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In a recent seminar in Hanoi, establishing a national forum on 'natural' disaster mitigation and climate change was discussed. The UNISDR Asia Pacific coordinator praised Viet Nam’s efforts in disaster prevention and climate change adaptation and added that they should focus on the Hyogo Framework for Action...
Businesses in the southern province of An Giang are committed to working with the State to minimise any damage caused by 'natural' disasters...
About 6,000 people were evacuated last week when the category 4 storm hit Vanua Levu island in the northern part of Fiji. In preparation the government set up a national committee on 'natural' disaster prevention and control before the storm hit...
A national seminar was held in Hanoi yesterday to discuss disaster risk management. The seminar was organized by the Vietnam Red Cross which has carried out risk evaluation in more than 300 villages around Vietnam to help communities minimize damage caused by natural hazards...
The Prime Minister of Vietnam has recently approved a project to boost public awareness and improve community based disaster risk management to better prepare for disasters. The project will take place over a 12 year period from 2009 to 2020...
An opinion piece suggesting the need for Vietnam to integrate measures on natural hazard mitigation into the national programme on climate change...
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