ISET-International

05/28/2026

It is inspiring to see collective action growing around the world to address climate risks, and we are proud to be part of these efforts to help build a more resilient future for communities.

Dive into the new digital impact report by the Zurich Climate Resilience Alliance, highlighting progress, lessons learned, impact stories, and more! 👉 https://zcralliance.org/action-to-impact-the-zurich-climate-resilience-alliance-in-2025/

Explore how ISET’s work in Viet Nam has combined technology, local knowledge, and capacity building and local ownership to improve flood resilience 👉 https://zcralliance.org/blogs/action-to-impact-in-vietnam/

Z Zurich Foundation

The Zurich Climate Resilience Alliance is helping communities worldwide adapt to climate hazards through evidence-based programmes, policy advocacy, and local action - impacting 4.35 million people in two years, with a goal of reaching 70 million by 2035.

05/25/2026

We are delighted to lead the webinar “Unlocking the Potential and Utility of Outcome Harvesting (OH)” and share reflections from monitoring a multi-year global programme, Zurich Climate Resilience Alliance, involving 11 partners across 19 countries and 250 communities.

During the session, our colleagues Kanmani Venkateswaran and Mia Chung from ISET will share experiences integrating OH into a mixed-methods MERL system, lessons learned from applying OH across partner networks, and practical insights into how OH can further support the program.

👇 Mark your calendar and join us:
📅 Thursday, 28 May 2026
⏰ 16.00 hrs CET / 15:00 hrs UTC / 10:00 hrs EDT
🔗 https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5859723536?omn=83783139412

Z Zurich Foundation

05/22/2026

ISET is proud to be part of a research collaboration with People’s Courage International to share our latest study: "Hot Cities Make Hard Work Harder: Strengthening Health and Livelihood Resilience for Informal Workers in South and Southeast Asian Cities."

Across our cities, millions of informal workers keep daily life moving. But as extreme heat becomes more frequent and intense, their jobs are becoming not just harder, but more dangerous and putting their health, safety, and livelihoods at risk.

Through this research, we aim to deepen understanding of how heat impacts informal workers, highlight innovative adaptation approaches, and explore actions that can strengthen resilience for those most at risk.

👇 Explore our reports here:
🔗 Full report:https://www.peoplescourageinternational.org/pdfs/HotCitiesReport.pdf

🔗 Report on innovative ideas being tested on ground:https://www.peoplescourageinternational.org/pdfs/IdeasForHeatResilience.pdf

🔗 Report dashboard: https://www.hotcities.peoplescourageinternational.org/

05/14/2026

As heatwaves become more frequent and intense, informal workers, especially migrants and those working outdoors, are facing growing risks to their health and livelihoods.

On 14 May 2026, join our webinar 𝗛𝗼𝘁 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿: 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗹 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝘀𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀, based on a study by ISET International and People’s Courage International across five major cities in South and Southeast Asia.

The session will highlight how extreme heat is affecting informal workers, discuss emerging climate-adaptive solutions, and explore what collective action is needed to strengthen resilience for those most at risk.

📅 14 May 2026
⏰ 12 PM (GMT) / 5:30 PM (IST)
🔗 Register here: https://live2.dreamcast.in/HotCitiesMakeHardWorkHarder/register

05/08/2026

(English below) Trong bối cảnh thiên tai ngày càng phức tạp, cùng với việc Việt Nam chuyển sang mô hình quản lý hành chính hai cấp, chuẩn hóa dữ liệu và tăng cường phối hợp liên cấp đang trở thành yếu tố then chốt để nâng cao hiệu quả công tác phòng, chống thiên tai (PCTT).

Trong thời gian qua, ISET đã phối hợp cùng Chi cục Thủy lợi TP. Huế và TP. Cần Thơ tổ chức các buổi tập huấn giới thiệu và hướng dẫn sử dụng bộ công cụ do ISET xây dựng nhằm hỗ trợ hệ thống hoá và quản lý toàn bộ các cơ sở dữ liệu liên quan tới công tác PCTT, và đặc biệt là hỗ trợ xây dựng Kế hoạch PCTT 5 năm giai đoạn từ năm 2026 ở cả cấp xã/phường và cấp tỉnh/thành phố. Tập huấn đã được tổ chức cho tất cả các xã phường tại thành phố Huế và thành phố Cần Thơ.

Bộ công cụ liên thông trên nền tảng web giúp:
👉số hoá các biểu mẫu, thông tin nhằm tập hợp và quản lý dữ liệu nhiều lớp liên quan đến PCTT
👉 tích hợp WebGIS đơn giản giúp cập nhật và phân tích thông tin không gian, phục vụ hiệu quả hơn cho công tác lập kế hoạch PCTT các cấp.

Hoạt động là một phần trong khuôn khổ Chương trình Đánh giá Khả năng Chống chịu với Biến đổi Khí hậu của Cộng đồng (CRMC), do Quỹ Z Zurich tài trợ và được triển khai thông qua Liên minh Khả năng Chống chịu Lũ lụt Zurich (ZCRA).
Tìm hiểu thêm về ZCRA: https://zcralliance.org/

Thông tin Phòng chống thiên tai thành phố Huế Viện Mekong - Đại học Cần Thơ

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As natural hazards become increasingly complex, and as Viet Nam transitions to a two-tier administrative governance model, data standardization and stronger cross-level coordination are becoming critical to improving the effectiveness of disaster risk management (DRR).

ISET has been working with the Division of Water Resources, Department of Agriculture and Environment of Huế City and Cần Thơ City to deliver training sessions on the Inter-level Disaster Risk Management Information System (DRMIS) tool. The tool is designed to support local authorities in systemizing and managing all DRM-related databases and, in particular, to support the development of 5-year DRM Plans 2026-2030 at both the commune/ward level and the provincial levels. Training events have been organized for all communes and wards in Hue and Can Tho cities.

The web-based integrated DRMIS tool helps to:
👉 Digitalizing DRM forms and templates to compile and manage multi-layer DPDR data;

👉 Integrating a simple WebGIS function to support data updates and spatial analysis, helping strengthen evidence-based planning across administrative levels.

This activity is part of the Climate Resilience Measurement for Communities(CRMC) Program, funded by the Z Zurich Foundation and implemented through the Zurich Climate Resilience Alliance (ZCRA).

05/04/2026

As we work closely with our local partners, we are always looking for ways to create added value through our projects and support more lasting impact.

In the first blog of the Zurich Climate Resilience Alliance’s Action to Impact series, our ISET Technical Lead Vũ Cảnh Toàn, shares how the team has leveraged technology and strengthened local capacity and ownership to improve flood resilience, and what this work has achieved in Viet Nam.

👉 Read the blog here: https://ow.ly/RfL350YT4es

04/29/2026

As temperatures rise, heat is becoming a growing threat to workers’ health and safety, especially for those in high-exposure jobs and vulnerable communities.

The new report Heat Stress at Work explores how extreme heat affects workers across sectors, and how workplace practices, regulations, and economic pressures can increase risk. It also highlights practical opportunities to strengthen worker protection and better integrate heat risk management into occupational health and safety systems.

Explore the report here: https://zcralliance.org/resources/item/heat-stress-at-work/

ISET-International is proud to contribute to this publication and support stronger action on heat resilience.

04/13/2026

Nhằm giúp Thành phố Huế chủ động chuẩn bị và ứng phó hiệu quả hơn với thiên tai, tuần qua ISET đã phối hợp cùng Chi cục Thủy lợi và Biến đổi Khí hậu Thành phố Huế tổ chức lớp tập huấn hướng dẫn kỹ năng phòng tránh rủi ro do nắng nóng và hướng dẫn xây dựng Kế hoạch Phòng, chống thiên tai cấp xã.

Buổi tập huấn nhấn mạnh nguyên tắc quan trọng: phòng ngừa là chính, và triển khai hiệu quả phương châm “4 tại chỗ”: Chỉ huy tại chỗ, Lực lượng tại chỗ, Phương tiện – vật tư tại chỗ, Hậu cần tại chỗ.

Trong bối cảnh nắng nóng tại Việt Nam đang bước vào giai đoạn cao điểm, những bước chuẩn bị kịp thời từ cấp cơ sở sẽ góp phần giảm thiểu rủi ro và bảo vệ tốt hơn sức khỏe, an toàn cho người dân trước các đợt nắng nóng cực đoan sắp tới.

Xem thêm bản tin do BÁO VÀ PHÁT THANH, TRUYỀN HÌNH HUẾ thực hiện 👉 https://ow.ly/XfOJ50YI4gP
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With the aim of helping Huế City proactively prepare for and respond more effectively to natural disasters, last week ISET, in coordination with the Water Resources and Climate Change Division of Huế City, organized a training course on skills to prevent and mitigate risks caused by extreme heat, as well as guidance on developing commune-level Disaster Prevention and Control Plans.

The training emphasized a key principle: prevention comes first, along with effective implementation of the “4 On-the-Spot” motto: On-the-spot command, On-the-spot forces, On-the-spot equipment and supplies, and On-the-spot logistics

As Vietnam is entering prolonged heatwave, timely preparedness at the local level will help reduce risks and better protect people’s health and safety during upcoming extreme heat events.

Watch the news coverage by Hue Radio and Television 👉 https://ow.ly/XfOJ50YI4gP

Trang tin tức Đài truyền hình HueTV về các lĩnh vực Tin tức sự kiện, phát thanh truyền hình trực tuyến, Video clip

04/10/2026

Extreme heat is becoming one of the most urgent climate risks facing cities today, impacting health, livelihoods, and daily life, especially for vulnerable groups.

A new publication, Strengthening resilience to extreme heat: an Adelaide case study, Australia, shares how communities adapt to extreme heat, how repeated heat events place growing strain on local resources, and the long-term health and social impacts that can follow.

Using a systems lens, the case study explores how heat risk connects across housing and urban development, the natural environment, health systems, workplaces and schools, disaster risk management and early warning systems, energy and critical infrastructure, and community awareness and cultural norms.

ISET-International is proud to contribute to this publication, helping advance knowledge-sharing and practical action for system-wide heat resilience.

👉 https://ow.ly/m0rW50YGna9

04/08/2026

ISET-International, Vietnam is currently seeking a Technical Project Officer to join our team in Vietnam (preferably based in Hanoi)

This position will support ISET’s work in Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), Climate Change Adaptation (CCA), and Urban Resilience, including project implementation, coordination, technical support, and stakeholder engagement across multi-sectoral initiatives.

For more information, please find our Job announcement here: https://careerone.vn/jobs/technical-project-officer/