Alongside urbanisation, flooding in cities of Vietnam, a country highly vulnerable to climate change, is getting complicated and needs concerted solutions, according to experts.

VOV.VN - Three earthquakes measuring between 2.6 – 3.7 on the Richter scale hit Kon Plong district of the Central Highland province of Kon Tum on November 8 evening.

Stronger efforts and resources, including the transfer of science and technologies, along with early warning and actions will help Vietnam mitigate natural disaster risks, an official has said.

VOV.VN - The Central Highland province of Kon Tum on September 1 recorded seven earthquakes, with the biggest measuring 4.1 on the Richter scale, reported the Institute of Geophysics under the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology.

Themed “Early Warning and Early Action”, the World Meteorological Day 2022 (Mach 23) spotlights the vital importance of hydrometeorological and climate information for disaster risk reduction.

Vietnam aims to become a transparent, responsible and sustainable global supplier of food and foodstuff, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Minh Hoan said in a signing ceremony for a cooperation deal between his ministry and the WWF in Hanoi on February 14.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Finance, acting under the authority from the Government of Vietnam, on February 10 signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to become the eighth member of the Southeast Asia Disaster Risk Insurance Facility (SEADRIF).

The Prime Minister has assigned the Ministry of Planning and Investment to draft strategies and policies on development cooperation with foreign donors in order to improve the efficiency of using official development assistance (ODA) and concessional loans.

The Embassy of Japan and UNICEF Vietnam on November 17 signed an exchange of notes for a project on “enhancing resilience to disaster risks and climate change for children”, which runs in Vietnam from 2021 – 2026.

A competition for Vietnamese students was launched in Hanoi on October 12 to seek innovative communication solutions to mitigate the impact of natural disasters and climate change, in response to International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction (October 13).