Japan helps VN improve natural disaster control
The Japanese Government will help Vietnam raise capacity in coping with
natural disasters caused by climate change through a programme worth 2
billion JPY (22 million USD), according to the Japanese Embassy in
Hanoi.
The Japanese Government will help Vietnam raise capacity in coping with
natural disasters caused by climate change through a programme worth 2
billion JPY (22 million USD), according to the Japanese Embassy in
Hanoi.
Documents on the programme were signed in Hanoi on June 30 by Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Sakaba Mitsuo and Natural Resources and Environment Minister Pham Khoi Nguyen.
The Japanese embassy’s press release said the programme is under the framework of the Japanese Government’s non-refundable aid and it will focus on improving the rain and flood forecast and warning system in Vietnam ’s northern region.
Ambassador Sakaba said he hope that through the strategic cooperation relations between the two countries, particularly the programme, the two sides would join hands to implement activities to cope with global climate change and Vietnam would strengthen its mechanism on natural disaster control to protect people’s lives.
Japan has actively assisted Vietnam in strengthening its disaster control capacity through the provision of loans and non-refundable aid and technical cooperation.
As one of the countries hardest hit by climate change, the Vietnamese Government considered natural disaster mitigation as an important issue in socio-economic development. The nation’s strategy in natural disaster control and mitigation till 2020 has set a target of raising capacity of meteorology forecast./.
Documents on the programme were signed in Hanoi on June 30 by Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Sakaba Mitsuo and Natural Resources and Environment Minister Pham Khoi Nguyen.
The Japanese embassy’s press release said the programme is under the framework of the Japanese Government’s non-refundable aid and it will focus on improving the rain and flood forecast and warning system in Vietnam ’s northern region.
Ambassador Sakaba said he hope that through the strategic cooperation relations between the two countries, particularly the programme, the two sides would join hands to implement activities to cope with global climate change and Vietnam would strengthen its mechanism on natural disaster control to protect people’s lives.
Japan has actively assisted Vietnam in strengthening its disaster control capacity through the provision of loans and non-refundable aid and technical cooperation.
As one of the countries hardest hit by climate change, the Vietnamese Government considered natural disaster mitigation as an important issue in socio-economic development. The nation’s strategy in natural disaster control and mitigation till 2020 has set a target of raising capacity of meteorology forecast./.
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