Appeal No. MAAVN001 This report covers the period 1 January to 31 December 2009. In brief Programme purpose: The 2009-2010 support programme aims to strengthen the Viet Nam Red Cross society's role...
GLIDE no. FF-2008-000211-VNM Period covered by this final report: 12 November 2008 to 12 September 2009 Appeal target (current): CHF 4,779,038 (USD 4.07 million or EUR 3.17 million) Final appeal...
This report covers the period 1 July to 31 December 2009. Programme purpose: The 2009-2010 support programme aims to strengthen the Viet Nam Red Cross society's role as the leading humanitarian...
Bangkok/Ha Noi, 15 December 2009 - Climate change will have serious consequences for Viet Nam's Mekong and Red River Deltas - two key rice and agricultural producing areas in the country - unless...
A new issue has now been covered in every meeting in highlands communes of Lao Cai province. In such meetings, villagers are instructed how to prevent and control floods. Every hamlet/village...
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Sixty-fourth session Item 72 (a) of the provisional agenda Strengthening of the coordination of humanitarian and disaster relief assistance of the United Nations, including special economic...
An agreement on US assistance in improving capacity of flood forecast and response has recently been signed between the Vietnamese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the US Trade and...
GLIDE n=B0 FF-2008-000211-VNM Period covered by this operations update: 12 November 2008 to 30 June 2009. This operations update is a consolidation of activities since the beginning of the operation. ...
This report covers the period 1 January to 30 June 2009. In brief Programme purpose: The 2009-2010 support programme aims to strengthen the Viet Nam Red Cross society's role as the leading...
The frequent flooding in Vietnam is caused not only by climate change but also the failure of infrastructure to keep pace with the rapid rate of urbanization, foreign and Vietnamese experts have...
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200 million people could be on the move due to climate change by 2050 Bonn, June 10th, 2009 - Unless aggressive measures are taken to halt global warming, the consequences for human migration and...
GLIDE FF-2008-000211-VNM Period covered by this Operations Update: 16 January to 31 March 2009 Appeal target (current): CHF 4,779,037 (USD 4.07 million or EUR 3.17 million) Appeal coverage: 46 per...
Only about 70 per cent of repair work on protective dykes and other flood-control embankments around Ha Noi have been completed despite the approach of the rainy season. The Manager of Municipal...
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This report covers the period 01/01/2008 to 31/12/2008. In a world of global challenges, continued poverty, inequity, and increasing vulnerability to disasters and disease, the International...
This report covers the period 1 January 2008 to 31 December 2008 In brief Programme purpose: The support to the Viet Nam Red Cross (VNRC) focuses on three main areas: - Strengthen the VNRC's capacity...
HCM City is about to enter the rainy season and people are still at risk of suffering from disaster despite temporary measures to prevent flooding. More than 100 flood "hot spots" have been...
Recent unseasonal rains have caused dengue fever outbreaks to rise sharply in Ho Chi Minh City. ince February, the city's Children's Hospital No.1 received 30 to 35 patients with dengue fever per...
HCMC's Flood Control Center has predicted that flooding in the city will be heavier this rainy season after announcing it will begin upgrading city sewers on April 12. Nguyen Ngoc Cong, vice director...
The rainfall nationwide this year will be much higher than the average level recorded in previous years, hitting the Northern region in particular in the middle of the season. Compared to the...
April 1, Thanh Hoa People Committee held a conference to discuss flood and storm prevention and safety measures this year. Deputy Chairman of Thanh Hoa People Committee Trinh Van Chien has presided...
