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Project

INFORMATION

Program for Enhancing Coastal Community Resilience to Natural Hazard in Vietnam

Date: 1 Jun 2012 - 31 Dec 2014

Department: Resilient Cities and Urban Risk Management

Donor Agency: Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Norway

Location: Vietnam

 

Description

Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre (ADPC) in partnership with IMHEN is implementing the project on Enhancing Coastal Community Resilience to Natural Hazards in Vietnam (CCR Project). The project aims to strengthen the resilience of coastal communities in Vietnam through an innovative approach that integrates disaster risk management, climate change adaptation and coastal resource management for a safer, more resilient coastal development in Vietnam.

Key Activities

1. Capacity building through national level training
2. Organization of regional knowledge-sharing meetings
3. Establishing multi-hazard early warning system and standard operation procedures (SOP) in pilot communities
4. Developing risk-sensitive coastal zone development guidelines

Output

1. Safer Coastal Zone Development Guidelines for Vietnam
2. National Training Course for Safer Coastal Zone Management in Vietnam
3. Multi-hazard early warning system and standard operation procedures in pilot communities
4. Case studies about the project

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