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Using the CityStrength Diagnostic, a new methodology developed by the World Bank, specialists worked with Can Tho officials and partners to identify priority actions and investments that will enhance the city’s resilience to current and future challenges. This report presents the outcomes of the diagnostic process which end goal is to make recommendations that cut across all the sectors involved in municipal management and to strengthen the city’s resilience to major shocks and stresses. In Can Tho, they are mostly related to flooding and uncontrolled urbanization.

The city of Can Tho has been dealing for some time not only with chronic seasonal flooding, but also with occasional flood disasters triggered by extreme rainfall, while undergoing economic transition and rapid urbanization. The diagnostic found that in Can Tho, planned housing and industrial expansion will need to be combined with transportation and sanitation infrastructure, where new roads could guide urban expansion to higher elevation areas. Economic losses from flooding will need to be fully accounted for in budget plans to accurately inform urban planning and development decisions.