In light of climate change and the increasing frequency of extreme weather phenomena, relevant ministries must consider appropriate models for housing and educational facilities in disaster-prone areas to mitigate damage and enhance disaster response capabilities.
A tropical depression and Prapiroon storm brought heavy rainfall to many parts of Laos from July 18 to August 21, affecting more than 36,200 people across the country.
Vietnam is among the top four countries in the world for households with disaster response plans, according to a recent survey conducted by Gallup, a leading U.S. analytics and consulting company.
Seeing disaster preparedness as a strategic mission, the Vietnam Red Cross Society (VRCS) has focused on early action to respond to disasters, VRCS Central Committee Vice President and General Secretary Nguyen Hai Anh said at a workshop held in the central city of Da Nang on May 9.
The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) of Indonesia is planning to hold the ASEAN Regional Disaster Emergency Response Simulation Exercise (ARDEX) in Bantul, Yogyakarta province this year.
Alongside urbanisation, flooding in cities of Vietnam, a country highly vulnerable to climate change, is getting complicated and needs concerted solutions, according to experts.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a 2.5 million USD grant to assist the Government of Vietnam in providing emergency and humanitarian services to residents affected by the recent floods in the country’s central region.
Natural disasters have cost Vietnam’s northern mountainous areas about 610 billion VND (26.3 million USD) so far this year, compared to 753 billion VND last year.
The central city of Da Nang and Facebook on July 31 kicked off a partnership programme on enhancing disaster response and digital capacity, the first of its kind sealed between Facebook and a Vietname
The central city of Da Nang and Facebook on July 31 kicked off a partnership programme on enhancing disaster response and digital capacity, the first of its kind sealed between Facebook and a Vietnamese locality.
The 42nd Pacific Armies Management Seminar (PAMS 42), themed “Cooperation Among Indo-Asian Pacific Land Forces in Humanitarian Assistance, Disaster Response”, took place in Hanoi on August 20.
Armed forces of Vietnam and the United States need to continue effectively cooperating in disaster response, search and rescue, and humanitarian assistance to reinforce the bilateral defence ties, said Senior Lieutenant General Pham Ngoc Minh on June 19.
The Philippines and the US have agreed to conduct 261 joint military activities next year, as the Philippines is pursuing warmer relations with its ally, a high-ranking Philippine officer announced on October 5.
Deputy Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Dao Hong Lan has asked countries to increase institutionalising the leadership of women in coastal areas in policies on climate change and disaster response.
Exercise Pacific Partnership 2017 (PP17) concluded in central Da Nang city on May 18 after 10 days of oil spill response training, medical experience sharing and community exchanges.
Philippine Air Force on May 15 sent UH-1Ds helicopters to Casiguran town to participate in an exercise simulating response to the area being isolated by a big typhoon.
Floods triggered by torrential rains have killed four people, injured 12 and left one missing in the central provinces of Ha Tinh, Quang Binh and Quang Tri as of November 3 morning.
A project on boosting the capability of responding to disasters, sponsored by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), is being implemented in the central region.
