Software application to prevent and reduce disaster risks

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14:7:23, 11/05/2022 Authorities decided to apply MOBILIZE real-time data software from many sources such as sensors, satellites, community applications, etc. to help reduce disaster risks and respond to natural disaster situations. ear may occur.

On the afternoon of April 27, in Hanoi, the General Department of Natural Disaster Prevention and Control in collaboration with the Asian Disaster Prevention and Control Center (ADPC) held a workshop on "The system of capacity building to support decision-making in business activities". MOBILISE central level disaster prevention and control”.

This is one of the contents of the technical assistance project "Strengthening the resilience of urban areas to extreme climates in Southeast Asia" (URCE) by the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD). ) funded for the period 2021-2023 through the Asia Disaster Prevention Center.

The project is part of the Regional Program, implemented in Myanmar and Vietnam. The seminar was held in the form of face-to-face and online with 2 provinces of Nam Dinh and Tien Giang.

According to Director of the Department of Science, Technology and International Cooperation, General Department of Natural Disaster Prevention and Control Doan Thi Tuyet Nga, the project's goal is to strengthen the resilience of urban communities to the effects of natural disasters. Emerging extreme climate events, natural disasters and emergencies are predicted for cities in the delta and coastal areas in Vietnam.``

By understanding current and future risks to build capacity for prevention, emergency management, risk reduction as well as providing risk management, learning mechanisms to manage risk sustainable in the future.

Ms. Doan Thi Tuyet Nga - Director of the Department of Science, Technology and International Cooperation, General Department of Natural Disaster Prevention and Control.

Nam Dinh city (Nam Dinh province) and My Tho city (Tien Giang province) have been selected to implement the project in Vietnam. Nam Dinh city in the Red River Delta, Northern Vietnam and My Tho City in the Mekong River Delta, Southern Vietnam. Both cities are affected mainly by floods and storms. Flooding in low-lying areas in Nam Dinh and My Tho cities caused by heavy rain in the upstream, local rain, river floods and the influence of high tides.

Professor Terrence Fernando, Director of THINKlab, School of Science, Technology and Environment, University of Salford said, MOBILISE tool is software built by THINKlab at the University of Salford, to provide a database of information Joint risk information assists relevant agencies in establishing a common understanding of risk in a given area. The current implementation of the MOBILISE platform allows agencies to maintain a complete set of data, vulnerability data, and hazard data (historical and simulated) for vulnerable areas. out disaster.

Dr. Senaka Basnayake, Project Manager, Strengthening Urban Climate Resilience in Southeast Asia, Asia Disaster Preparedness Center.

In addition, MOBILISE has the ability to access real-time data from many sources (sensors, satellites, community applications, ...), general information about the risk context of an area, unified disaster risk reduction measures, respond to possible disaster situations and develop disaster response plans, send early warning messages to relevant agencies and local communities , which helps agencies establish situational awareness so they can respond effectively. The MOBILISE Platform consists of two main components: the MOBILISE Risk Information Server and the MOBILISE Viewer. The server runs on a remote desktop server that can be accessed by authorities to upload data or access data.

Dr. Senaka Basnayake, Project Manager, Strengthening the resilience of urban areas to extreme climates in Southeast Asia, Asia Disaster Prevention and Control Center, currently Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development Vietnam has approved the Project to deploy in Vietnam for 3 years (from 2021 to 2023). The General Department for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control is designated as the project owner agency. The Asian Disaster Prevention and Control Center is working closely with the General Department of Disaster Prevention and Control to carry out activities to achieve the main results set by the project./.