Hanoi, July 25 -- Funded by the Government of Japan, the project is expected to directly benefit approximately 15,000 local residents. This includes institutions and officials working in forecasting, early warning and disaster risk management, as well as community members, students, teachers, school leaders and local authorities.
The project will help strengthen monitoring of flashflood and landslide risks, improve local response capacity, and help communities and schools prepare for disasters.
Specifically, it aims to upgrade near/real-time early warning systems in critical and areas with high risk of flash floods and landslides, while updating and strengthening community-centered disaster preparedness, response and resilience plans.
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