Working with the delegation of the Japanese Ministry of Environment

During June 4-7th, 2024, tthe Vietnam Academy for Water Resources organized meetings with Japanese partner agencies in order to fully, accurately and practically assess the needs of disaster prevention.

These are meetings within the framework of cooperation between the Vietnam Academy for Water Resources and the Japanese Ministry of Environment to implement training programs to improve the capacity of staff at all levels to protect  irrigation works to respond climate change. Climate change and natural disasters under the Project "Raising public awareness and community-based disaster risk management until 2030"
Attending the meeting were representatives of the Japanese Ministry of Environment, Pacific Consulting Company and agencies under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (Hanoi Water Resources Department, Da Nang Water Resources  Department).
From VAWR, there were Assoc.Pro. PhD. Nguyen Thanh Bang - Deputy Director General , Assoc.Prof.PhD. Do Hoai Nam - Deputy Director of the Center for  Training and International Cooperation are presentative for Vietnamese side.

After 3 working days, there are 3 modules were developed for the Japanese and Vietnamese sides to coordinate in developing for local agencies, such as Basic concept on Disaster Prevention and Japan's experience; Utilizing tools; Introducing support tools in natural disaster prevention; Improve the capacity of officials to develop proposals and plans to mobilize and use financial resources (domestic and international) for natural disaster prevention

Bao Ngoc