Decree No. 66 /2014/ND-CP detailing and guiding a number of articles of the Law on Natural Disaster Prevention and Control. Country/Territory Viet Nam Document type Regulation Date 2014 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Công Báo Nos. 407-408, 13 Juy 2013. Subject Environment gen. Keyword Hazards Flood Soil conservation/soil improvement Desertification Risk assessment/management Early warning system Climate change Geographical area Asia, East Asian Seas, South-Eastern Asia Entry into force notes This Decree enters into force on 20 August 2014. Abstract This Decree, consisting of 25 articles divided into three Chapters, details and guides a number of articles of the Law on Natural Disaster Prevention and Control, covering responsibilities for information transmission, frequency and lengths of time of information transmission, communication networks and equipment serving the direction and command of response to natural disasters; assignment and decentralization of responsibilities and coordination in natural disaster response; mobilization, fund raising and allocation of resources for relief and support to remedy natural disaster consequences; rights and obligations of foreign organizations and individuals and international organizations participating in the response to and remedy of consequences of natural disasters in Vietnam; and organizational structures and tasks of steering and commanding agencies for natural disaster prevention and control and the mechanism of coordination between the Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control and the National Committee for Search and Rescue. This Decree applies to Vietnamese agencies, organizations, households and individuals; foreign organizations and individuals and international organizations residing, operating, or engaged in natural disaster prevention and control activities in Vietnam. Full text English Website www.vietnamlawmagazine.vn References - Legislation Implements Law No. 33/2013/QH13 on Natural Disaster Prevention and Control. Legislation | Viet Nam | 2013 Keyword: Basic legislation, Hazards, Flood, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Desertification, Risk assessment/management, Early warning system, Gender, Climate change, Sustainable development Source: FAO, FAOLEX