Training on community-based natural disasters and climate change risks asessment in Thanh Hoa

Disaster Management Policyand Technology Center

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10:20:3, 10/03/2020 Within the framework of the project "Strengthening resilience to climate change impacts of vulnerable coastal communities in Vietnam" funded by the Green Climate Fund (GCF) through UNDP, Disaster Prevention Policy and Technology Center has organized two training courses on disaster risk management and assessment (Disaster Risk) and climate change risk (Climate Change Risk) based on community in Hai Chau and Hai Linh communes, Tinh Gia district, Thanh Hoa province, from May 13-18, 2019.

The class was attended by participants who are members of the Commune Technical Assistance Group (Representatives of the People's Committee of the commune,social organizations, officials of the Statistics Office, Land Administration, Social Culture, Red Cross, Women's Union, Youth Union,Military Association). The head of the commune technical assistance group is the Vice Chairman of the Commune People's Committee and the Community Group (including village heads and representatives of some organizations).

Participants in a training course in Hai Linh commune, Tinh Gia district, Thanh Hoa province.

Participants in a training course in Hai Chau commune, Tinh Gia district, Thanh Hoa province.

At the training course, trainees were provided with general knowledge about community-based disaster risk management and practicing community-based disaster risk assessment tools. After the village / village cluster assessment process, participants discuss and develop a Commune Disaster Risk Assessment Report, which is the basis for the preparation of a Disaster Prevention Plan and commune disaster response plan.

Share of trainee Pham Thi The - Head of Women's Union of Lien Thanh village after the training course in Hai Chau commune, Tinh Gia district, Thanh Hoa: “The basic information and knowledge from the training course is very useful for work and life. Young, dynamic lecturers have a method of communicating scientifically, visually, easily to understand, closely with local reality, which helps us to be more confident, to associate feelings and responsibilities among the staff involved in the class. training".

The training course has received enthusiastic participation of students and people, especially the active support of local authorities in Hai Chau and Hai Linh communes. 02 training courses have trained 60 trainees who are members of the Commune and Community Technical Assistance Groups, mobilizing 240 people to participate in the process of evaluating and verifying information on disaster risk assessment, to ensure the participation of vulnerable groups: the elderly, people with disabilities, pregnant women ...

Some images at the training course:

Technical support team representative

A representative of the Technical Assistance Group presents tool 8 at Cluster 2 of Lien Hai, Hai Chau Commune.

Felame's ranking in Hong Phong village - Hai Linh commune.

Male’s ranking in Lien Hai village cluster - Hai Chau commune.