Hue City: Building up community’s resilience to natural disasters
20/05/2023 11:14
On the morning of May 19, the Provincial Committee on Natural Disaster Prevention and Control and Search and Rescue coordinated with the Institute for Social and Environment Transition – International (ISET-International) – Plan International Office in Switzerland held a national workshop on the project of building up resilience to flood for the community in Thua Thien Hue province.
Project for emergency reservoir operation and flood management inaugurated
13/05/2023 17:03
"The rain forecasting software has assisted in consulting, directing and operating reservoirs, monitoring rain and flood, and sharing information, contributing to the good implementation of natural disaster prevention and control," assessed Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Hoang Hai Minh at the inauguration ceremony of the project for “Emergency Reservoir Operation and Effective Flood Management Using Water related Disaster Management Information System”, which took place on May 12.
Kind hearts in natural disasters
05/11/2022 07:00
Returning to Quang Phuoc commune (Quang Dien) in the last days of October 2022, the water was still covering the whole field, we heard about the heroic people who were willing to sacrifice their lives to save lives and property amid floodwaters.
Acceptance and handing over of 10 automatic rain gauge stations in Hue
13/08/2022 21:07
On the morning of August 12, the Community Fund for Natural Disaster Prevention collaborated with Thien Tam Fund to organize the ceremony of acceptance and handing over the automatic rain gauge stations for early warning of floods in the Northern, Central, and Central Highlands provinces in 2022.
Planting semi-submerged forests: Limitation of disasters and conservation of biodiversity
19/04/2022 10:27
Recently, the planting of semi-submerged forests has been interested by the authorities and people in coastal and lagoon areas.
Listening to the raindrops from Quan Tuong Dai
24/01/2022 09:21
Not many people have noticed a special thing in this winter in Hue: For the first time ever, in the rainfall updates of the Provincial Commanding Committee for Disaster Prevention and Search & Rescue appears a very strange place, which is Quan Tuong Dai (the Imperial Observatory) in Hue Imperial City. The three words “Quan Tuong Dai” being read out on a rainy day sounds melancholy as if old friends saw each other once again after such a long time.
Investing in responding to Coastal Erosion
16/12/2021 09:11
Coastal erosions and landslides in Thua Thien Hue province are getting more and more serious. Recently, upon checking the situation of coastal erosion, Recently, Mr. Tran Quang Hoai, General Director of the General Department of Natural Disaster Prevention and Control, has asked localities to review and propose plans for urgent handling of critical points and applying advanced solutions to deal with the aftermaths of landslides to ensure safety.
Overcoming the "dual challenge" of natural disasters & pandemic
13/10/2021 08:52
Coping with storms and landslides in the context of COVID-19 pandemic creates "new situations" in Natural Disaster Prevention and Control. The Provincial Functional Branches have developed and updated plans to ensure the safety of people in this current "key" period of storms and floods.
Hue City: Building up community’s resilience to natural disasters
On the morning of May 19, the Provincial Committee on Natural Disaster Prevention and Control and Search and Rescue coordinated with the Institute for Social and Environment Transition – International (ISET-International) – Plan International Office in Switzerland held a national workshop on the project of building up resilience to flood for the community in Thua Thien Hue province.