Enhancing Social Resilience on
Disaster by Improving Community
Awareness in Viet Nam
Mr Pham Doan Khanh
Department of Science Technology and Int’l Coop.

Vietnam Disaster Management Authority (VNDMA),
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
Vietnam
APMCDRR2022 PE: Building Resilient Communities by Investing in DRR Literacy for Proactive Actions focusing on “Leave No One Behind”

Enhancing social resilience on Disasterby improving Community Awareness in Viet Nam

Pham Doan Khanh
Vietnam Disaster Management Authority (VNDMA)CONTENTS
1. OVERVIEW OF CBDRM IN VIETNAM.
2. ACHIVEMENTS OF THE SCHEME 1002 ON CBDRM (2009-2020) IN VIETNAM.
3. INTRODUCTION DECISION 553/2021 ON PUBLIC AWARENESS RAISINGAND CBDRM UP TO 2030 (NEW STAGE OF SCHEME 1002).

OVERVIEW OF COMMUNITY-BASED DISASTER RISKMANAGEMENT (CBDRM)• The term CBDRM was first commonly used in the mid-1990s in the last century:• People living in high-risk areas will be direct victims; take responsibility in responding and supporting
together to DRR;
• Indigenous people : know the weaknesses and disadvantages where they live; a repository of knowledge
and skills on traditional responses suitable to the environment, economic conditions, their own traditions,culture,…;• Local people: first responders in times of disasters and also the last participants to try to overcome theconsequences, rebuild their homeland after disaster.
• The CBDRM approach provides an opportunity for local communities to assess the disaster risk situation where
they live based on their experience and local knowledge.
• Over the past few decades, efforts by the international community have shifted from response to disaster risk
management to reduce damage, especially for small and medium-sized natural disasters (the extent of andscope of influence):• Highlights the need for active disaster management activities and promoting the role of local communities• A community-based approach overcomes shortcomings, being integrated into development planning.
• Address local needs, overlooks the strengths of in-spot resources and capacities, and can even increaserisk.

THE FOUNDATION OF THE SCHEME 1002 (2009-2020)a) Before the Scheme 1002:- Passive and heavy in dealing with situations;- Low response capacity;- Lack of experience and knowledge in DRR;
- Excess human resources on the spot, but sometimes cannot mobilize;- Education to raise public awareness about DRR was not regular, lacking in system, mainly propagatedthrough the mass media, not unified in bringing education programs on knowledge about DRR intoschools.
b) The National Strategy for NDPC and Mitigation until 2020 (approved by the Prime Minister in 2007is the foundation of the Scheme 1002:- A public awareness raising program, specifically:- Integrate knowledge about natural disasters into the program for school pupils;- Trainings to provide knowledge and experience on DRR to communities in areas frequently
affected by natural disasters;- Organize information and propaganda about DRR measures on the mass media systems.

The PROMULGATION of the Scheme 1002 on CBDRM in Vietnam
Decision No. 1002/QĐ-TTg dated July 13rd, 2009 of the Prime Minister - The main contents ofScheme 1002:
1. Component 1: Capacity building for local government officials at all levels in managing

and implementing CBDRM activities in provinces and cities.
Objective: To ensure that 100% of local government officials at all levels directly engaged
in CBDRM are trained, improve their capacity and qualifications on CBDRM.
2. Component 2: Strengthening communication, education and capacity building for thecommunity about CBDRM
Objective: More than 70% of the population of communes in areas frequently affected bynatural disasters will be disseminated knowledge on flood and storm control and disastermitigation.

ACHIVEMENTS OF THE SCHEME 1002
(2009-2020)

In legal documents,
forums, conferences,and as mentioned by
top leaders of the Party,Government, and theState, the phrases“public awarenessraising" or "for aresilient society innatural disasters"
appear more frequently;

People in many regions
actively participated intraining courses, disasterrisk assessment; highconsensus andcompliance to directions
and administration of theauthorities at all levels
are recorded

Diversify formats ofcommunication
activities
Agreeing to common
materials of theScheme;

ACHIVEMENTS OF THE SCHEME 1002 (2009-2020)
On July 13, 2009, the Scheme on Community AwarenessRaising in Community-based Disaster Risk Management(the Scheme) was approved by the Prime Minister underDecision No. 1002/QD-TTg.
1,628,420 Communication activities are organized
3,701,129 People are approached
3,671 training classes are organized
for more than 116,681 staff and trainers and 256,266 trainees
108,874 handbooks are delivered; more than 1,000 drills and exercises are organized;
200 relevant legal documents are issued
63/63 provinces/cites issued the Implementation plans for the Scheme;

Organizations and NGOs implemented activities to raise public awareness and CBDRM in
more than 43 provinces/cites in Vietnam(According to incomplete statistics from the Scheme Evaluation Report for period 2009-2020)

LEVERAGE SCHEME 1002 TO NEW CBDRM FOR 2021-2030

01
PROGRESSTHE NEW CBDRM SCHEME
FOR 2021 -2030
SUBMITTED TO THE GoV

02
CONTENTS AND NEW POINTSOf THE Scheme

03
TENTATIVE ACTIVITIESCBDRM SCHEME FOR THE
PERIOD 2021 - 2030

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PROGRESS OF THE ACTIVITY “RECOMMENDATIONS TOTHE GoV ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF CBDRM SCHEME
FOR THE PERIOD 2021-2030”

COLLECTINGDATA ANDDRAFTINGPAPERS
Report on the implementation
results of the CBDRM
Scheme 2009-2020;
Consulted with localities andministries and sectors;
feedbacks and comments
were synthesized andjustified; the Scheme wassubmitted to the Prime
Minister for approval

SUBMITING TO THE PRIMEMINISTER
FOR APPROVALThe Ministry of Agriculture andRural Development has submitted
the Submission No. 6756/TTrBNN-PCTT dated September 30,
2020 to the Prime Minister for theapproval of amendments andsupplements to CBDRM Scheme.

THE PRIME MINISTERAPPROVEDTHE SCHEME TO 2030
On April 6, 2021, the Vice Prime
Minister signed the Decision 553/QDTTg to approve the Scheme "Raisingpublic awareness and communitybased disaster risk management to2030"

MONITORING, PREPARING
IMPLEMENTATIONGUIDELINES TO THE
LOCALITIESPrepare legal guidelines
to the implementation ofthe Scheme by localities
following its approval;

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REVISED CONTENTS OFTHESCHEME“PUBLIC
AWARENESS RAISING AND
CBDRM UP TO 2030”

Necessity:• Decision No. 1002 on CBDRM has expired:• There are still many shortcomings to be improved• Many successful models to be disseminated andreplicated• Based on local needs• Urgent necessity of a new Scheme to pursue
unimplemented goals in the previous period

OBJECTIVES OF THE NEW SCHEME
Up to 2025••Trainers and facilitators at all levels must
be equipped with necessary skills,
knowledge and capacity to organize andimplement public awareness raising
activities in the community.
People in disaster prone areas susceptible
to storms, flash floods, landslides, floods
and inundation must be disseminated withnecessary disaster risk management
knowledge and skills

Up to 2030
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100% of people in communes frequently
affected by storms, flash floods, landslides,floods, inundation, drought, saltwater intrusion
and at least 50% in other areas
100% of officials, public employees andindividuals (Subject No. 4 and the subjects who
are outstanding individuals, reputable people incommunities)
100% of universal training levels shallmainstream disaster risk reduction in someteaching subjects;
100% of communes shall develop and approve
DRM plans adopting participatory approach3

CONTENTS OF THE SCHEME
Component I

Component II

Component III

Finalizing mechanisms,policies and materials
guidingtheimplementation
ofpublicawarenessraising and communitybased disaster risk
management activities

Building capacity forindividuals
andgovernmental officials
at all levels on themanagement
andimplementation
ofcommunity awarenessraising and communitybased disaster risk
management activities

Strengthening
propaganda,
educational activities toraise awareness andbuild
capacityforcommunitiesondisaster risk reductionComponent 1: Finalizing mechanisms,policies and legal documents❖ Reviewing and proposing legal documents, mechanisms
and policies on raising community awareness to bepractical and adapt with international standards.

❖ Developing legal documents, guidelines on financial andpolicies and benefits; allowances, management andimplementation

arrangementsofcommunity

based

awareness raising activities at all levels;❖ Guiding the reinforcement and development of

human

resources for the implementation of public awarenessraising and CBDRM communication activities at all levels.

Component 1: Finalizing mechanisms, policies and legal
documents❖ Guiding the integration of DRM contents into curriculaof secondary and high schools and of a number ofrelated universities.
❖ Guiding the mainstreaming of community awarenessraising and CBDRM in national defense and security

knowledge training plans;❖ Developing training materials on CBDRM for community
level; propaganda and communication materials.
❖ Developing a set of indicators for the monitoring and evaluation ofperformance of the Scheme’s activities

Component 2: Capacity building for individuals andgovernmental officials at all levels❖ Organizing awareness raising and CBDRM communication and training activities forofficials, public employees and individuals who participate in annual national defense
and security knowledge trainings;❖ Organizing training for trainers, officials, organizations
and individuals directly involving in the Scheme at all levels.
❖ Organizing the dissemination of policies, mechanisms, and set ofIndicators to monitor and evaluate the implementation of the Scheme❖ Providing training on DRM knowledge; promoting communication capacity for reporters,
editors, district radio and television staff, commune staff in charge of radio broadcasting,reporters, propagandists etc. at grassroots level; disaster first responders; organize
specific training for vulnerable people in the community❖ Diversifying forms of capacity building for forces engaging in DRM; individuals andorganizations involving in the implementation of the Scheme;❖ Equipping trainers, propagandists, volunteers andsupporting tools;

disaster first responders with

Component 3: Strengthening communication, education andawareness raising activities on DRR for the community.
❖ Organizing propaganda and communication operations on DRM
to reach out all subjects in the community; Diversifying
communication materials and community based communication
methods, including the organization of exhibition halls, display ofimages, models, materials etc. on DRM, lessons learned andbest practices on disaster events, DRM; study visits forawareness raising; organizing training for resource trainers,
staff, organizations and individuals involving in theimplementation of the Scheme at all levels;❖ Guiding and mobilizing people to directly participate in theprevention, response and recovery of disasters at commune
level; disaster response drills, disaster risk assessments, orrelevant activities.
❖ Developing and replicating models of successful CBDRM
communes

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