The National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting and HydroScan Company of Belgium signed a cooperation agreement on the transfer of real-time flood forecast technology for Hanoi’s inner areas. (Photo: National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting) Prof. Dr. Tran Hong Thai, General Director of theVietnam Meteorology and Hydrological Administration, and Belgian Ambassador toVietnam Paul Jensen attended the signing ceremony.
Speaking at the ceremony, Thai said this is a technicalassistance project using ODA funded by the Belgian Government with technicalsupport from the HydroScan Company from 2021 - 2024 to build real-time urban flooding prediction technology for Hanoi’sinner areas. The project aims at assisting Vietnam's meteorological and hydrological sector in effectively monitoring, warning andforecasting urban flooding.
Flood4cast® enablesflooding predictions based on real-time rain fall and existing flood map. Thetechnology operates on converting extreme rainfall and linking the mostrealistic flooding scenarios into corresponding alarm levels. Rainfall is alsoforecast for the next three hours. Therefore, corresponding future floodscenarios are also mapped during this period.
Forecasting and early warning about flood risks allowsauthorities to make better decisions and proactively take action in deployingrescue and intervention activities where they are most needed as well as timelynotification to people living in high-risk areas.
The proposed areas for the project implementation include 12districts with a total area of 306.64 km2, of which eight are inner districts -Hoan Kiem, Tay Ho, Ba Dinh, Hai Ba Trung, Dong Da, Thanh Xuan, Cau Giay andHoang Mai, which are the most heavily flooded areas of Hanoi./.
VNA
