The project has a total investment of US$2 million sourced from the Urban Climate Change Resilience Trust Fund (UCCRTF) managed by the ADB.

Flood in the central region of Vietnam.

Hue city will be provided with technical assistance and disaster insurance for some public properties according to law.

The project, which will be carried out throughout 2024, includes the collection of public property database and design of appropriate insurance solutions.

Such activities are hoped to back the development of a comprehensive disaster risk management strategy for the city.

Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Van Phuong said ADB is one of the leading units in supporting Thua Thien-Hue to minimise natural disaster risks in recent years.

He mentioned other assistance projects of the bank such as biodiversity conservation, climate change adaptation and sustainable forest management, and green urban development.

Thomas W.Kessler, Principal Disaster Risk Insurance & Finance Specialist at the bank, said that the project not only aims to design a specific insurance solution to Hue city but also considers the feasibility of expanding the project to other cities and provinces across Vietnam.

It is part of the green secondary cities development project worth US$12.8 million sourced from the Special Climate Change Fund, the UCCRTF, and the Global Environment Fund and carried out in Hue, Vinh Yen city (Vinh Phuc province) and Ha Giang city (Ha Giang province).

Thai Embassy supports flood victims in Thai Nguyen

Thai Ambassador to Vietnam Tanee Sangrat, staff of the Thai Embassy and representatives of the businesses of the country paid a visit to people affected by recent disasters in the northern province of Thai Nguyen on September 23.

Vietnamese community in Laos donate for flood victims

The Lao Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare held a ceremony in Vientiane on September 19 to receive donations from the Vietnamese community in Laos to support flood victims in the central and southern regions of Laos.

Vietnam Red Cross Society aids flood victims in Quang Tri

The Vietnam Red Cross Society (VRCS) Central Committee on September 8 presented aid packages to families in the central province of Quang Tri, who were affected by heavy rains and flooding from September 2 to 5.

PM approves rice aid for flood-hit residents

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has decided to provide 2,000 tonnes of rice from the national reserve as food aid to residents in the central provinces of Quang Binh and Ha Tinh who suffered from serious flooding.

EU grants 100,000 EUR to flood victims in Vietnam

The European Union (EU) on August 28 granted 100,000 EUR as relief aid to local residents effected by severe floods earlier this month in Central Highlands and Mekong Delta provinces.

Source: NDO/VNA