget will cover 30 percent of the remaining half of the fund and an additional 20 percent will be drawn from local budgets and private economic sectors.

The United Nations has agreed to provide Vietnam with around US$80 million to implement the programme to reduce emissions from deforestation and degradation (REDD).

Recent surveys report that Vietnam is one of the countries that will suffer the most from climate change, especially a rise in sea levels.

At the current rate of warming, by the end of the 21^st century, the country’s average temperature would increase by 2.3 degree Celsius over the 1980-1999 period.

The country’s sea level would rise by 30 cm by mid-21^st century and 74 cm by the end of the 21 st century in comparison with the 1980-1999 period.

According to a recent study by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Vietnam may begin to face adverse affects from climate change as early as 2020.