High-level inter-ministerial workshop held in Hanoi June 6-7, 2017 hosted by the Ministry of Agricultural Development (MARD) of Viet Nam and supported under the Integrating Agriculture in National Adaptation Plans (NAP-Ag) Programme. The meeting was attended by over 75 national and provincial level government officials, including MONRE, MARD, MPI and the Ministry of Finance (MOF), UN and development partners, private sector representatives including insurance companies, as well as non-governmental organisations.

1. LAW ON NATURAL DISASTER PREVENTION AND
CONTROLAND THE ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE
FOR DISASTER MANAGEMENT
DIRECTORATE OF WATER RESOURCES
DEPARTMENT OF DISASTER MANAGEMENT

2. PART I
LAW ON NATURAL DISASTER PREVENTION
AND CONTROL

3. The Law on ND Prevention & Control was passed at the 5th Session of the
13th Legislature of the National Assembly on 19/06/2013, and came into effect
on 01/05/2014.
The Law is comprised of 6 Chapters and 47 Articles:
 Chapter I. General provisions
 Chapter II. Disaster Prevention and Control
 Section 1: Natural disaster prevention
 Section 2: Response to natural disasters
 Section 3: Remediation of natural disaster consequenses
 Chapter III. Rights and obligations of agencies, organisations, households and
individuals in ND Prevention & Control
 Chapter IV. International cooperation in ND Prevention & Control
 Chapter V. Responsibility for State management of ND Prevention & Control
 Chapter VI. Implementation provisions
LAW ON ND PREVENTION AND CONTROL

4. CHAPTER I. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Comprising of 12 Articles, from Article 1 to 12,
regulating:
 Scope and subjects of application.
 Interpretation of terms.
 Basic principles of ND Prevention & Control.
 State policies on ND Prevention & Control.
 Resources for ND Prevention & Control.
 Prohibited acts.
MAIN CONTENT OF THE LAW

5. CHAPTER II
NATURAL DISASTER PREVENTION AND
CONTROL ACTIVITIES
Comprising of 3 Sections from 1 to 3 with 21 Articles
numbered 13 to 33, regulating the activities of natural
disaster prevention and control in 3 phases:
 Section 1: Prevention of natural disasters.
 Section 2: Response to natural disasters.
 Section 3: Remediation of ND consequenses.
MAIN CONTENT OF THE LAW

6.  Section 1: PREVENTION OF NDs.
Comprising of 11 Articles (numbered 13 to 23):
 National Strategy on ND Prevention & Control;
 ND Prevention & Control Plans;
 Integration of ND Prevention & Control contents into sectoral
development or socio-economic development master plans and plans;
 Developing policies on ND Prevention & Control;
 Assessment and zoning of natural disaster risks;
 Levels of natural disaster risks;
 Response plans for different levels of ND risks;
 Information, communication and education about ND Prevention
& Control.

7.  Section 2: RESPONSE TO NDs
Comprising of 6 Articles (Article 24 to 29):
Forecast, warning, and transmission of information on NDs
Direction and command of response to NDs
Basic measures to respond to NDs
Responsibilities in ND response
Competence to mobilize resources for ND response activities
Search and rescue activities in ND response

8.  Section 3: REMEDIATION OF ND CONSEQUENSES
Comprising of 4 Articles (Article 30 to 33):
Organising search and rescue and providing relief, food, curative medicines and other
essentials;
Making statistics of and assessing damage caused by natural disasters, needs for relief
and support, and proposing plans to remedy consequences;
Support to restore production;
Providing supplies and essential commodities, taking price management and market
stabilization measures;
Organising communication and awareness raising for the community on ND
Prevention & Control;
The Law also stipulates specific responsibilities of organisations, individuals, households
and different sectors, agencies for remediation of ND consequenses.

9. NEW ADDITIONS - 1.Types of NDs
Before the Law
11 types of NDs
With the Law
21 types of NDs:
(1) Typhoon;
(2) Tropical low pressure;
(3) Whirlwind; (4)Lightning;
(5) Heavy rain; (6) Flood;
(7) Flashflood;
(8) Inudation;
(9) Landslide due to floods
or water currents;
(10) Land subsidence due
to floods or water currents,
(11) Water rise; (12)
Seawater intrusion,
(13) Extreme hot weather,
(14) Drought,
(15) Damaging cold,
(16) Hail,
(17) Hoarfrost,
(18) Earthquake,
(19) Tsunami;
(20) Fog;
(21) Strong wind at sea
19 types of NDs
New additions:
Fog and strong winds at sea

10. NEW ADDITIONS - 2.Organisation for ND Prevention &
Control and Search 8 Rescue
• Central:
• Central Steering
Committee for
Disaster Control led
by Minister of
MARD;
• Local:
• Commanding
Committees for
Disaster Control and
Search&Rescue led by
Chairperson of the
People’s Committee.
Members include:
agencies, sectors and
social organisations
Chính phủ
BAN CHỈ ĐẠO TW VỀ PCTT
- Trưởng ban: Bộ trưởng Bộ NN&PTNT
- Phó trưởng ban TT: Thứ trưởng Bộ NN&PTNT
-Phó trưởng ban:
Phó chủ nhiệm VP Chính phủ
Phó chủ tịch UBQGTKCN
- Các ủy viên: đại diện lãnh đạo các Bộ, ngành, cơ quan trực thuộc CP, mời đại
diện lãnh đạo các đoàn thể liên quan
ỦY BAN QUỐC GIA TKCN
- Trưởng ban: Phó Thủ tướng Chính phủ
- Phó trưởng ban TT: P.Tổng tham mưu trưởng QĐNDVN
-Phó trưởng ban:
Phó chủ nhiệm VP Chính phủ
Thứ trưởng các Bộ: Công an, NN&PTNT, GTVT
- Các ủy viên: đại diện lãnh đạo các Bộ, ngành, đoàn thể liên quan
BAN CHỈ HUY PCTT&TKCN CẤP TỈNH
- Trưởng ban: Chủ tịch UBND tỉnh
- Phó trưởng ban TT: Phó CT UBND tỉnh
-Phó trưởng ban:
Lãnh đạo Sở NN&PTNT
Lãnh đạo Bộ CHQS tỉnh
- Các ủy viên: đại diện lãnh đạo các Sở, ngành, và mời các đoàn thể liên quan
BAN CHỈ HUY PCTT&TKCN CÁC BỘ, NGÀNH
- Trưởng ban: Lãnh đạo các Bộ, ngành
BAN CHỈ HUY PCTT&TKCN CẤP HUYỆN
- Trưởng ban: Chủ tịch UBND huyện
- Phó trưởng ban TT: Phó CT UBND huyện
-Phó trưởng ban:
Ban CHQS huyện
Trưởng Công an huyện
-Các ủy viên: đại diện lãnh đạo các phòng, cơ quan, đơn vị liên quan, và mời
các đoàn thể liên quan
- VPTT: 01 phòng chức năng của UBND huyện
BAN CHỈ HUY PCTT&TKCN CẤP CƠ SỞ
- Trưởng ban: Lãnh đạo các Sở liên quan
BAN CHỈ HUY PCTT&TKCN CẤP XÃ
- Trưởng ban: Chủ tịch UBND xã
- Phó trưởng ban TT: Phó CT UBND xã
-Phó trưởng ban:
Trưởng Công an xã
Xã đội trưởng
-Các ủy viên: cán bộ chuyên môn, trưởng các tổ chức đoàn thể
-CQ thường trực: Bộ NN&PTNT
- VP thường trực: Cục PCTT
-CQ thường trực: Bộ Quốc phòng
- VP thường trực: Cục CHCN
-CQ thường trực: Sở NN&PTNT
- VP thường trực: C/cụcThủy lợi

11. NEW ADDITIONS - 3. Disaster Control Funds
Financial sources for ND prevention and control (Article 8 of the Law)
Established by PPC.
Fund managing agency is located at DARD
Financial sources for the Funds
(1) Compulsory contributions of
domestic and foreign economic
organisations based in localities,
and Vietnamese citizens aged from
from full 18 years and in the working
age as prescribed by law
(2) Other lawful sources
Expenditures of the Funds
1. SUPPORT ND Prevention & Control
(1) Relief, remediation of ND consequences;
(2) Support disaster response;
(3) Support prevention activities.
2. Allowances for fund collectors and administrative expenses.
3. TRANSFERRABLE to support other PROVINCES
under ND consequenses beyond the recovery capabilities.

12. NEW ADDITIONS - 4. Disaster reponse plans
1.Disaster response plan at commune level
(Para 2, Article 15, Law on ND Prevention & Control)
2. Disaster response plan at district level
(Para 3, Article 15, Law on ND Prevention & Control)
3. Disaster response plan at provincial level
(Para 4, Article 15, Law on ND Prevention & Control)
4. Disaster response plan at ministerial level
(Para 5, Article 15, Law on ND Prevention & Control)
5. Disaster response plan at national level
(Para 6, Article 15, Law on ND Prevention & Control)
Disaster reponse
plans are
established at 4
levels of
administration:
national to
communal, and
also ministerial in
line with the
planning period of
5 years
corresponding the
SEDPs and can be
revised annually
(Para 1, Art. 15, Law
on ND

13. NEW ADDITIONS-5. Disaster risks are divided into 5 levels
• Risk levels increasing from: Level 1, 2, 3, 4 to level 5
• Response and collaboration responsibility:
District,
commune
Provincial,
District,
Commune
CSC, Provicial,
District,
Commune
PM, CSC,
Provincial,
District, Com.
President of
State declares
Emergency of
Natural
Disaster
How to COLLABORATE and RESPOND?

14. The LAW has strengthened the
roles and responsibilities of
organisations, communities in
ND prevention & control with
provisions of rights & obligation
of agencies, organisations,
households, individuals and
foreign & international agencies
operating in Viet Nam
o Rights and obligations of households – Article 34
o Rights and obligations of economic organisations - Article 35
o Rights and obligations agencies, socio-political organisations, social
organisations, professional organisations - Article 36
o Rights and obligations of foreign organisations, international organisations
operating in Viet Nam – Article 37
Prioritising the proactiveness of
households, individuals, agencies
is the socialization policy of ND
prevention & control, in order to
mobilise all possible resources for
ND prevention & control
NEW ADDITION-6. Enhancing the roles and responsibilities of organisations and
invividuals

15. International cooperation activities in
ND prevention & control are
institutionalized in the Law,
consisting:
 Principles
 Content
 Leading agency
 Rights and obligations of foreign
organisations, individuals, international
organisations involved in disaster response
and recovery.
 The identification of international
cooperation activities in ND
prevention & control reflects the
determination of comprehensive and
extensive global integration of Viet
Nam in the area of disaster control,
and also legalizes the commitments
and international conventions that
Viet Nam has signed or become a
NEW ADDITION - 7. Expanding Int. Cooperation

16. GUIDING DOCUMENTS FOR THE LAW IMPLEMENTIONS:
* 02 Government Decrees:
- Decree No.66/2014/ND-CP giving detailed provisions and guiding the
implementation of the Law on ND Prevention & Control;
- Decree No.94/2014/ND-CP provisioning the establishment and management of
disaster control funds;
* 02 Decision by the Prime Minister:
- Decision No.44/2014/QD-TTg by PM giving detailed provisions on the levels of
disasters.
- Decision No.46/2014/QD-TTg of PM stipulating the forecast, warning and
communication of natural disasters.
* 02 Circular:
- Inter-agency Circular No.43/2015/TTLT-BNNPTNT-BKHĐT by 3 Ministries
guiding the statistics, stocktaking of loss and damage casued by natural disasters;
- Circular No.05/2016/TT-BKHĐT guiding the integration of disaster prevention
and control into sector development plans and SEDPs.

17. PART II
ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE FOR DISASTER
PREVENTION AND CONTROL

18. ORGANISATIONAL
MAP FOR THE
DISASTER
RESPONSE,
SEARCH & RESCUE
SYSTEMS
MINISTERIAL COMMAND FOR
DISASTER RESPONSE,
SEARCH& RESCUE
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Chair: Leaders of relevant Ministries,
agencies
PROVINCIAL COMMAND
COMMITTEES FOR DISASTER
RESPONSE, SEARCH&RESCUE
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- Chair:: Chairperson of PPC
- 1st Vice Chair: Vice Chair of PPC
- Vice Chairs:
Director of DARD
Chief Commander of the provincial military command
- Members: reps of relevant agencies
CENTRAL STEERING
COMMITTEE FOR DISASTER
CONTROL
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- Chair: Minister of MARD
- 1st Vice Chair: Vice Minister of MARD
- Vice Chairs:
Vice Chairperson of Offce of the Government
1st Vice Chair of the National Search & Rescue Committee
Members: representatives of relevant Ministries, agencies
GOVERNMENT
- Standing Agency:
MARD
- Standing Office:
Dapt. of Disaster Management
DISTRICT COMMAND
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––
- Chair: Chairperson of DPC
- 1st Vice Chair: Vice Chair of DPC.
- Vice Chairs: Chief of district police.
Commander of military command
- Members: reps of relevant divisions
COMMUNE COMMAND
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-Chair: Chairperson of CPC
-1st Vice Chair: Vice Chair of CPC.
-Vice Chairs: Chief of commune police, chief of
commune paramilitary force.
-Members: officers in charge of relevant fields
-
Standing Agency:
DARD
NATIONAL SEARCH & RESCUE
COMMITTEE
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- Chair: Deputy PM
- 1st Vice Chair: Deputy Chief-of-Staff of the Army
- Vice Chairs:
Vice Chairperson ofOffice of the Government, Vice
Ministers of MPS, MOT, MARD
- Members: representatives of relevant Ministries,
agencies, organisations
- Standing Agency:
MOD
- Standing Office:
Dept. of Search &
Rescue

19. Central Steering Committee for Disaster Response
Vice Chairperson of
Office of the Gov
Vice Chair
Minister of MARD
Chair
Vice Chairperson
National Search& Rescue
Committee
Vice Chair
MARD
Member
MOD
Member
MONRE
Member
MPS
Member
MOIC
Member
MOIT
Member
MOT
Member
MOC
Member
MOH
Member
MOFA
Member
MOCST
Member
MOLISA
Member
Vietnam
Television
Member
VOV
Member
MPI
Member
MOST
Member
MOET
Member
MOF
Member
Vice Minister of MARD
1st Vice Chair
SOME AGENCIES UNDER
MARD, MONRE, MOD,
NAT. SEARCH&RESCUE
COMMITTEE, VIETNAM
ACADEMY OF SCIENCES,
Member
Based on practical situation,
The Chair may invite reps of: FFV,
VWU, YU and others to join

20. THANK YOU VERY MUCH!
DIRECTORATE OF WATER RESOURCES
DEPARTMENT OF DISASTER MANAGEMENT