Training Workshop on “Disaster Prevention Engineering”

Disaster Management Policyand Technology Center

Management - Cooperation - Work together

15:20:0, 22/08/2011 The National Disaster Center (DMC) and The Dyke Management, Flood and Storm Control (DDMFSC), Water Resources Directorate, The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural development (MARD) with the cooperation of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and JICA Project Expert Team for The Project for Building Disaster Resilient Societies in Central Region in Vietnam (DRSC Project) jointly organized 3-day Training Workshop on ” Disaster Prevention Engineering” from July 26 to July 28, 2011 at Center for Flood and Storm Control in Central and Highland Regions in Da Nang city.

Picture: Visiting the small scale and low cost riverbank protection pilot works 01 year after the completion in Duy Xuyen district, Quang Nam province

The participants of the Training Workshop includes the representatives from related agencies of Water Resources Directorate (DDMFSC, NDMC, Center for Consultant and Technology Transfer in Water Resources, The Vietnam Academy of Water Resources Directorate); the representatives from Sub-Department of Irrigation (Dyke Management) and Flood& Storm Control/ Standing Office of Provincial Committee for Flood and Storm Control of 14 coastal provinces from Thanh Hoa to Binh Thuan and 5 highland provinces from Kon Tum to Lam Dong; the representatives from Center for International Studies and Cooperation (CECI) and JICA Short Term Experts from The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and The Water Agency Japan.

Following the Training Workshop in 2010, this year Training Workshop has been continuously strengthening the capacity of related department of MARD and DARD staffs of central and highland provinces through the 07 following themes: (1) Outline of Historical Floods, Causes and proposal for solution in Central Provinces; (2) Dam Operation and Management in Japan; (3) Flood Simulation and Hazard Mapping under Global Climate Change; (4) Community Based Disaster Risk Management; (5) Early Warning System and Communicating Warning; (6) Traditional Method and Management on Riverbank Protection in Japan; (7) Pilot Project on Riverbank Protection Works and Guideline on Riverbank Erosion Management and combination with visiting the Pilot Project’s activities, exchanging information and sharing experiences each other.

Through attending the training workshop, the Flood and Storm Control system’s staff from 19 provinces will be improve by learning the knowledge and skill in structure and non-structure measures and they could be able to review and suitably apply in disaster prevention in their localities.