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The 2 nd MRC Annual Flood Forum 28-29 Oct. 2003 Phnom Penh-Cambodia

The 2 nd MRC Annual Flood Forum 28-29 Oct. 2003 Phnom Penh-Cambodia. FLOODING 2002 IN THE MEKONG RIVER DELTA OF VIET NAM. Prepared by: Mr. Do Manh Hung , Chief of Planning and Program Management Division - VNMC,and Mr. Dang Quang MInh , Program Officer - CCFSC.

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The 2 nd MRC Annual Flood Forum 28-29 Oct. 2003 Phnom Penh-Cambodia

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  1. The 2nd MRC Annual Flood Forum 28-29 Oct. 2003 Phnom Penh-Cambodia FLOODING 2002 IN THE MEKONG RIVER DELTA OF VIET NAM Prepared by: Mr. Do Manh Hung, Chief of Planning and Program Management Division - VNMC,and Mr. Dang Quang MInh, Program Officer - CCFSC.

  2. Mekong River Delta of Vietnam • Land: 3.97 million ha • Cultivated land: approx. 3 million ha • Population: 16 millions • Supplies more than 50 % of staple food and 60% of fish production for the entire nation • Accounting for 27 per cent of the total GDP of VN

  3. People’s perception of floods • Floods are natural features of the Mekong River • Floods have both positive and negative impacts on the Delta of Viet Nam • People do not consider floods as disasters only • It is a disaster when there is either no flood or an early or a big flood

  4. No Province Event Period Effects to humans to crops (ha) To infrastructures Damage caused by floods in 2002 1 Can Tho Flood 1/8-31/11 -15 dead; - 42100 households affected - 1.420 ha A-S rice crops lost; - 1154 fisheries swept away 2 Tien Giang Flood 1/8-31/11 - 45 056 households affected - 180 fisheries swept away. 3 Vinh Long Flood 1/8-31/11 - 01 dead; - 41056 households affected - 133 fisheries swept away -5 houses collapsed. -966 small sluices and bridges damaged  -73 houses collapsed. -1099 small sluices and bridges damaged -07 houses collapsed. -164 small sluices and bridges damaged

  5. No Province Event Period Effects to Human to Crops (Ha) To infrastructures 4 Long An Flood 1/8-31/11 29 dead; 37856 house holds affected 84 ha A-S rice lost; - 365 fisheries swept away -205 houses collapsed. - 171 small sluices and bridges damaged -700 000m3 sedimentation 5 Dong Thap Flood 1/8-31/11 - 41 dead; -117819 households affected - 230 ha A- S rice lost; - 320 fisheries swept away. -278 houses collapsed. -280 small sluices and bridges damaged 6 An Giang Flood 1/8-31/11 -78 dead; -20743 households affected - 330 ha A- S rice lost; - 683 fisheries swept away. -378 houses collapsed. -195 small sluices and bridges damaged 7 Kien Giang Flood 1/8-31/11 -31 dead; - 794households affected - 735 fisheries swept away. -198 houses collapsed. -9 small sluices and bridges damaged

  6. Administrative Chart for Flood, Storm Control

  7. Ministry/ Agency Tasks and Responsibilities 1 River Monitoring MARD; MOT; NCHMF Weather Forecast 2 NCHMF 3 Flood Forecast NCHMF   4 Flood Warning CCFSC; PCFSC; NCHMF 5 Dissemination of Flood Warning CCFSC; PCFSC; NCHMFC; Flood Proofing and Awareness Measures CCFSC; PCFSC; DARD 6 7 Planning and Implementation of Structural Flood Control MARD; CCFSC; PPC; PCFSC; DARD Administrative flood management framework 8 Impact Assessment of Structural Flood Control CCFSC; MARD; PCFSC; DARD 9 MARD; MOI Operation of Structures and Dams 10 CCFSC; PCFSC; DARD; VNRC Flood Risk Assessment CCFSC; PCFSC; DARD; VNRC Damage Assessment 11 12 Disaster Mitigation CCFSC; PCFSC; PPC; DARD 13 Drought Management and Mitigation CCFSC; PCFSC; DARD MARD Research and Development 14 15 MARD; CCFSC; PCFSC; DARD; VNRC Capacity Building

  8. Government’s major measures to “Living with Floods” • Building residential clusters • Flood proofing of housing • Embankments • Shifting of crop calendar • Improving flood release capacity • Establishment of Child Care Centres • Children safety training • Water born disease prevention

  9. Lessons learned (1) • Quality of infrastructure investment • Social and environmental facilities • Awareness raising and and participation of people are essential • The poorest and most affected population should be better targeted for support • Integrated coordination planning LMB

  10. Lessons learned (2) • Child Care Centre model is a cost effective non-structural measure • Improvement of flood forecasting system • Cooperation between riparian countries • Promote FMMP implementation

  11. Recommendations for “Living with Floods” • Establishing Disaster Self Reliant Fund to support poor households to cope with floods (as well as other disasters) • The poorest are most vulnerable and need more support • Establish the Regional Flood Management and Mitigation Center ASAP

  12. Recommendations for “Living with Floods” • Application of disaster resistant building regulation particularly in investment projects • ICT for early warning and information sharing will be down to commune level through appropriate technologies and combined with disaster preparedness training • Improvement of hydrological data sharing with upstream countries

  13. Thank you for your kind attention

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