Disaster Reduction Program for Cambodia, Lao PDR and Vietnam (DRP-CLV) Updates

The Disaster Reduction Program for Cambodia, Lao PDR and Vietnam (DRP-CLV) started its implementation in January 2002 for a period of 17 months. The Program aims to reduce the vulnerability of communities in the three target countries through enhancement of existing institutional and individual capacities for disaster management, preparedness and mitigation, to help minimize loss of life, injury, human suffering and damage to property caused by natural, technological and man-made disasters.

DRP-CLV’s three components are to:

• Strengthen institutional capacities of national disaster management systems
• Improve disaster management decision-making support mechanisms and tools aimed at reducing community level vulnerability, and

• Increase accessibility to disaster management information.

Preliminary meetings with the three countries’ ambassadors in Bangkok have established ties at a high level and meetings have been held about the Program with relevant ministers in the three countries. Discussions with National Disaster Management Offices have also taken place to initiate needs analyses in each country.