Tag: natural disasters
Early warning, actions crucial in natural disaster risk management: official
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.
Vietnam assumes central role in SEA flash flood guidance system
VOV.VN - The Vietnam Meteorological and Hydrological Administration (VNMHA) recently signed a document with the World Meteorological Ogranization (WMO) for further co-operation in the Regional Center for Southeast Asia Flash Flood Guidance System (SeAFFGS).
US-led Pacific Partnership officially launched in Phu Yen
Vietnam remains an important part of the US-led Pacific Partnership 2022 (PP22), said US Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City Marie C. Damour at the PP22 launching ceremony in Tuy Hoa city, the south-central coast province of Phu Yen on June 20 evening.
The press helps mitigate losses caused by natural disasters: seminar
A seminar spotlighting the role of the press in natural disaster prevention and control took place in Hanoi on June 19 on the occasion of the 97th anniversary of Vietnamese Revolutionary Press Day (June 21).
Vietnam Sustainable Urban Development Forum 2022 to take place this week
The Vietnam Sustainable Urban Development Forum 2022 will be jointly organised by the Party Central Committee's Economic Commission, the Ministry of Construction and relevant agencies in Hanoi from June 16- 17, according to the commission.
Natural disasters developing complicatedly, unpredictably this year: forecaster
Natural disasters will develop complicatedly and unpredictably in 2022, according to the National Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting.
Heavy rain, flooding leave three dead in northern Vietnam
VOV.VN - Heavy rain and severe flooding have over the past few days claimed at least three lives in northern provinces of Vietnam, according to the National Steering Committee for Natural Disasters Prevention and Control.
UNDP pledges additional 1,450 flood-resistant houses for Vietnam
VOV.VN - The UN Development Programme (UNDP) will help build an additional 1,450 flood-resistant houses for poor households in coastal provinces of Vietnam in the future, said Caitlin Wiesen, resident representative of the UNDP in Vietnam.
Rare cold air wave in 40 years to hit North Vietnam this week
VOV.VN - Northern provinces of Vietnam are expected to endure a cold air wave in May – a weather phenomenon rarely seen in the past 40 years.
Vietnam calls for greater int’l efforts for effective use of water resources
VOV.VN - Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh put forward three initiatives at the fourth Asia-Pacific Water Summit in Japan on April 23, in order to effectively manage, exploit and use water resources in a sustainable and equitable manner.
