UNDP urges support for Vietnam's natural disaster risk mitigation
(VOVWORLD) - The national steering committee for natural disaster prevention and control held a meeting with international partners in Hanoi on Friday, highlighting the role of early warning and early action in natural disaster risk mitigation.
 Trang Ta Puong bridge in Huong Lap commune, Huong Hoa district, Quang Tri province, is flooded (Photo: VNA) |
Ramla Al Khalidi, Resident Representative of the UN Development Programme (UNDP) in Vietnam, noted that UNDP and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development have completed the building and installation of 24 early warning stations in coastal communes with high disaster risks in seven provinces, and they will give assistance in operating the stations in the first quarter of 2024.
UNDP and the Disaster and Dyke Management Authority under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development have also completed a training course for representatives of seven central provinces on the use of drones to evaluate risks and damage and determine evacuation routes/locations, she noted.
Early warning for all must be the key to early action and resilience enhancement, Khalidi continued, adding that UNDP hopes all the partners in disaster risk reduction will join hands to support early warning-related activities.