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Vietnam aims to transform its rice sector, making it more resilient to climate change while reducing its emissions of methane, a greenhouse gas far more potent than carbon dioxide.
Rice fields contribute 8% of all human-made methane in the atmosphere, according to a 2023 Food and Agriculture Organization report.
Vietnam is the world's third -largest rice exporter, and the staple importance to Vietnamese culture is palpable in the Mekong Delta .
The Mekong Delta , where 90% of Vietnam 's exported rice is farmed, is one of the world's most vulnerable to climate change.
A U.N. climate change report in 2022 warned of heavier flooding in the wet season and droughts in the dry season .
The World Bank is supporting Vietnam 's efforts and has begun helping the Indonesian government to expand climate resilient farming.
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