US supports disaster risk management
(VOV) -The Vietnam Red Cross (VRC) is implementing a US$500,000 project on building disaster risk management capacity funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) with the aim of establishing a standard process of disaster risk management in Vietnam.
It will also utilise a community-based approach to improve relevant knowledge and skills of VRC staff and volunteers, including members of local disaster response teams, community members, school teachers and students.
The VRC is intended to provide training on first aid, community vulnerability and capacity assessment, and disaster risk management/climate change adaptation at the national, provincial, and commune levels.
The project is expected to benefit an estimated 20,000 people in Bac Lieu, Hoa Binh, and Quang Tri provinces by helping them better cope with natural disasters.
US Ambassador to Vietnam Ted Osius noted the VRC has been in the vanguard of local response to disasters. The USAID’s support aims to reinforce vulnerable communities’ resilience against disasters.
According to VRC Vice President and General Secretary Doan Van Thai, it was the first time his agency has obtained direct assistance from the USAID.
Since 2000, the USAID through its Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance has provided more than US$14 million to address emergency response needs and disaster risk management activities in Vietnam.
The VRC is intended to provide training on first aid, community vulnerability and capacity assessment, and disaster risk management/climate change adaptation at the national, provincial, and commune levels.
The project is expected to benefit an estimated 20,000 people in Bac Lieu, Hoa Binh, and Quang Tri provinces by helping them better cope with natural disasters.
US Ambassador to Vietnam Ted Osius noted the VRC has been in the vanguard of local response to disasters. The USAID’s support aims to reinforce vulnerable communities’ resilience against disasters.
According to VRC Vice President and General Secretary Doan Van Thai, it was the first time his agency has obtained direct assistance from the USAID.
Since 2000, the USAID through its Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance has provided more than US$14 million to address emergency response needs and disaster risk management activities in Vietnam.