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Natural disasters caused economic loss worth nearly 19.5 trillion VND (approximately 830 million USD) in 2022, up 3.4 times from the loss recorded in 2021, a conference of the national steering committee for natural disaster prevention and control heard on April 20.

The Mekong Delta region is growing more forests to protect the environment from climate change and mitigate the impacts of natural disasters.

The Centre for Social Research and Development (CSRD) on March 29 held a workshop in the central city of Hue to summarise the results of its project on enhancing women’s role in increasing the resilience of the coastal community and eco-system in the central region of Vietnam.

In the face of domestic and international economic difficulties, the most effective support for enterprises is to create an equal, open and transparent business environment, according to Do Thi Ngoc, head of the General Statistics Office (GSO)'s Department of General Statistics.

The implementation of the disaster education curriculum is an important part of Indonesia's efforts to mitigate disaster risk, Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture (PMK) Muhadjir Effendy has said.

Philippine authorities on December 26 announced the evacuation of nearly 46,000 people due to severe floods.

Vietnam Water Week, a platform for experts, scientists and businesses in the water sector to exchange experiences and come up with long-term solutions to the adverse impacts of epidemics, natural disasters and climate change, opened on November 10 morning.

Indonesian President Joko Widodo has signed a decree, which stipulates that the government food reserves (CPP) must consist of 11 commodities.

It is critical to have communication protocols that ensures every community member’s access to early climate forecast and warning, said Nguyen Van Tien, Deputy Director of the General Department of the Vietnam Disaster Management Authority (VDMA), on October 13.

The Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang has taken various measures to cope with natural disasters, helping to mitigate their damage.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has signed a dispatch requesting ministries, sectors and localities to focus on addressing the consequences of typhoon Noru, the fourth to enter the East Sea this year, and take active measures to respond to possible natural disasters.

The Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang has taken a number of measures to cope with natural disasters and climate change.

The defence ministries of Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia launched a joint search and rescue exercise in Vientiane, the capital city of Laos, on September 10.

The East Sea is likely to record the third storm this year after a tropical depression in the east of the Philippines’ Luzon Island strengthens and moves in the next one or two days, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

Natural disasters are becoming more unpredictable and extreme due to climate change, causing more extensive damage to people and property.

A project to develop a comprehensive model in building safe community against natural disasters in Vietnam, which is funded by the US Agency for International Development (USAID), was launched during a conference in Hanoi on August 11.

The southern region might be hit by powerful storms at the end of this year, a conference on natural disaster prevention and control heard in Ho Chi Minh City late last week.

The northern province of Bac Giang is launching a series of activities to enhance natural disaster prevention and control as well as search and rescue work, said Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Le O Pich.

A seminar spotlighting the role of the press in natural disaster prevention and control took place in Hanoi on June 19 on the occasion of the 97th anniversary of Vietnamese Revolutionary Press Day (June 21).

Natural disasters will develop complicatedly and unpredictably in 2022, according to the National Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting.