Capacity Building for Mitigation and Adaptation of Geodisasters Related to Environment and Energy Development in Vietnam.
16/05/2008 ::
Due to its geographical position and climate characteristics Vietnam is highly vulnerable to Geodisasters. The ongoing rapid economic development of Vietnam can be seriously hampered if the effect of Geo-disasters such as floods, landslides, earthquakes, coastal erosion and the subsidence occurring in various parts of Vietnam are not tackled or mitigated in an appropriate manner. There is a need to develop methodologies and models to help reduce the vulnerability of the country with respect to natural disasters.
Capacity Building for Mitigation and Adaptation of Geodisasters Related to Environment and Energy Development in Vietnam initiative has several collaborators; Vietnam National University is the coordinator implementing partner whilst the Power Engineering Consulting Company 1 (PECC 1), People Committee of Hanoi City, People Committee of Namdinh Province and the Hanoi University of Mining and Geology are the partners on the Vietnamese side. The Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (NGI) and the Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate (NVE) are the Norwegian partners. The main objectives of the project are to elucidate the situation of geodisasters in Vietnam, to propose suitable counter-measures and to assess the feasibility of early-warning models for geodisasters.
The Goal of the Programme is to contribute to increasing the country’s capacities for geodisaster mitigation.
Objectives:
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Build capacity for Vietnamese experts in the areas of geodisaster adaptation and mitigation.
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Increase the capacity in tackling geodisasters.
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Help establish scientific procedure for research implementation and assessment of geodisasters at the sites of hydropower plants, cities and coastal zones in the typical natural and socio-economic condition of Vietnam with a focus on global climate.
Contract Period and the NOK budget to be agreed upon.