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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