UNDP Deputy Country Director Akiko Fujii (Source: VNA) Can Tho (VNA) – The United Nations will continue standing side-by-side with Vietnam and providing assistance for its disaster prevention and control efforts, Akiko Fujii, UN Development Programme (UNDP) Deputy Country Director in Vietnam, has said. Speaking at a meeting to mark International Day of Disaster Reduction (October 13) and an international symposium themed “Risk Management for Low Lands”, Fujii, who is also Vice-Chair of the UN Disaster Risk Reduction for Resilience Joint Results Group, cited the 2018 Global Climate Risk Index statistics as saying that Vietnam ranks among the top 10 countries affected by the impacts of natural disasters. Since the 1970s, natural disasters have caused more than 500 deaths annually in Vietnam and cost more than 1.5 percent of the country’s GDP in economic losses, she said, adding that its nationally-determined climate change contribution highlights that these … [Read more...] about UN vows to back Vietnam’s disaster prevention, control
Disaster recovery lessons learned
Bản in : Vietnam shares experience on disaster preparedness
Ambassador Le Hoai Trung, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations, shared Vietnam’s experience on disaster preparedness at the launch of IASC/ODI Report “Dare to Prepare: Taking Risks Seriously” on February 27. Following is the full text of his presentation. “Let me first thank the IASC and ODI for inviting me to this important event. I appreciate the opportunity to share some thoughts on the issue of disaster preparedness and in particular what my country, Vietnam , has been doing in this regard. The topic of disaster preparedness that IASC and ODI have chosen for this report is highly relevant. This is a matter of vital importance for the sustainable development of any nation. Therefore, I welcome the launch of the report today as an effort to increase understanding about preparedness, particularly at the time when the United Nations is working on the post-2015 development agenda and the new Sustainable Development Goals. The report sends … [Read more...] about Bản in : Vietnam shares experience on disaster preparedness
CSR Asia, Prudence Foundation host disaster preparedness forum
CSR Asia, Prudence Foundation host disaster preparedness forum Minh Nga By Minh Nga - The Saigon Times Daily Corporate Social Responsibility Asia (CSR Asia) and Prudence Foundation, the community investment arm of Prudential in Asia, hosted the third Disaster Preparedness Prudence Forum in Hanoi last week to address the key issues around disaster preparedness and how businesses, humanitarian organizations and government can cooperate to reduce post-disaster damages and losses. More than 100 attendees from across the Asia Pacific gathered to explore how effective cross-sector partnerships can build community preparedness and create value for humanitarian organizations, governments and companies. The forum drew on lessons learned from past disasters throughout the Asian region and built knowledge of the changing humanitarian response system, which includes the growing role of business in building preparedness and response capacities. The vulnerability of the Asia-Pacific region to … [Read more...] about CSR Asia, Prudence Foundation host disaster preparedness forum
Vietnam, Japan share experience in combating natural disasters
Nhan Dan Online - Japan experts shared experiences in coping with the aftermath of natural disasters at a seminar in Hanoi this morning, putting emphasis on strengthening early warning, improving human resources and developing disaster-resilient infrastructure. Speaking at the conference held by the Japan International Co-operation Agency (JICA) and Vietnam Ministry of Agricultural and Rural Development (MARD), Minister of MARD Cao Duc Phat said that Vietnam is one of the most vulnerable countries to disasters in Southeast Asia resulting from its geography, topography, and tropical monsoon climate. In the last ten years, the number of deaths and missing due to natural disasters have tended to decrease thanks to efforts by the Vietnam Government in climate change mitigation, however, economic losses follow an upward trend, accounting for 1.5% of GDP annually, Phat noted. He went on to express his hope that Japan with its experiences in natural disaster control, particularly in its … [Read more...] about Vietnam, Japan share experience in combating natural disasters
Investments in disaster risk management essential to sustaining growth and reducing poverty
(CPV) - The growing incidence of natural disasters in Asia and the Pacific—where four of five cities globally classified as at extreme risk are located—threatens to undermine seriously rapid economic progress, calling for a much stronger focus among governments on disaster prevention, says a new study from Independent Evaluation at ADB. The region has borne the brunt of the physical and economic damage of the sharp rise in natural disasters since the 1980s. Its people are four times more likely to be affected by natural disaster than in Africa and 25 times more than in Europe or North America. … [Read more...] about Investments in disaster risk management essential to sustaining growth and reducing poverty