Paris concert raises funds for Vietnamese farmers to cope with floods

The Concert de Solidarité, organised by Anchor Resilience on September 24, aimed to mobilise resources for the pilot project and bring the issue of climate resilience among farming communities in Vietnam closer to French audiences and the Vietnamese community in France.

The pilot is initially expected to support around 100-120 vulnerable farming households in the central region, in cooperation with local partners and a licensed insurance company.

A key feature of the model is that financial support is arranged in advance rather than mobilised only after a disaster has caused damage. Under the proposed mechanism, when rainfall exceeds a threshold specified in the contract, a payout can be triggered more quickly, giving affected households early access to resources to restore production.

Tran Louis Hung Anh, a representative of Anchor Resilience, said the approach is intended to provide an additional layer of financial protection against natural-disaster risks. Early access to funds could allow farmers to buy seeds, repair equipment, restore livestock facilities and resume production more quickly.

Organisers expected to raise EUR5,000 from the concert that would be used to help cover the cost of insurance protection for vulnerable households as well as awareness-raising and disaster-prevention activities.

For farming households repeatedly exposed to flooding, early access to financial resources can enable them to quickly purchase seeds, repair equipment, and restore livestock facilities, thereby preventing a disaster-induced shock from turning into long-term economic hardship.

To bring the story of climate risks in Vietnam closer to the French public and the Vietnamese community, Anchor Resilience has chosen music as a connection. The concert featured works by renowned composers such as Mozart, Chopin, Debussy, and Rachmaninov alongside compositions by Van Cao, Do Nhuan, Nguyen Dinh Thi, and Pham Duy, with performances by pianists Vu Ngoc Can and Vu Thanh Nhat and the Que Huong Choir.

Tran Duc Tuan, a member of the Que Huong Choir, shared that music could serve not only to preserve and promote Vietnamese culture but also as a means of sharing and supporting communities.

“By taking part in the programme, we hope that every voice can make a small contribution to supporting people in central Vietnam affected by floods,” he said.

The event has also attracted the interest of many French people. Alain Bonnet, a member of the Van Canh friendship village association in Hanoi, noted that he had witnessed the increasingly frequent occurrence of heavy rains and flooding in Vietnam.

For many farming households, he said, the ability to cope with repeated climate shocks is crucial, making initiatives that help people prepare for risks in advance worthy of encouragement.

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