The Hanoitimes – Ambassador Le Hoai Trung, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations shared Vietnam’s experience on disaster preparedness at the launch of the UN report “Dare to Prepare: Taking Risks Seriously” on February 27.
The report of the UN Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) and the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) extends many important messages, highlighting the need to invest in preparedness.
Vietnam agreed with the report’s recommendations aimed at increasing financing for preparedness, with a combination of global, regional and national financing mechanisms, Trung said.
The Vietnamese ambassador highlighted the launch of the report as an effort to deepen understanding about preparedness, especially at the time when the UN is working on the post-2015 development agenda and the new sustainable development goals.
He thanked international organizations and other countries for their great support and assistance for Vietnam in this field.
According to the World Bank (WB) Vietnam is ranked as the seventh most exposed country in the world to multiple natural hazards including floods, tropical typhoon, tornados, landslides and droughts. An estimated 59 percent of the total area of the country and 71 percent of the population are exposed to cyclones and floods.
Đăng ký: VietNam News