Chairman of the PPC, Mr. Pham Dinh Cu has just issued a decision on allocating 60 billion dongs to overcome the consequences of natural disasters in period 2009-2011 for Department of Health and districts to implement small reconstruction post-disaster projects from component-3 fund of disaster risk Management project (from loan of world Bank). Accordingly, the Department of Health is allocated 7.5 billion dongs, Tuy Hoa city 6.6 billion dongs, Phu Hoa district 3.3 billion dongs, Dong Hoa district 7.5 billion dongs, Tay Hoa 6 billion dongs, Tuy An 10.1 billion dongs, Dong Xuan 7.5 billion dongs, Son Hoa 5 billion dongs and Song Hinh 6.5 billion dongs. The PPC requires investors to actively implement the project in accordance with the regulations on investment management. The Department of Planning and Investment in coordination with the Regulating board of Component 3 Project summarize, report on the implementation and propose the PPC for solutions to problems and difficulties … [Read more...] about 60 billion dongs allocated to overcome the consequences of natural disasters in the period 2009-2011
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Thua Thien – Hue province provides natural disaster information via mobile phone
(CPV) - Mr. Phan Thanh Hung, head of the Thua Thien - Hue provincial Steering Committee for Flood and Storm Prevention and Control - Search and Rescue, on March 23 said that a trial on providing natural disaster information via SMS and mobile phone will run from 2013, to supply timely information about weather events and help the province cope with natural disasters. The project is funded with VND60 million by Vietnam-Save the Children and conducted by the Danang Department of Information and Communications. Accordingly, the information about natural disasters or floods will come from the Steering Committee for Flood and Storm Prevention and Control - Search and Rescue, and be sent to the Danang Department of Information and Communications, which will urgently forward a text message to mobile phone numbers of leaders of Hue city, districts, towns and chairmen of communes, as well as leaders of departments and sectors./. … [Read more...] about Thua Thien – Hue province provides natural disaster information via mobile phone
Da Nang provides natural disaster information via mobile phone
In 2013, Da Nang has issued the approval on the project titled "Natural Disaster Early Warning via SMS and Telephone Operating System" which is expected to be funded VND 129.2 million by Vietnam - Save the Children. Accordingly, the project will develop SMS software to message natural disaster situation and operating directions of the City’s Steering Committee for Flood and Storm prevention and control – Search and rescue to the recipient's mobile phone. Flood and storm warning messages will be sent to the government at all levels and departments in the city. The project’s objective is to provide updated information about weather conditions to deal with different types of natural disasters in Da Nang province for the purpose of reducing losses of life and property. At the same time, it also improves capacity of natural disaster warning management and application of science and technology and effectiveness of flood and storm prevention and control as well as search … [Read more...] about Da Nang provides natural disaster information via mobile phone
ADB Pledges to Help Asia Respond to Natural Disasters
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has pledged to increase its support to regional countries to cope with natural disasters. In a recent report entitled "Response to natural disasters and disaster risks", ADB said there are two ways to deal with this problem: One is to enhance the response to disasters and the other is to better prepare for disasters and adapt to climate change to mitigate impacts. In conjunction with the Japanese Finance Ministry, the bank is formulating a cooperation programme with the World Bank to manage disaster-induced financial risks and offer insurances to ASEAN member countries. In the last two decades, Asia has born half the global economic loss - nearly US$927 billion. The region loses an average of US$40 billion each year to disasters. Countries susceptible to natural disasters that result in great human and economic losses include Vietnam, Bangladesh and the Philippines. Do Ngoc … [Read more...] about ADB Pledges to Help Asia Respond to Natural Disasters
Natural disasters cost 160 billion USD in 2012
Natural catastrophes caused 160 billion USD worth of damage in 2012, 60% less than in 2011, according to Munich Re, the world's leading insurer based in Germany. Munich Re announced Thursday thatnatural disasters resulted in 65 billion USD in damage claims shouldered by global insurers, substantially lower than the 119 billion USD the industry had to pay a year earlier. Some 9,500 people lost their lives in natural catastrophes in 2012 compared with 27,000 deaths in 2011. 90% of globally insured losses occurred in the US, which was severely hit by natural disasters in 2012. Record losses in the 2 previous years occurred mainly in the Asia-Pacific region and Southern Africa. According to a Munich Re forecast, the world will see harsher weather with increasing droughts. Rising sea levels due to climate change will increase the threat of devastating hurricanes. … [Read more...] about Natural disasters cost 160 billion USD in 2012