The central city of Da Nang has created a pilot programme to buildstronger houses in disaster-affected areas in co-operation with domesticand foreign insurance companies.
Head of the city's ClimateChange Coordination Office (CCCO) Dinh Quang Cuong said the insurancemodel will help poor rural people repair damage after natural disasters.
"Itwill be the first ever model introduced in Vietnam," Cuong said. "Wehave been working with domestic and foreign insurers to offer minimumfees to the poor people.
"We have been calling for co-operationamong insurers, sponsors and the city's administration in setting up amechanism for the mass participation of poor residents," he said.
Cuong said the pilot project was part of the city's climate-change and rising sea-level programme.
Hesaid the city also planned to build a digital map of flood vulnerablearea in the city to make people more aware of problem areas.
Dataon flood levels in previous years will be recorded on computer toprovide further awareness by e-mail during the storm season from Octoberto December. The data will also try to help people forecast storms andhurricanes.
An expert from the US Institute for Social andEnvironmental Transition-International (ISET), Tran Van Giai Phong, saidDa Nang, Binh Dinh and Can Tho had been included in the Asian CitiesClimate Change Resilience Network.
"The city has prepared itsclimate-change response programmes in co-operation with internationalorganisations for the last six years," Phong said.
"The city has also established a steering committee to handle climate-change responses, including rises in sea levels.
Lastyear, a model of storm-resistant houses in the city won the 2014Lighthouse Activity Award established by the United Nations FrameworkConvention on Climate Change.
The city is also helping 245 poorhouseholds build or repair 245 storm-resistant houses usingsteel-reinforced columns and walls. A budget of over 417,700 USD hasbeen provided by the Rockefeller Foundation.
Residents can borrow from the fund to build or repair houses in preparation for storms.
In 2013, a typhoon named Nari hit the city and central region destroyed 353 homes and blew the roofs off another 7,000 houses.-VNA
Head of the city's ClimateChange Coordination Office (CCCO) Dinh Quang Cuong said the insurancemodel will help poor rural people repair damage after natural disasters.
"Itwill be the first ever model introduced in Vietnam," Cuong said. "Wehave been working with domestic and foreign insurers to offer minimumfees to the poor people.
"We have been calling for co-operationamong insurers, sponsors and the city's administration in setting up amechanism for the mass participation of poor residents," he said.
Cuong said the pilot project was part of the city's climate-change and rising sea-level programme.
Hesaid the city also planned to build a digital map of flood vulnerablearea in the city to make people more aware of problem areas.
Dataon flood levels in previous years will be recorded on computer toprovide further awareness by e-mail during the storm season from Octoberto December. The data will also try to help people forecast storms andhurricanes.
An expert from the US Institute for Social andEnvironmental Transition-International (ISET), Tran Van Giai Phong, saidDa Nang, Binh Dinh and Can Tho had been included in the Asian CitiesClimate Change Resilience Network.
"The city has prepared itsclimate-change response programmes in co-operation with internationalorganisations for the last six years," Phong said.
"The city has also established a steering committee to handle climate-change responses, including rises in sea levels.
Lastyear, a model of storm-resistant houses in the city won the 2014Lighthouse Activity Award established by the United Nations FrameworkConvention on Climate Change.
The city is also helping 245 poorhouseholds build or repair 245 storm-resistant houses usingsteel-reinforced columns and walls. A budget of over 417,700 USD hasbeen provided by the Rockefeller Foundation.
Residents can borrow from the fund to build or repair houses in preparation for storms.
In 2013, a typhoon named Nari hit the city and central region destroyed 353 homes and blew the roofs off another 7,000 houses.-VNA
