By building capacity at the ministry toimplement what is called an Incident Command System (ICS), USAIDSsupports Vietnam’s efforts to continuously improve response andcoordination systems to more effectively respond to all kinds ofincidents and disasters.
“The ICS training programme will be animportant step towards helping Vietnam address disaster risks broughtabout by a changing climate,” said Deputy Assistant Administrator forAsia, Jason Foley, who is visiting Vietnam from Washington.
“TheUS believes that adopting and localisation of the internationally-provenICS systems will both strengthen coordination systems and betterprepare Vietnam to work more closely with its ASEAN partners on disasterresponse.”-VNA