Climate change is one of the major challenges facing the world, causing negative impacts on ecosystems, environmental resources and human life. The manifestations of climate change are global warming and rising sea levels, creating many extreme weather phenomena with greater intensity and more difficult to predict than before.
Currently, Vietnam is also one of the countries heavily affected by natural disasters. The impact of climate change has caused storms on storms, floods on floods, heavy rain and cold, and prolonged droughts. Rare terms such as double floods and multiple disasters are becoming more common and causing serious damage.
In 2024, the ferocity of Typhoon No. 3 Yagi left 344 people dead and missing, with an initial estimated total economic loss of VND 81,503 billion. However, the role of the Meteorological and Hydrological sector cannot be denied. Thanks to quick and timely forecasting, information about the terrible extent of the storm was warned in advance, helping people and localities prepare for early response. From this, it can be clearly seen that meteorological and hydrological forecasting is the key to minimizing damage caused by natural disasters.
This trend of natural disasters is forecast to continue in the coming time in a more extreme and unusual direction. Therefore, to minimize the damage caused by natural disasters, forecasting work needs to be highly accurate, consistent with unusual changes in the weather to help agencies and units come up with appropriate response solutions.
In this spirit, on December 9, Lao Dong Newspaper will host a seminar on “Solutions of the Meteorological and Hydrological Sector in Adapting to Climate Change” to propose timely solutions to respond to climate change to reduce risks of natural disasters and storms and floods.
Attending the seminar were Dr. Hoang Duc Cuong, Deputy Director General of the General Department of Hydrometeorology (Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment) and Associate Professor, Dr. Pham Thi Thanh Nga, Director of the Institute of Hydrometeorology and Climate Change (Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment).
The discussion is scheduled to take place at 3:00 p.m. on December 9, 2024 at the Lao Dong Newspaper studio - No. 6 Pham Van Bach, Yen Hoa, Cau Giay, Hanoi.
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