Editorial

The impact of climate change on fishing activities of businesses, households and fishermen in the northern coastal villages of Vietnam have been studied by Nguyen Thi Ngoc, Ngo Xuan Binh and Nguyen Thi Thu Ha, based on data published by the state agencies and case studies. This article assumes that the coastal fishing villages have a long history, making important contributions to economic and social development of the region. In recent years, fishing activities have expanded, but they are also affected by the consequences of climate change. Businesses, households and fishermen have adopted many measures to respond, but their effectiveness is not high. The study suggests that the government should improve the prediction of the location and evolution of rain, storms and other natural calamities. This issue has several articles on climate change and that of financing urban development, both of which are of prime importance in today’s urbanizing Asia. I hope the readers find these articles useful and interesting. I urge the academic community to share their scholarly articles and original research with us to keep the readers abreast with the current discourse on the environment and urbanization in Asian countries.