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The National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting under the Vietnam Meteorological and Hydrological Administration receives the real-time flood prediction technology from HydroScan Company of Belgium via a cooperation agreement signing ceremony on 12th July 2021 in Hà Nội. This is a technical assistance project named “Flood4Cast® technology transfer for inundation warning in central Hanoi” using ODA funded by the Belgian Government, in which the HydroScan Company provides technical support. The project lasts from 2021 to 2024 aiming to construct real-time urban flooding prediction technology for inner areas of Hà Nội and subsequently promoting effectively monitoring, warning, and forecasting urban flooding.

Sources & further information: “Hanoi receives real-time flood warning technology” at https://en.vietnamplus.vn, “Belgium Transfers Flooding Forecast Technology to Hanoi” at https://vietnamtimes.org.vn, and “Tăng cường khả năng cảnh báo sớm ngập lụt khu vực nội thành Hà Nội” at https://www.moitruongvadothi.vn, accessed on 16 July 2021.