Netherlands announces over USD 2 million disaster relief aid for Vietnam

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The central region ravaged recently by storms and flooding. Source: VNA

Accordingly, this fund will be provided to the Dutch Relief Alliance, a coalition of 15 non-government organisations (NGOs), who then will disburse the funds through their local offices and partners.

The disaster relief funds will be available for the provinces that suffered storms and prolonged heavy rainfall. The first line response addresses the immediate humanitarian needs of vulnerable communities in the affected areas, which focuses on the supply of water, sanitation, hygiene, food, cooking stoves and cash. The second-line structural response deploys multi-purpose cash transfers and vouchers to support the restart of resilient and sustainable livelihoods.

“On behalf of the Netherlands government, I would like to convey our heartfelt condolences to the people and the Government of Vietnam over the great losses of lives, the displacement of families and the widespread damages to property and infrastructure,” said Ambassador Akkerman.

“Both Vietnam and the Netherlands are vulnerable for extreme weather events. Climate change worsens this situation. We stand with Vietnam in these difficult times. And we will continue to cooperate with Vietnam on climate adaptation, water management and natural disaster risk mitigation to address these vulnerabilities structurally. But for now, we focus on the immediate humanitarian response,” she added.

Since late September, 235 people in the central region have been listed as dead or missing from storms and floods. Source: Zing

The governments of Vietnam and the Netherlands have a long-standing strategic partnership to collaborate in climate adaptation and water management. Through this partnership Dutch expertise is mobilized to cope with Vietnam’s multiple water challenges: too much, too little and too dirty water. The past and current disasters show once again that both countries face similar challenges along their coasts. These coastal zones are on the one hand the most important economic zones and on the other hand the most vulnerable areas.

The aim of the Dutch-Vietnamese cooperation is to turn vulnerabilities along the coast and in the Mekong Delta into resilience and sustainable, inclusive development.

The Netherlands government is actively engaging the Dutch private sector to collaborate in these efforts. Aid and trade go together and can reinforce each other, the statement concluded.

Since late September, 235 people in the central region have been listed as dead or missing from storms and floods, which have also caused estimated economic losses of about VND 17 trillion (USD 733.5 million), according to a Government report to the National Assembly on November 2./.

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