• An Giang
  • Binh Duong
  • Binh Phuoc
  • Binh Thuan
  • Binh Dinh
  • Bac Lieu
  • Bac Giang
  • Bac Kan
  • Bac Ninh
  • Ben Tre
  • Cao Bang
  • Ca Mau
  • Can Tho
  • Dien Bien
  • Da Nang
  • Da Lat
  • Dak Lak
  • Dak Nong
  • Dong Nai
  • Dong Thap
  • Gia Lai
  • Ha Noi
  • Ho Chi Minh
  • Ha Giang
  • Ha Nam
  • Ha Tinh
  • Hoa Binh
  • Hung Yen
  • Hai Duong
  • Hai Phong
  • Hau Giang
  • Khanh Hoa
  • Kien Giang
  • Kon Tum
  • Lai Chau
  • Long An
  • Lao Cai
  • Lam Dong
  • Lang Son
  • Nam Dinh
  • Nghe An
  • Ninh Binh
  • Ninh Thuan
  • Phu Tho
  • Phu Yen
  • Quang Binh
  • Quang Nam
  • Quang Ngai
  • Quang Ninh
  • Quang Tri
  • Soc Trang
  • Son La
  • Thanh Hoa
  • Thai Binh
  • Thai Nguyen
  • Thua Thien Hue
  • Tien Giang
  • Tra Vinh
  • Tuyen Quang
  • Tay Ninh
  • Vinh Long
  • Vinh Phuc
  • Vung Tau
  • Yen Bai

USAID helps VN improve disaster response

VGP - The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) announced its support for a new disaster risk management program to be implemented by the Viet Nam Red Cross (VNRC) in response to the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction.

October 14, 2015 9:43 AM GMT+7

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The project is expected to benefit an estimated 20,000 people in Bac Lieu, Hoa Binh, and Quang Tri provinces by helping them be better prepared for natural disasters.

USAID’s support is aimed at helping Viet Nam’s communities increase their resilience against disasters. The program will utilize a community-based approach to improve the disaster risk management knowledge and skills of VNRC staff and volunteers, including members of local Disaster Response Teams, as well as local government, community members, school teachers and students.

Viet Nam remains vulnerable to a host of weather-related risks and climate change impacts, including floods. Between 2013 and October 2015, Viet Nam experienced eight tropical cyclones, with heavy rains and strong winds that affected more than 2 million people.

Since 2000, USAID through its Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) has provided more than US$14 million to address emergency response needs and disaster risk management activities in Viet Nam. 

In the most recent U.S. fiscal year, USAID provided a total US$3.5 million to support disaster risk management programs in Viet Nam.

Cooperation on natural disasters is featured in the United States – Viet Nam Joint Vision Statement that resulted from General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong’s meeting with President Obama in July 2015.

By Thuy Dung