[Ngo Climate Change] CCFSC website - summary of news (week 18)

[Miguel Coulier]

Dear,

 

Welcome to our weekly summary of news and other useful information on the
CCFSC <http://www.ccfsc.gov.vn/>  website:

 

DISASTER REDUCTION ACTIVITIES

 

Vietnamese
<http://www.ccfsc.gov.vn/KW536332/CatId/6654213338/NewsId/2349/Vietnamese-st
udents-to-launch-million-environmental-protection-campaign.aspx>  students
to launch "million" environmental protection campaign

The Vietnam Students Association (VSA) and the social network loveme.vn held
a press conference on April 29 to introduce a campaign called "a million
signatures, a million actions for the environment".

 

Typhoon
<http://www.ccfsc.gov.vn/KW536332/CatId/6654213338/NewsId/2352/Typhoon-victi
ms-need-longterm-nutritional-support.aspx>  victims need long-term
nutritional support

As the storm clouds gather again and weather experts sound the alarm,
another warning about the aftermath of natural disasters has come from an
unlikely source.

 

Children
<http://www.ccfsc.gov.vn/KW536332/CatId/6654213338/NewsId/2355/Children-lear
n-to-swim-and-to-survive.aspx>  learn to swim and to survive

To reduce the number of deaths and injuries, the government has teamed up
with NGOs to launch pilot programmes in the southern provinces, where
children are taught how to swim and cope during the annual floods.

 

DISASTER AND WEATHER NEWS

 

Three
<http://www.ccfsc.gov.vn/KW536332/CatId/37775F4D73/NewsId/2347/Three-childre
n-die-due-to-landslide-in-Ha-Giang.aspx>  children die due to landslide in
Ha Giang

The local authorities in northern Ha Giang province have confirmed that a
major landslide in the early morning of April 27 killed three children aged
under 10. One child and a 21 year old woman are still missing

 

Fire
<http://www.ccfsc.gov.vn/KW536332/CatId/37775F4D73/NewsId/2348/Fire-destroys
-native-forest.aspx>  destroys native forest

A bush fire engulfed swathes of U Minh Ha Forest in Thoi Binh District, on
Sunday May 2. Firefighters are still fighting the blaze, which they blamed
on dry weather conditions

 

GOV, NGO AND DONOR REPORTS

 

WHO
<http://www.ccfsc.gov.vn/KW536332/CatId/653F355426/NewsId/2359/WHO-convenes-
national-training-on-health-emergency-response-operations-in-Viet-Nam.aspx>
convenes national training on health emergency response operations in Viet
Nam

Viet Nam's Institute of Hygiene and Public Health (IHPH) through the support
of the World Health Organization (WHO) conducted a national training course
on Health Emergency Response Operations (HERO) in Viet Nam. This training
for trainers (TOT) was held in Ho Chi Minh City on 3-7 May 2010.

 

VACANCIES AND TRAININGS

 

Swiss
<http://www.ccfsc.gov.vn/KW536332/CatId/39526E3F7A/NewsId/2350/Swiss-Red-Cro
ss--Junior-Engineer-relief-operations.aspx>  Red Cross - Junior Engineer
relief operations

IFRC
<http://www.ccfsc.gov.vn/KW536332/CatId/39526E3F7A/NewsId/2351/IFRC--Shelter
-officer-Vietnamese-national.aspx>  - Shelter officer (Vietnamese national)

Oxfam
<http://www.ccfsc.gov.vn/KW536332/CatId/39526E3F7A/NewsId/2357/Oxfam-GB--Pro
ject-Officer-%E2%80%93-Adaptation-and-Risk-Reduction-2-positions.aspx>  GB -
Project Officer - Adaptation and Risk Reduction (2 positions)

Oxfam
<http://www.ccfsc.gov.vn/KW536332/CatId/39526E3F7A/NewsId/2358/Oxfam-GB--Hum
anitarian-Programme-Officer.aspx>  GB - Humanitarian Programme Officer  

 

DOCUMENTS AND PUBLICATIONS

 

Droughts, forest <http://www.ccfsc.gov.vn/showpublication.aspx?pcdid=293>
fires and salt intrusion in Vietnam, SitRep No.2

Integrating <http://www.ccfsc.gov.vn/showpublication.aspx?pcdid=294>
Disaster Risk Reduction into the Fight Against Poverty - annual report

 

Any information, updates or comments are welcome:

 

Overall:  dmc at ccfsc.org.vn 

Vietnamese website: ngoclm at ccfsc.org.vn 

English website: miguel.coulier at ccfsc.org.vn  

 

P For the sake of the environment, please do not print this e-mail unless
you really need to. Thank you.

 

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