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Enhancing Human Security, the Environment and Disaster Management: Central Vietnam Poverty and Environment Partnersh

Project Background. Goal To enhance human security in Central Viet Nam by strengthening capacity to cope with the increased severity and frequency of natural disasters linked to climate change. . 13th Poverty and Environment Partnership Meeting. Project Background. ObjectivesAssess impact of cli

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Enhancing Human Security, the Environment and Disaster Management: Central Vietnam Poverty and Environment Partnersh

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    1. Enhancing Human Security, the Environment and Disaster Management: Central Vietnam Poverty and Environment Partnership Meeting June 9 11, Manila

    2. Project Background Goal To enhance human security in Central Viet Nam by strengthening capacity to cope with the increased severity and frequency of natural disasters linked to climate change.

    3. Project Background Objectives Assess impact of climate change on communities and livelihoods in Central Viet Nam; Develop relevant training and awareness raising programs on environment, climate change and disasters

    4. Objectives Initiate participatory planning processes for concrete actions to reduce vulnerability Monitor and evaluate the implementation process in order to document models for adaptation

    5. Project background Outreach: 13 villages, 3 communes, 6000 people Phu Loc District communes Loc Hoa, Loc Binh and Loc An Phu Loc District communes Loc Hoa, Loc Binh and Loc An

    6. Project background June 2005 August 2006 History: Capacity-building for Adaptation to Climate Change Synergy with CECIs Safer Community Planning program in Central Vietnam (Thua-Thien Hue, Danang, Binh Dinh)

    7. Implementing partners Province of Thua-Thien Hue (Foreign Affairs, Department of Natural Resources and the Environment & Committee for Flood and Storm Control) Centre for International Studies and Cooperation Kyoto University

    8. Community Characteristics Low-lying areas near lagoon and mountain range 40% HH classified as poor according to national measures 10 15 % have latrine and less than 50% access to clean water source Economic base: Farming and aquaculture

    12. Results 18 Change agents able to: Conduct Community training on Climate Change and Disaster Management issues; Awareness raising on environment and disaster preparedness Prepare simple and useful disaster preparedness plans; Involve community members in the development and the implementation of Safer Community plans;

    13. Results 3 Safer Community Plans that: Highlight most vulnerable people, and vulnerable villages for planning risk reduction investments Disaster preparedness plans + equipment in 3 communes and 9 most vulnerable villages

    14. Results Training and models for livelihood adaptation for 1200 HH Models of environmental improvement: tree planting, community waste management, bio-gas

    15. Results 4 low-cost infrastructure improvements that reduce risks for approx. 3500 people 1 national, 2 provincial policy-makers and team of 5 university professors with increased research capacity for developing climate change adaptation models

    16. Lessons Learned Sustainability: Developing capacities and introducing new approaches through existing systems Scaling up: Bottom-up planning is not fully institutionalized and the capacity / will to follow this approach varies across provinces, districts and communes.

    17. Lessons Learned Livelihood Adaptation: Developing and testing techniques for reducing crop loss, improving aquaculture techniques, and diversifying income-generating activities are key areas for reducing vulnerability to natural disasters but require long-term programs

    18. Lessons Learned Participation and empowerment: Practices for the use of land and natural resources are decided at different levels and do not always follow official policies. Consequently, local governments and communities are not in a position to assess and mitigate all the factors that impact on their vulnerability.

    19. Lessons Learned Community-based implementation and monitoring: Transparency of information throughout the process, and engaging community members in operation and maintenance.

    20. Lessons Learned Linking environment, poverty and disaster management: Focus on village / community analysis and planning provides information on how priorities related to poverty, risk and environment are assessed in peoples daily lives. Along with national policy development, improving local government capacities for analysis and planning is critical to effecting change.

    21. Replication Mainstreaming disaster mitigation / adaptation Linking with other programs Village Development Planning / Commune Development Planning Government targeted poverty reduction program: Program 135 and training schools Co-ordination among Government/INGOs/donors

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