APEC experts share experience in responding to natural disasters

(Baonghean.vn) - On the sidelines of the 2017 APEC Summit held in Nghe An on disaster risk management, Nghe An Newspaper reporters recorded the opinions of experts from many APEC member economies on their experience in applying science and technology in disaster prevention.

Mr. Jorge Rivera Avarez – Head of the Mexican delegation:Aiming for the highest goal of ensuring people's safety when natural disasters occur

Mr. Jorge Rivera Avarez shared his good impressions when he first came to Nghe An.

Mexico has accumulated a lot of experience in dealing with natural disasters, so coming to this conference, we hope to share with member economies; at the same time, it is also an opportunity for Mexico to learn other valuable lessons, aiming at the highest goal of ensuring the safety of people in the event of natural disasters.

Mr. Takeshi Yonezawa - Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary of Japan:Applying science and technology to warn people of natural disasters

Japan is the country most at risk of tsunamis in the Pacific region. Photo: Reuters.

Japan is a country that suffers from many risks from natural disasters such as earthquakes, floods, tsunamis, and volcanic eruptions. To cope, Japan focuses on measures such as strengthening the resilience of infrastructure: roads, bridges, and public works; at the same time, improving the effectiveness of forecasting work. In addition, Japan regularly learns how to collect information and forecast natural disasters from outside to increase the ability to forecast quickly.

Coming to this conference, Japan hopes to share practical experiences, especially the application of science and technology in transmitting information to people, in order to minimize damage.

With Vietnam, Japan is ready to continue close cooperation in disaster management, through the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to send experts to support your country.

Mr. Steve Clark - General Director of Prudential Vietnam: Actively contributing to community support activities

Mr. Steve Clark said that in each province, Prudential Vietnam installs automatic rain gauges to help localities improve flood forecasting.

We all know that in the past 2 months, the Central region has continuously suffered historic storms and floods; in particular, storm No. 10, internationally named Doksuri, is considered the strongest in the past 10 years, causing serious damage to infrastructure and threatening the safety of people in the Central provinces.

Understanding the severity of natural disasters, we want to join hands with authorities and flood and storm prevention units to help the people here.

Accordingly, activities are organized such as supporting fishermen with necessary items to raise awareness and skills for fishermen to respond to natural disasters such as: forecasting tools, monitoring the development and path of storms, tropical depressions, quick search equipment for rescue at sea. In addition, notebooks and bicycles are also given to students in severely affected areas.

PV Group