Addressing occupational safety and health challenges linked to climate change in agricultural supply chains in Viet Nam

Viet Nam is ranked sixth among all countries in the world affected by climate variability and extreme weather. Given Viet Nam’s substantial agricultural sector, understanding climate change-related hazards experienced by agricultural workers is essential to safeguarding safety, health and well-being of agricultural workers.

The study had three primary objectives:

1. Identify the key climate change- related occupational safety and health hazards faced by agricultural workers.

2. Gain insights into agricultural workers’ perspectives on climate, safety, health and their well-being.

3. Propose adaptive strategies to enhance the safety, health, and wellbeing of agricultural workers (key target groups for strategy implementation: policy makers, government agencies and research institutes, community organisations, health service providers, training providers, companies).