Deputy Director of the Department of Dyke Management and Natural Disaster Prevention and Control Nguyen Truong Son spoke at the workshop.
In the face of recent unusual heavy rains, especially the recent rains caused by storm No. 1 that caused deep flooding and widespread damage in the central region, the application of modern technologies and advanced forecasting models to improve early warning capacity, support operations and decision-making in disaster prevention and mitigation is extremely urgent.
On the morning of June 24, 2025 in Da Nang city, the Department of Dyke Management and Disaster Prevention, Ministry of Agriculture and Environment in coordination with HydroScan Company (Kingdom of Belgium) organized a workshop to launch the Project "Platform for risk management due to the impact of extreme rainfall in rural and urban areas in Vietnam", with funding from the Government of Flanders, Kingdom of Belgium.
Speaking at the workshop, Mr. Nguyen Truong Son - Deputy Director of the VDDMA expressed his hope that the Project would not only stop at implementing technical solutions, but also create long-term impacts in raising public awareness, innovating approaches in risk management and promoting digital transformation in the field of natural disaster prevention and control in Vietnam. In the coming time, the Department will continue to coordinate with partners from the Kingdom of Belgium and related organizations to study and expand the Project model to other localities - especially areas that regularly suffer from heavy rains and floods, causing serious damage to people and property.
Vietnam is a country with a long coastline, diverse terrain and a tropical monsoon climate, so it often faces natural disasters such as storms, floods, heavy rains, and landslides. In particular, in recent years, extreme, high-intensity, unusual rainfall has caused serious damage, especially in coastal cities, mountainous and central provinces. Just a few days ago, heavy rains caused by storm No. 1 caused widespread flooding in the central provinces. In particular, in Quang Nam, many places had over 500mm of rain, causing tens of thousands of hectares of crops to be flooded, hundreds of households to be evacuated, and many infrastructure works to be damaged. This reality poses an urgent need for the application of modern technologies and advanced forecasting models to improve early warning capacity, support operations and decision-making in disaster prevention and mitigation.
The Project on Risk Management Platform for the Impact of Extreme Rainfall in Rural and Urban Areas in Vietnam has a long-term impact on raising awareness, changing risk management methods, and promoting digital transformation in the field of disaster prevention and control. In the future, the Department of Dyke Management and Natural Disaster Prevention and Control, together with partners from the Kingdom of Belgium and other partners, will study and expand this model to other localities, especially areas that frequently experience heavy rain and floods and are severely affected.