Experience shared to enhance natural disaster resilience
A training course on mapping natural-disaster risks using the geographic information system (GIS) at communal level is underway in Hanoi from March 21 – 23.
Ganh Hao dyke in Bac Lieu is damaged by high waves. (Source: VNA)
Hanoi(VNA) – A training course on mapping natural-disaster risks usingthe geographic information system (GIS) at communal level is underway inHanoi from March 21 – 23.
The activity ispart of the Building Urban Resilience in Southeast Asia project, funded by theEuropean Commission’s Humanitarian Aid Department (ECHO), the German Red Cross(IFRC), and TeXAID company to support Red Cross Movement partners in Cambodia, Laos,Vietnam and the Philippines.
Trainees areintroduced to the latest and user-friendly method of mapping natural disasterrisks, and shared mapping experience in Vietnam.
The project, worth410,445 EUR, is being carried out from August 1, 2016 to February 28, 2018,aiming to increase the natural-disaster resilience among poor people and vulnerablegroups as well as local authorities in the severely affected areas by naturaldisasters.
Once completed, around 76,000 people are expected to benefit directly while83,000 others and over 30 organisations benefit indirectly from the project.-VNA
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Ganh Hao dyke in Bac Lieu is damaged by high waves. (Source: VNA)
