Vietnam is a narrow and long country lying along a north/south axis. The Country has multitudinous climatic and geological conditions. Therefore, Vietnam has a relatively higher risk of the incidence of natural disasters in the world. Particularly, typhoons and floods and other hydrological events are serious problems. Losses from these natural disasters are nearly 1.5% of Vietnam’s gross domestic product. Additionally, more than 70 percent of the population lives in regions vulnerable to storm and flood damage. It is, therefore, an urgent issue to take measures for emergency disaster relief and disaster damage mitigation and prevention from the perspectives of saving human lives and preventing losses of socioeconomic capital. Read More
