Technology investment needed to improve hydro-meteorology forecastingInvesting in technology is essential to increase the quality of hydro-meteorological anticipation to prevent natural disasters and mitigate their damages, heard a seminar in Hanoi on February 27. He suggested increasing information and experience exchanges and communications in the field to reduce losses from natural disasters. This allows management agencies to build plans for climate change adaptation in fields such as agriculture, health care, tourism, forestry, industry and infrastructure building. Vietnam is one of the countries hardest hit by natural disasters, climate change and sea level rise. The Southeast Asian country experienced severe natural disasters in 2017, resulting in 386 dead and missing and some 60 trillion VND (2.6 billion USD) worth of damage.-VNA

Source: VietNamNet News February 28, 2018 04:07 UTC