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Viet Nam: Anti-erosion infrastructure must be upgraded before rainy season: deputy minister

Source(s): Viet Nam News, Vietnam News Agency
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CÀ MAU—Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyễn Hoàng Hiệp has urged localities nationwide to step up the construction and repair of structures designed to prevent erosion along river banks and coastal areas before the rainy season in order to minimise losses caused by natural disasters.

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Addressing the conference [held by the Central Steering Committee on Natural Disaster Prevention and Control], United Nations Development Programme Resident Representative in Việt Nam Caitlin Wiesen made three recommendations to accelerate natural disaster prevention and control in the southern provinces.

They included building a strong partnership among all stakeholders, engagement of the private sector and risk-informed anticipatory governance.

“Engagement of the private sector is not only a good thing to do, but a smart and essential task for disaster risk management,” she said.

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Themes Environment and ecosystems Disaster risk management Critical infrastructure
Country and region Viet Nam
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