BY 2030, 100% OF HOUSEHOLDS SHALL RECEIVE INFORMATION ON NATURAL DISASTERS
The Decision No. 553/QD-TTg approving the “Project for community awareness raising and community-based natural disaster risk management, with a vision toward 2030” is issued on April 06, 2021 by the Prime Minister.
Specifically, the Program strives to achieve the following goals by 2030: 100% of general training levels shall include natural disaster risk mitigation and prevention in some subjects for teaching; 100% of the people in communes prone to frequent typhoon, flashflood, landslide, flood, inundation drought and seawater intrusion and at least 50% of the people in other areas shall be disseminated natural disaster- related knowledge; Striving for 100% of households to receive sufficient information on natural disasters and disaster prevention and control directions, etc.
Besides, the Project includes 03 components as follows: Completing mechanisms, policies and documents guiding the implementation of community awareness raising and community-based natural disaster risk management; Capacity building for natural disaster prevention and control forces and government officials at all levels in managing and implementing community awareness raising and community-based natural disaster risk management activities; Strengthening propaganda, education to raise awareness; strengthening community capacity and skills in natural disaster risk mitigation.
The Project shall be implemented from 2021 to 2030 in all communes and rural-districts nationwide, in which priority is given for high-risk areas in communes and rural-districts frequently affected by natural disasters.
This Decision takes effect on the signing date.
