Report national trainning workshop on natural disaster reduction and climate change adaptation in agriculture in the northern mountainous region

Disaster Management Policyand Technology Center

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15:2:0, 22/08/2011 On July 20 and 21, 2011, the National Training Workshop on natural disaster reduction and climate change adaptation in agricultural sector was jointly organized by the Disaster Management Centre (DMC), Northern Mountainous Agriculture and Forestry Science Institute (NOMAFSI) and Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Lao Cai Province.

The Workshop was co-chaired by Mr. Nguyen Huu Phuc, Director General of Department of Disaster Management Centre (DMC), Mr. Le Quoc Doanh, Director of Northern Mountainous Agriculture and Forestry Science Institute (NOMAFSI), and Mr. Pham Dinh Que, Deputy Director of Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Lao Cai Province.

This workshop was organized under the framework of the Project UNJPVIE037 “Strengthening Capacities to Enhance Coordinated and Integrated Disaster Risk Reduction Actions and Adaptation to Climate Change in Agriculture in the Northern Mountainous Region of Viet Nam” funded by Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). After the workshop is the technical meeting on the seed production, storage and maintenance component of the project.

The objective of the workshop and the technical meeting is to enhance the close cooperation in the field of natural disaster mitigation, climate change adaptation for crop production, plan protection, animal husbandry, forestry, forest protection, cooperatives and rural development. The activity will focus mainly the agriculture and food security relevant aspects of the National Strategy for Natural Disaster Prevention, Response and Mitigation 2020 and Action Plan Framework for Adaptation and Mitigation of Climate Change (2008 – 2020). Moreover, this activity will enhance the corporation among the professional bureaus within MARD and MONRE. This also will contribute to integrate food security and agriculture perspectives into policies and action plan in the context of natural disaster and climate change occurring strongly in the Northern mountainous area.

The expected outputs of the workshop and the meetings are: Share the information on natural disaster, climate change scenarios with other sectors and localities in order to enhance the cooperation and preparedness to natural disaster and climate change; Enhance the integration of natural disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation into the planning development of agriculture and rural development sector. Ensure the food security of provinces in the new context; Implement the National Strategy for Natural Disaster Prevention, Response and Mitigation 2020 and Action Plan Framework for Adaptation and Mitigation of Climate Change (2008 – 2020); and based on the achievements of the seed storage, production and maintenance component, discuss on the future possibility of extending the results of this component.

Participants of the workshop included representatives from the professional bureaus within Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) and MONRE. Representatives from DARDs of 3 provinces of Yen Bai, Phu Tho, Lao Cai, International and local NGOs,and the national experts of the project.

At the end of the workshop, in the conclusion, Mr. Nguyen Huu Phuc – DMC Director went through the workshop agenda and highlighted that the objective of the workshop was to share experiences, good practices and the lessons learnt from the component of seed production, storage and maintenance so that the achievements of this project could be used and applied in other provinces. This workshop is a good chance to share the information on natural disaster, climate change scenarios with other sectors and localities in order to enhance the cooperation and preparedness to natural disaster and climate change.