VIETNAMVIETNAMDISASTER REDUCTION AND

CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION

CENTRAL COMMITTEE FOR FLOOD AND STORM CONTROLSTANDING OFFICE OF CCFSC

River FloodingFlood

Flash floodsFlash flood

TyphoonsStorm and typhoon

Storm SurgesStorm surges

Not on map:•

Drought• Salt intrusion• Forest fire

• River bank and shoreline erosion

TYPICAL NATURAL DISASTER IN VIETNAMTYPICAL NATURAL DISASTER IN VIETNAM

Disaster and Climate change in Viet namDisaster and Climate change in Viet nam

Natural Disaster:Natural Disaster:1. Natural disasters in Vietnam have been

increasingly severe in terms of magnitude, frequency and volatility

2. Natural disasters such as typhoons, floods and droughts have caused significant losses, and asset damage equivalent to 1.5% of GDP

Climate change:Climate change:1. Vietnam is one of the 5 countries worst affected

by climate change. Climate change will worsen natural disasters

2. If the sea level rises by 1 meter, 90% of the Mekong River Delta area will be flooded during the flood season, and 71% will be salted during the dry season, and about 20 million people will be affected in terms of housing.

ORGANIZATION CHART OF THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE FOR FLOOD ORGANIZATION CHART OF THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE FOR FLOOD AND STORM CONTROLAND STORM CONTROL

NATIONAL STRATEGY FOR NATURAL DISASTER PREVENTION, NATIONAL STRATEGY FOR NATURAL DISASTER PREVENTION, RESPOND AND MITIGATION UP TO 2020RESPOND AND MITIGATION UP TO 2020

Radical Flood Prevention for the Red Radical Flood Prevention for the Red river delta and Northern Central river delta and Northern Central RegionRegion

Active preparedness, Mitigation and Active preparedness, Mitigation and Adaptation for Central RegionAdaptation for Central Region

Living together with flood for Living together with flood for development for Southern Regiondevelopment for Southern Region

The principles used for disaster prevention, response and mitigation in Vietnam is the “four-on-the-spot” (command on the spot, man-power on the spot, materials on the spot and logistics on the spot) and proactive prevention, timely response, quick and effective recovery.

A roadmap for A roadmap for establishing National establishing National

Platform for Disaster Risk Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in VietnamReduction in Vietnam

1. National Strategy for Natural Disaster Prevention, Response and

Mitigation to 2020.

2. Action plan for implementing National Strategy for Natural Disaster

Prevention, Response and Mitigation to 2020.

3. Community Based Disaster Risk Management Program

4. National target program to respond to climate change.

5. Climate change and sea level rising scenarios

6. Action Plan Framework adapting to Climate change of Agricultural and

Rural development sector in stage 2008-2020

7. Law of Disaster Management (under construction)

Basis for establishing the National Basis for establishing the National Platform Platform

in Viet Nam?in Viet Nam?

….In order to promote and implement disaster risk reduction activities in the context of climate change, it is very necessary to establish an official national forum which attracts extensive participation from organizations, donors, NGOs and individuals, both domestically and internationally. I hope that this National Platform will be a good starting point based on which a national forum can be established annually. And after this forum, I would suggest that the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development coordinate with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and other ministries, localities and related agencies to promote the establishment of the national platform for information sharing, institutional development, contributing to effective implementation of natural disaster prevention, response and mitigation…….

……Today, the most urgent work is to link climate change and disaster prevention, response and mitigation. In fact, due to the impacts of climate change, disasters have been, and will continue to be increasingly severe. ….

The National Platform will be established based on the existing organizations which have been working on the field of DRR. (Natural Disaster Mitigation Partnership - NDMP)

Recommending new memberships, donors, NGOs and other stakeholders involved in DRR in Viet Nam.

The Platform, in the shape of a partnership, will have as members the government, donors, NGOs, academic institutions, regional/international organizations, media and private sector representatives.

Under the NDMP, MARD is the Chair for the partnership. There are a also number of different departments and levels within

MARD that should be involved in the National Platform, including the Vice Minister for MARD, DMC, DDMFSC, ICD, ISG, OCCA, and MoNRE, etc

What should be the structure of the What should be the structure of the National Platform in Viet Nam?National Platform in Viet Nam?

To serve as a coordination mechanism to enhance multi-stakeholder collaboration and coordination for the sustainability of DRR activities

To foster an enabling environment between stakeholders for awareness-raising on DRR, integrating DRR into development policies, planning and programmes;

To discuss and address the urgent need issues on DRR in context of CCA in order to strengthen and maximize the effective of DRR activities

Objectives of National Platform for Objectives of National Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate

Change AdaptationChange Adaptation

Government Academic bodies/ institutes

Donors INGOs/ NGOs

- MARD (Chair) - MoNRE - MoFA - NCSAR/ MoD - MoH - MoLISA - MoC - MoT - MPI - MoF - Vietnam Red

Cross Society - Women’s Union - Youth Union - Fatherland Front - PACCOM - Representatives

from provinces

- Water Resources University

- Hanoi School of Public Health

- Hanoi National University

- Hue University - Danang

University - Ho Chi Minh

University - Can Tho

University - DRAGON

institute - Institute of

Geophysics

- UN agencies - World Bank - AusAID - JICA - ADB - Norwegian

Embassy - Netherlands

Embassy - EC/ DIPECHO - Representatives

from business/ private sector

- CARE - Oxfam - Save the Children - CECI - World Vision - DWF - ADRA - PLAN - ADPC - IFRC

Stakeholders should be involved Stakeholders should be involved in the National Platform in the National Platform

The Institutional Framework of the Natural The Institutional Framework of the Natural

Disaster Mitigation Partnership (NDMP) in Disaster Mitigation Partnership (NDMP) in

Viet NamViet Nam

Government-led

GovernmentMARD (Chair)MONREMoFAMoHMoTMPIMoF

AcademicbodiesInstitutesUniversitiesUN agencies

DonorsUN agenciesWorld BankAusAIDJICAADBNorwegian EmbassyNetherland Embassy

NGOs/ INGOsCAREOxfamAction AidWorld VisionDWFADRAPLANADPC

Steering committee

Case studies, Draft NP form

Commitment of Partners

Fist consultation workshop of partners

Second workshop of partners on the

structure of the National Platform

Launching NP

Government Approved

Private sectors

Companies Individual donors

Secretariat establishment

Partnersinvolvement

Step Responsibility Due

1. Discussion on the roadmap of establishing National Platform

Government 7th October, 09

2. Proposal of this roadmap submitted to the Government

MARD The end of October, 09

3. Involving partners MARD November, 09

4. Fist consultation workshop of partners All partners, MARD lead

February, 2010

5. Case studies on institutional, policy, enabling environment between partners

6. Draft a suitable structure for a National Platform for Viet Nam

MARD

UNISDR

UNDP

Feb.-April, 2010

7. Second workshop of partners on the structure of the National Platform

8. Completed National Platform form with intuitional, policy and commitments from partners for implementation

All Partners May – June, 2010

9. A structure for a National Platform to be submitted to the Government

MARD July, 2010

10. Government Approved Government August, 2010

11. Launching the National Platform/ first meeting of the National Platform

All Partners October, 2010

Thank you Thank you for for

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