The Central Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control presents on the priorities and needs in disaster management at the DIPECHO 17-year review conference.

1. PRIORITIES AND NEEDS INPRIORITIES AND NEEDS IN
DISASTER MANAGEMENTDISASTER MANAGEMENT
Central Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL DISASTER PREVENTION & CONTROL

2. CHARACTERISTICS OF
DISASTERS IN VN
I
II
PRIORITIES IN DISASTER PREVENTION AND
CONTROL
III
NEEDS FOR SUPPORTSIV
DISASTER PREVENTION AND
CONTROL SYSTEM
CONTENTS

3. VNM_SitDRR_3
BẢN ĐỒ PHÂN VÙNGBẢN ĐỒ PHÂN VÙNG
THIÊN TAI Ở VIỆT NAMTHIÊN TAI Ở VIỆT NAM
Cao Trung bình Thấp
Lũ, lụt Mưa đá Động đất
Bão, ATNĐ Sạt lở đất Sương giá
Lũ quét Cháy rừng
Lốc, sét Xâm nhập
mặn
Hạn hán
GHI CHÚ 2222
- VÙNG - - THIÊN TAI -
Vùng các tỉnh thuộc đồng bằng
và Trung du Bắc bộ
- Lụt, bão,lốc
Vùng các tỉnh thuộc ven biển
Bắc bộ
- Nước dâng, bão lụt,
lốc
Các tỉnh thuộc vùng núi
Bắc bộ
- Lũ quét, lụt, sạt lở
đất, lốc
Các tỉnh thuộc vùng ven biển
miền Trung
- Bão lụt, nước dâng,
xâm nhập mặn.
Khu vực Tây Nguyên
- Hạn hán, lũ quét, cháy
rừng, lốc
Vùng miền Đông Nam bộ và
TP HCM
- Bão, lũ quét, lụt, lốc,
cháy rừng.
Vùng ven biển đồng bằng
sông Cửu Long
- Bão, xâm nhập mặn,
cháy rừng
Vùng nội địa đồng bằng
sông Cứu Long
- Lụt, hạn hán, lốc, bão
I. ĐẶC TRƯNG THIÊN TAI VIỆT NAM

4. Confidential
HUMAN LOST:HUMAN LOST: 1990 – 20141990 – 2014
Notes: Human lost in 1997 was mainly due to Linda Typhoon

5. Confidential
ECONOMIC LOST: 1990 – 2014ECONOMIC LOST: 1990 – 2014
Note: - Extreme floods ocurred in all Northern, Central, and Southern regions in 1996.
- Damages mainly caused by Ketsana and Mirinae super typhoons in 2009
- Damages mainly caused by floods in Central region in October 2010
- Damages mainly caused by Son Tinh super typhoon in 2012

6. II. DISASTER PREVENTION AND CONTROLII. DISASTER PREVENTION AND CONTROL
SYSTEMSYSTEM
 National:
• CCFSC headed
by Minister of
MARD;
 Subnational:
• CFSC & Search
& Rescues at all
levels headed
by Chairman of
People’s
Committees
Members:
relevant
departments,
inviting mass
organizations
Government
CCFSC
- Head: Minister of MARD
- Stading Deputy Head: Vice Minister of MARD
- Deputy Head:
Vice Chairman of Office of the Government
Chairman of National Search & Rescue Committee
- Members: representatives of relevant ministries, government
agencies, mass organizations
NATIONAL SEARCH & RESCUE COMMITTEE
- Tr ng ban: Phó Th t ng Chính phưở ủ ướ ủ
- Phó tr ng ban TT: P.T ng tham m u tr ng QĐNDVNưở ổ ư ưở
-Phó tr ng ban:ưở
Phó ch nhi m VP Chính phủ ệ ủ
Th tr ng các B : Công an, NN&PTNT, GTVTứ ưở ộ
- Các y viên: đ i di n lãnh đ o các B , ngành, đoàn th liênủ ạ ệ ạ ộ ể
quan
PROVINCIAL COMMITTEE FOR FLOODS & STORM
CONTROL & SEARCH & RESCUE
- Head: Chairman of PPC
- Stading Deputy Head: Vice Chairman of PPC
- Deputy Head:
Leader of DARD
Leader of Provincial Military
- Members: representatives from departments and invited mass
organizations
COMMITTEE FOR FLOODS & STORM CONTROL &
SEARCH & RESCUE OF LINE MINISTRIES
- Head: Leader of Line Ministries
DISTRICT COMMITTEE FOR FLOODS & STORM
CONTROL & SEARCH & RESCUE
- Head: Chairman of DPC
- Stading Deputy Head: Vice Chairman of DPC
- Deputy Head:
District Military
Head of District Police
- Members: representatives from relevant departments, mass
organizations
- Stading office: 01 functioning room in DPC
LOCAL COMMITTEE FOR FLOODS & STORM CONTROL
& SEARCH & RESCUE
- Head: Leader of relevant department
COMMUNE COMMITTEE FOR FLOODS & STORM
CONTROL & SEARCH & RESCUE
- Head: Chairman of CPC
- Standing Deputy Head: Vice Chairman of CPC
- Deputy Head:
Head of Commune Police
Head of Commune Civil Defence
- Members: officials, head of mass organizations
- Standing Agency: MARD
- Standing Office: DNDPC
-CQ th ng tr c: B Qu c phòngườ ự ộ ố
- VP th ng tr c: C c CHCNườ ự ụ
- Standing agency: DARD
- Standing office: Dept/Sub-dept
of Water Resource

7. LEGAL DOCUMENTS
• Law on Natural
Disaster Prevention
& Control
• Law on Water
Resource
• Law on Dyke
• Law on Environment
Protection
• Law on Land
• Law on Forest
Protection
• National Strategy
for Natural Disaster
Prevention,
Response and
Mitigation

8. LEGAL DOCUMENTS

9. Decision on
CBDRM - 1002

10. III. PRIORITIES IN DISASTER
PREVENTION & CONTROL
1. Focus on reviewing Strategy in natural disaster prevention
& control in Vietnam considering climate change context, in
which determining goals, prioritized activities from now to
2030 with vision to 2050.
- Develop National and Local Disaster Prevention & Control
Plans
2. Focus of measures to mitigate damages from floods:
- Strengthening measures to protect reservoirs, reviewing the
reservoir management procedures in order to reduce floods for
down-stream areas.
- Develop flood risk map in according with warning levels in
down-stream of reservoirs, down-stream flood-prone areas.

11. III. PRIORITIES IN DISASTER
PREVENTION & CONTROL
3. Focus on identifying measures to response to
storm and super typhoons:
- Study to categorize strong storm-prone zones along
the coastline, develop scenarios for sea level rise
- Develop scenarios for floods due to water rise from
storms
- Develop scenarios for response to super typhoons for
boats, aquaculture areas, coastal infrastruture
- Develop scenario on evacuation of community for
super typhoons

12. III. PRIORITIES IN DISASTER
PREVENTION & CONTROL
4. Focus on communication, awareness raising for communities:
- Continue implementing the Decision 1002, focusing
on development of trainer and M&E networks and
implementation of community based activities
-Strengthen communication on mass media, especially
disseminations of challenges in DRR, such as super
typhoons, sea level rise, discharge of reservoirs,
earthquakes, tsunami and drought

13. III. PRIORITIES IN DISASTER
PREVENTION & CONTROL
5. Focus on preventing and responding to flash floods and
landslide:
- Develop measures for warning flash flood risks,
monitoring on motions of land in disaster prone areas
- Identify solutions for resettlement, transformation of
productions to adapt to characteristics of mountainour areas.
6. Focus on applying technology in disaster prevention
and control:
- Apply Geographic Information System (GIS), algorithmic
models
- Apply satellite technology

14. IV. NEEDS FOR SUPPORTS
 Technical supports:
- Develop legal documents and guidelines for enforcement
of the Law on Natural Disaster Prevention and Control
- Develop and implement communication in DRR, skills for
school children in DRR such as swimming, etc.
- Support experienced experts in developments of legal
documents and project proposals, etc.
- Share information in forecasting, warning, experience and
technology and new materials for DRR

15. IV. NEEDS FOR SUPPORTS
 Financial supports:
- Implement the Law on Disaster Prevention & Control:
development of legal documents, plan of actions, guidelines,
project proposal, etc.
- Develop scenarios and disaster prevention plan at all levels
- Carry out communication and awareness raising for
communities
- Implement the Decision1002
- Implement prioritized projects/programs
- Develop community based rainfall measure system,
community based flood warning pillars.

16. Thank you for yourThank you for your
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