Japan helps Thua Thien Hue adapt to natural calamities

The Japanese Government on July 28 approved a grant of nearly VND13.5 billion in non-refundable aid to central Thua Thien Hue province for the second phase of a disaster risk mitigation and adaptation project.

The funding will be channeled through Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). The localities’ counterpart capital is VND800 million.

The second phase of the project will be implemented from now until July 2016 with the aim of better managing risks of natural disasters through enhanced community involvement, including improved education and awareness about the issues and strengthened preventive measures.

Thua Thien Hue province’s People’s Committee Vice Chairman Le Truong Luu said that JICA has also agreed to support the province in implementing a project to improve the central provinces’ natural disaster adaptation capacity in the 2009-2012 period.