Description

The plan (i.e., Decision No. 342/QĐ-TTg, issued on 15^th March 2022) defines major tasks within the period 2021 – 2025 to implement the Strategy on natural disaster prevention and control by 2030 and vision 2050. The overall aims are to improve capacity for natural disaster prevention and control, climate change adaptation to proactively respond to and reduce damage caused by natural disasters.

Accordingly, the contents and measures of the plan are as follows:
(1) completing laws, mechanisms, and policies
(2) informing, communicating, and disseminating laws & skills and raising awareness
(3) building capacities for forces participating in activities of natural disaster prevention and control
(4) improving capacity and quality of disaster forecasting and warning
(5) conducting basic investigation and developing master plans and planning for natural disaster prevention and control
(6) science and technology
(7) international cooperation
(8) investing in infrastructure

Further details are available in Decision No. 342/QĐ-TTg.

Sources & further information: “Ban hành Kế hoạch phòng, chống thiên tai quốc gia đến năm 2025” at https://baotainguyenmoitruong.vn and Quyết định số 342/QĐ-TTg Ban hành Kế hoạch phòng chống thiên tai quốc gia đến năm 2025 at https://datafiles.chinhphu.vn, accessed on 18 March 2022.