Project Name:
Flood Emergency Management Strengthening:
Component 4 of MRC’s Flood Management and
Mitigation Program (FMMP)-Phase 2
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Project Duration: |
July
2008-May 2011 |
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Project Processing No: |
07.2125.8-002.00 |
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Agreement No: |
81104069 |
The
German contribution to the Mekong River
Commission’s (MRC) Flood Management and
Mitigation Programme (FMMP) through its
Component 4 “Flood Emergency Management
Strengthening” contributes to the overall
FMMP objective “the civil and
socio-economic losses due to floods and
flooding are prevented, minimized or
mitigated while preserving the environmental
benefits of floods” and more
specifically to the objective of component 4
“Emergency management systems in the
Riparian countries are more effectively
dealing with Mekong floods” (source:
Project Document on the German Contribution
to MRC-FMMP component 4, 2008; GIZ Special
Agreement 81104069, 2008 & 2010). It
focuses on flood preparedness and
strengthening of flood emergency management
in the four MRC Member Countries such as
Cambodia, Lao PDR, Thailand and Viet Nam
through capacity building, knowledge sharing
and public awareness campaigns at the
provincial, district and community levels.
The
contributions by the Government of the
Federal Republic of Germany (FRG)
represented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft
fuer Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
GmbH is made possible through an special
agreement with Asian Disaster Preparedness
Center (ADPC) in two phases (phase I:
2004-2008, agreement no: 8107305 and Phase
2: 2008-2011, agreement no. 81104069) to
support the relevant authorities at
district, province and national level in
regard to three main activities:
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awareness-raising and
enhancing of people’s capacities in
dealing with floods,
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preparation and
implementation of flood preparedness
programs, and
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preparation of
development plans containing flood
preparedness and emergency management.
Country Report:
Cambodia,
Lao PDR,
Thailand,
Vietnam
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