Over the past year, awareness of people in 16 communes in six cities and
provinces of Vietnam about natural disaster prevention and fighting
has been significantly improved by a groundbreaking project.
A meeting was held on Oct. 27 to review the implementation
of the year-long project on “Strengthening Vulnerability and Capacity
Assessment (VCA) to enhance community resilience against natural
disasters in Vietnam ” (DIPECHO 7).
The project
was jointly carried out by the European Commission, Dutch Red Cross and
Vietnam Red Cross (VRC), starting from September, 2010, in the six
cities and provinces of Son La, Quang Tri, Quang Binh, Dak Lak, Binh
Thuan and Can Tho.
Doan Van Thai, VRC Vice
President-cum-Secretary General, said the project’s basic objectives
were fulfilled and expressed his hope that people in the localities
would maintain activities and benefits after the project terminates.
DIPECHO 7 Director Nguyen Huu Thang said the project
has supplemented human resources for Vietnamese associations and helped
local authorities and people assess potential risks posed by natural
disasters.
The project also provided equipment and essential measures for the community to reduce risk./.
