Vietnam Managing Natural Hazards Project

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The development objective of the Managing Natural Hazards Project for Vietnam is to increase the resilience of the people and economic assets to natural hazards in selected river basins of the project provinces within the overall framework of Vietnam's national disaster prevention, response and mitigation strategy towards 2020. There are five components to the project. The first component is strengthening Disaster Risk Management (DRM) institutions, information systems and planning. This component includes (i) facilitation of inter-ministerial coordination, policy dialogue and knowledge-sharing mechanisms; (ii) establishment of provincial disaster management centers in project provinces where such centers are needed; and (iii) provision of technical assistance for government agencies at different levels. Improving the capacity, harmonization, coordination and sharing of DRM databases and information, including: (i) harmonizing and integrating existing DRM databases and information systems; (ii) development of an inventory of existing medium and small scale reservoirs in project provinces, their safety standards, safety guidelines, and operational procedures; (iii) development of software for the management of reservoirs to be used at national and provincial levels; and (iv) provision of technical assistance on the use of the databases and software and the implementation of safety guidelines. The second component is strengthening weather forecasting and early warning systems. This component includes technical assistance for development and implementation of an integrated national hydromet forecasting and early warning systems and end-to-end applications: provision of technical assistance for the design and implementation of a nation-wide integrated system. The third component is community-based disaster risk management. This component includes strengthening the capacity of participating commune-level stakeholders and agencies in planning and engaging in a broad range of risk reduction measures, including provision of support for: (i) improving commune-level flood and storm risks management procedures; (ii) capacity building for commune-based institution leaders; (iii) the development of inter-communal support platforms; (iv) development of community resilient planning; and (v) enhancement of private sector commune partnerships. The fourth component is Priority disaster risk mitigation investments. The component will support identification, prioritization, and implementation of major DRM investments within the four selected river basins to mitigate risks posed by natural hazards. The fifth component is project management, monitoring and evaluation.