Department of Dike Management Flood and Storm Control
Department of Dike Management Flood and Storm Control

Ministry of Agriculture and Rural
Development of S.R Vietnam

Department of Dike Management
Flood and Storm Control
Disaster Management CenterVietnam

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Department of Dike Management Flood and Storm Control
Department of Dike Management Flood and Storm Control

Facts and Figures
Socialist
Socialist Republic
Republic ofof Vietnam
VietnamArea
Area
Population
Population
Population
Population Density
Density
Percent
PercentUrban
Urban
Percent
Percent Rural
RuralGross
Gross Domestic
Domestic ProductProductPerCapita
IncomePer Capita Income

2331,690
331,690kmkm2
78.45
78.45 million
million (1999)(1999)
2226persons/km
226 persons/km2
20.8%
20.8%
79.2%
79.2%
26,193
26,193billion
billionUS$US$(1998)(1998)
335US$(1998)
335 US$ (1998)

Vietnam’s Economic and Administration Subdivisions

Vietnam
7 Economic Regions
61 Provinces
600 Districts± 10,000
Communes2

Department of Dike Management Flood and Storm Control
Department of Dike Management Flood and Storm Control

Vietnam’s Forest Resources

The forest coverage1943 44% of total land
1995 28% of total land

Vietnam Topography andPopulation Distribution

Population Density< 200> 10003Department of Dike Management Flood and Storm Control
Department of Dike Management Flood and Storm Control

NaturalNatural Hazards
Hazards inin Vietnam
Vietnam
Relative Frequency
HighMediumFlood
Hail rain
Typhoon Drought
Inundation Landslide
Tornado Fire
Forest fire
Deforestation

Low
Earthquake
Accident (technology)
Frost

Natural Disasters inVietnam
River Flooding
Flash floods
Typhoons
Storm Surges
Not on map:
• Droughts• Salt water intrusion• Forest fire4

Department of Dike Management Flood and Storm Control

Department of Dike Management Flood and Storm Control

Typhoon Tracks
JuneDecember

1997 Typhoon and Storm Tracks5

Department of Dike Management Flood and Storm Control
Department of Dike Management Flood and Storm Control

1998 July/August Drought in Central Vietnam

Drought Stricken Provinces1

1. Nghe An

2

2. Ha Tinh

3

3. Quang Binh

45

4. Quang Tri
5. Quang Nam

6

6. Binh Dinh

Forest fire are increasing
Ye a rNu mbe r o f c a se sNa t u r a l f o r est(ha)

1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
Total

325
458
386684
542
325
1.250
1.725
932748
684
655
1.115
2.115
2.515
1.352
1.260
2.540
1.162
850
1808
1.489
710
1.110
1.810
487
825
895
1.248
1.467
4.248
2.337
850
2.551
309
1.685
45.49212.500
5.200
2.200
4.500
1.550
2.100
17.40019.250
7.000
6.150
4.250
5.400
4.515
19.25024.6307.528
10.22025.44910.04512.03954.886
11.5004.717
7.723
50.234
3.390
3.344
7.105
3.378,94.188,8
3.165,2
4.226,6
6.084
6.540
307
6.787,7367.272,2

Pl a n t e d f o r est
(ha)

750
3.800
2.0004.000
1.650
1.000
16.80018.750
4.700
4.350
2.550
4.800
9.985
20.11024.7667.356
12.40020.225
3.831
1.577
8.404
11.1194.323
2.041
13.1902.919
1.614
15.262
6.533,3
2.500
3.200
4.120
3.600
6.196
1.054
7.918,8259.229,1e c o n o mic f o r e st(ha)

2.000
9.000
4.200
9.500
3.200
3.100
34.20038.00011.70010.5006.800
10.20014.50039.36049.49614.88722.62045.44913.877
13.61662.29022.6199.040
9.764
63.4246.309
4.958
22.3679.912,2
4.688,86.365
8.321,69.684
12.7581.361
19.849,2610.053,8

Factor contributing to the forest fire•Long dry season•Slash and burn agriculture in hilly areas•Careless action, human encroachment•weak law enforcement on forest protection

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1971
1973
1975
1977
1979
1981
1983
1985
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995

Million US$

Department of Dike Management Flood and Storm Control

200

100

No data

No data

No data

No data

No data

No data

No data

0No data

No data

1971
1973
1975
1977
1979
1981
1983
1985
1987
1989
1991
19931995

Persons

Department of Dike Management Flood and Storm Control

LossLossof
oflives
livescaused
causedby
bynatural
naturaldisasters
disastersper
per year
year

1200

1996: 1128

1000

800

600

400200No data available

Year

Economic
Economic loss
loss bybyyearyearcaused
caused by
bynatural
naturaldisasters
disasters

700

600

1996: 657

500

400

300

0Year

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Department of Dike Management Flood and Storm Control
Department of Dike Management Flood and Storm Control

Constitutional
ConstitutionalArrangement
Arrangementin
inDisaster
DisasterManagement
ManagementofofVietnam
VietnamPrime Minister
Ministry of Agriculture
and Rural Development

Central Committee forFlood and Storm Control(CCFSC)

Vietnam National
Committee for
IDNDR

Department of Dike Management Flood and Storm control
Secretariat of CCFSC
Secretariat of VNCIDNDR

Provincial
Agriculture andRural development

Dike Grouting Groups

District HydraulicServices
Village HydraulicEngineering

Flood Retarding
and Diversion
Complex in Red
River Delta
Dike Construction andMonitoring

Dike Management
BrigadesProvincial
Committee for
Flood and StormControl

Ministries

Each Ministries
CCFSC

Provincial People’s
Committee
District People’s
Committee

District’s CCFSC

Village CCFSC
Officers

Village People’s
Committee

Constitutional
ConstitutionalArrangementArrangementin
inDisaster
DisasterManagement
ManagementofofVietnam
Vietnam
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development
Chairman of Central Committee for Flood andStorm Control

Department of Dike Management
Flood and Storm Control (DDFSC)

Provincial andDistrict DikeServices

Dike Construction
Monitoring

Dike Management
BrigadesGrouting groups

Flood Control
Groups8Department of Dike Management Flood and Storm Control
Department of Dike Management Flood and Storm Control

Organization
OrganizationChart
ChartofofDDMFC
DDMFC
Director of DDMFC
Chief of Standing office of CCFSC

Deputies Directors

Administrativeand Personnel
Division

DikeManagementDivision

Flood andStormControl
Division

DisasterManagementCenter

DikeTechnology
Consulting
CenterEconomic
Planning
SectionTechnicalPlanning
SectionDisasterDisaster Management
Management Communication
Communication NetworkNetwork
National
NationalDisaster
DisasterManagement
Management&&Communication
CommunicationNetwork
Networkzz Linking
Linking６１
６１Provinces
Provinceswith
withCCFSC
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zz Linking
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checks’on
onstatusstatusof
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andeffectivenesseffectivenessprovenproveninin1996
1996andand1997
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informationon
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situation
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zz Provide
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informationononriverflooding,stormtracksofJoint
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Department of Dike Management Flood and Storm Control

Status October 1999:
54 out of 61 Provinces
Provinces connected
Provinces not yet connected

Damage Assessment Information Flow
CentralCentrallevellevel
DM network

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Network
Network Coverage
Coverage

10Official Damage
Assessment
ReportDMC
DMC

DMU web
UN Disaster
Management TeamhPROVINCE
DamageAssessment
Reporth

DISTRICT
DamageAssessment
ReportMedia
Embassies
NGO
Others

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Assessment
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Management Information
Information Flow
Flow

DMUGIS

Disaster Needs
Report andHumanitarian AidAssessment

Standardization of Damage Assessment Codesand Procedures at all Administrative levels

11•• National
National collection
collection ofof damage
damageassessment
assessmentdata
data on
onDistrict
Districtlevel
level•• AllAll damage
damage data
datastored
storedininaa
National
DamageDatabase
National Damage Database•• ExcelExcel spreadsheet
spreadsheet reporting
reporting•• StandardizedStandardized damage
damage codes
codes•• StandardizedStandardizeddamage
damageform
form

Units
Units

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Excel Reporting

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Department of Dike Management Flood and Storm Control

Disaster Management damage

TotalsTotalsAmounts
Amounts

12Education

Sanitation

Healthcare

Housing

PeopleDamageOne Reporting format for all
provincesto generate Province SpecificDamage Assessments Forms
on District level

Hoang Sa

Hoa Vang

Da Nang

District

Da Nang

Agriculture

Department of Dike Management Flood and Storm Control
Department of Dike Management Flood and Storm Control

Excel Reporting

Totals

DateUnit00-Jan-00

11108 People killed on land
11109 People killed while at sea
11107 People missing
11106 People injured or ill
11100 People affected
11200 Households affected
11205 Households in need of relief
11204 Households lost all properties
11203 Households evacuated11300 Number of communes affected

No.
No.
No.
No.
No.
No.
No.
No.
No.
No.

0000
00000000
00000000000
00000000000000000

12100 Houses affected
12208 Temporary houses destroyed
12206 Temporary houses damaged
12308 Permanent house destroyed
12306 Permanent house damaged

No.
No.
No.
No.
No.

0000000000000000000013108 Medicine facilities destroyed
13106 Medicine facilities damaged

Room
Room00000000

14208 Toilets destroyed
14108 Water wells destroyed
14106 Water wells damaged

No.
No.
No.

000000000000

15100 Pupils affected
15208 Schools destroyed
15206 Schools damaged
15308 Desks destroyed
15408 Books and notebooks destroyed

No.
Room
RoomNo.
No.

0000000000000000000010000 Economic Loss : Humanitarian

MVND

000021101 Agricultural area inundated with fresh water
21102 Agricultural area inundated with salt water
21201 Paddy area inundated
21208 Paddy destroyed
21206 Paddy damaged
21308 Seeding Rice field destroyed
21306 Seeding Rice field damaged
21408 Fruit garden destroyed
21406 Fruit garden damaged

Ha.
Ha.
Ha.
Ha.
Ha.
Ha.
Ha.
Ha.
Ha.

000000000000000000000000000000000000DMDMGISGIS Thematic
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Examples:Examples:DisasterDisasterdamage
damageby
byDistrict
District
ReliefneedsbyProvince
Relief needs by Province

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Department of Dike Management Flood and Storm Control

DMU
DMU webweb

DisasterDisaster Management
Management training
trainingz

National Level
Damage Assessment
Needs Assessmentz

Provincial Level
Disaster Management
Emergency Communicationsz

District Level
Damage Reporting
Needs Reportingz

Commune Level
Disaster Preparedness Training
Red Cross First Aid Training

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Department of Dike Management Flood and Storm Control
Department of Dike Management Flood and Storm Control

AID COORDINATION
Facilitation of International
Humanitarian Aid
Identifying target areas
and recipientsz Monitor Aid Distribution
z Report on Aid Distributionz

Aid for Typhoon victim in1997zzzzzzzzzz

USA (OFDA)
USA (Embassy)
USA (DOD)
UN-DHA:
UNDP-Vietnam:
Gov. of Norway:
Gov. of New ZealandGov. of Luxembourg
Danda
Gov.. of Austria

US$
US$
US$
US$
US$
US$
US$
US$
US$
US$

65,00025,000460,000
50,000150,000
50,00062,000100,000
460,000
38,000Total: US$ 1,460,000

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Department of Dike Management Flood and Storm Control

The performed activities at DMC

Maintain the HydroMeteorological reports
during flood -storm seasonz Maintain the linkage between

Forecasting agency andCCFSCz Interpretation of rainfall data,water level data of major rivers
from hydrological observation
network.
z Tropical Storms informationz Update the hydro-meteorology
data basez Prepare the reports

The performed activities at DMC
Daily flood forecastingbulletin for the operation ofHoa Binh Reservoir
The biggest Reservoir in SEA for Power
Generation and Flood Control. Iｔ generates
more than half of Country’s Electricity Output;
importance for Flood and Water Disaster
Management of Red River Delta.
• Perform the hydraulic calculation to forecast
the Incoming discharge, water level of theReservoir, Rivers down stream of the Dam• Base on the result of the calculation, synoptic
condition and the status of flood control
infrastructure down stream to produce the final
consultation bulletin to Director of the DDMFC• Final decision on the operation of reservoir forflood control purposes will be issued by directorof the DDMFC or the Vice Minister16

Department of Dike Management Flood and Storm Control
Department of Dike Management Flood and Storm Control

The performed activities at DMC
Damage caused by Tornado from 1979 to 1998 in

Disaster Assessment
and relief
coordination• Collecting and processing theinformation on disaster damage ofthe affected areas• Assess the manignitude of hazard,
prepare the situation reports.
• Assist the chief of the office
coordinate the response activites
base on the on going disastersituation.
• maintain the damage record of theevents• Writing the annual report on
disasters situations.
• Codinate the relief activities during
emergency operation

Category
PeopleHousing

item dam aged
Killed

unit
No.

North
North
m ountai- m idland,
nousplain,zone
coastal
82
178

North
centralzone
262

Injured

No.

414

1,346

Missing

No.

541

23

Collapsed

House

3,282

6,273

10,172Submerged and damaged House

61,849716

30,056

43,162

Room

403

709

1,025

Submerged and damaged Room

448

1,046

1,516

Clinic andCollapsed

No.

10887

hospital

Submerged and damaged No.

51

37

232

No.
WareHouse Collapsed
Submerged and damaged No.

443

279

133650

No.

29

4335

Submerged and damgaged No.

133

80

227
50,998SchoolOffice

CollapsedCollapsed

Agriculture Paddy field submerged

Ha

5,855

44,406+ Completely lostHa

2,834838

10,524

Dry crop submerged

Ha

7,816

29,922

12,710+ Completely lostHa

1,367

588

17,842

Food damaged by w ater

Ton27779

70

Seedling damaged by w ate Ton

55

0140

The performed activities at DMC
Research works, Project coordination, workshops,
conferences on disaster management• Research project on Flooding in Vietnam• Project on disaster management’s training material.
• Project on Understanding Extreme Climate Event in Vietnam with ADPC
• Annual training workshop for disaster management at provincial level and districts
level.
• Coordination for UNDP/DANIDA Mangrove Forest Rehabilitation Project17

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