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Workshop: “Strengthening capacity for early warning of real time operation in downstream areas on Dong Nai-Sai Gon river basin”

9:16:30, 24/05/2016

El Nino impacts underscore need for preparedness
14:11:49, 23/05/2016
GENEVA, 27 April 2016 – The world needs to do more to tackle the drawn-out impacts of the strongest El Nino in five decades, senior aid and development officials say, underscoring the call for preparedness and resilience in the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction.
Women hold key to addressing disaster risks
13:58:36, 23/05/2016
The vital role of women in reducing the risk of disasters is being highlighted in a regional conference that opened today in Ha Noi. Experts from 22 countries have gathered to call for urgent action to promote gender equality in disaster risk reduction programmes and policies, particularly in implementing the Sendai Framework for Action on Disaster Risk Reduction.
How Earth Changed In 2015: The View From Far Above
9:50:34, 18/05/2016
Sometimes the best way to witness planetary happenings — and to gain perspective on them — is from high above. Below are satellite images and aerial photos from the NASA Earth Observatory that capture some of the more dramatic changes that shaped the earth over the past year.
Responding to the historic drought and saltwater intrusion in Mekong Delta: Urging to restore production and stabilize people's lives
17:23:5, 05/05/2016
In the morning of March 7th 2016, the Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung had a meeting with the authority stakeholders of Mekong Delta region on the prevention of drought and salinity intrusion, held in Can Tho city.
Plant shifting to response to drought
17:13:54, 05/05/2016
According to the forecast of the National Center for Hydrometeorology, due to El-Nino effects, dry season will extend until the end of August 2016; droughts and water scarcity will last until the end of 2016 summer-autumn crop in some local areas in the South Central Coast
Assessment meeting on the implementation Progress in 2015 and deploy the implementation plan for 2016 - Project "Building disaster resilient societies in Vietnam" (Jica2), funded by the Japanese Government
17:1:9, 05/05/2016
During the morning of 20th Jan 2016, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development held a meeting to assess the project’s implementation progress in 2015 and deploy the implementation plan for 2016. The meeting took place in the head office of Directorate of Water Resource, the steering committee of the Jica2 project.
Temperatures of the Northern Central fell to unprecedented levels
16:50:47, 05/05/2016
From 23 to 25 January, affected by the enhanced cold air with strong intensity, the Northern Central suffered from the serious cold at the large scale with the common lowest background temperatures from 5 to 7ºC.
NASA helps Vietnam do high-tech agriculture
10:34:31, 25/04/2016
NASA’s space satellites monitor images from the granary in An Giang Province in the Mekong Delta to provide an analysis of production situation, contribute to solving the problems related to global food security
Situation of hailstones accompanied by strong whirlwind in the northern mountainous provinces
15:42:14, 12/04/2016
On April 3rd, 2016, in the locality of Ham Yen district, Chiem Hoa district (Tuyen Quang), Quan Ba, Meo Vac and Yen Minh district (Ha Giang), Luc Yen district (Yen Bai) occurred hailstones, accompanied by strong whirlwind, brought to damage to people, housing and agricultural production.
French public learns life-saving skills
9:4:34, 21/03/2016
THOIRY, France, 2 March 2016 – Launched by France in the wake of the November 2015 Paris attacks, a nationwide programme has helped the public learn critical medical skills that can save lives in an emergency or a disaster.