US state shares disaster mitigation experience with Quang Nam

The central province of Quang Nam wants to work closely with the US state of Oregon and international community on community-based early warning and disaster mitigation, a senior official was speaking to the Vietnam–Oregon Initiative conference in the locality on July 6.

The central province of Quang Nam wants to work closely with the USstate of Oregon and international community on community-based earlywarning and disaster mitigation, a senior official was speaking to theVietnam–Oregon Initiative conference in the locality on July 6.

Disaster control and mitigation is identified as a key task, giventhat the province has frequently suffered droughts, floods and seawatersalinisation in recent years, which caused significant human andmaterial losses, reported Deputy Chairman of the provincial People’sCommittee Le Van Thanh.

He also voiced desire forOregon’s support in personnel training, construction of disaster-prooffacilities and storm alert stations.

Quang Nam islaunching awareness campaigns about disaster prevention, raising thecapacity of storm forecast, devising scenarios for evacuation fromflood-prone areas and building water reservoirs.

Representatives from Oregon’s Portland University shared their relevantexperience, including how to engage the public into concrete actionplans to counter the effects of climate change.

TheVietnam-Oregon Initiative started off in May 2014 with the objective ofbuilding a comprehensive and effective partnership network among theirindividuals and organisations across the fields of search and rescue,trade, education-training and public administration.

The conference was co-hosted by Quang Nam authorities and Portland University.-VNA

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