VIETNAM. Quang Tri province. Hai Lang district. The central coastal province of Quang Tri is one of the most vulnerable to flooding in the whole of Vietnam, and Hai Lang district is the most vulnerable within the province. Climate change will bring an increased risk of disaster to Vietnam. Oxfam works in Hai Lang district, helping to train villagers to prepare for floods and storms, and how to adapt to changes.
Nguyen Thi Ly Na (17) with her school bag that she keeps with her during floods. Phu Kinh village, Hai Hoa commune.
"I keep my schoolbooks in my bag - it's what I save when the floods come. If I don't take this away I have no books when the floods recede, so I can't study. I enjoy school, I have fun - I enjoy literature. I'd like to be a teacher when I'm older.
"When the floods come I get scared, I worry that the house will collapse. When we know it's coming we strengthen the house and move the household things up to the mezzanine. We live up there for 5 days, the four of us. Life is very hard up there, I have no freedom, I cannot stretch." 2009.