Tasks and powers of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Vietnam on regarding natural disaster prevention and control

Tasks and powers of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Vietnam on regarding natural disaster prevention and control are as follows:

1. To direct, guide and examine the implementation of strategies, master plans, plans, programs, schemes, projects, policies and laws on natural disaster prevention and control;

2. To direct, guide and examine the implementation of laws on mechanisms and policies, human resources, supplies, facilities, equipment, information systems, essential commodities and resources for natural disaster prevention and control;

3. To guide and examine the elaboration, approval and implementation of anti-natural disaster plans; to examine anti-natural disaster options in socio-economic development plans and projects of localities, ministries and sectors;

4. To guide, summarize, evaluate, make and publicize statistics on damage caused by natural disasters; to guide and examine the monitoring and supervision of activities related to anti-natural disaster works and measures in accordance with law;

5. To organize information, communication and education to raise community awareness about natural disaster prevention and control;

6. To perform tasks of state management of anti-flood master plans of diked rivers and dike master plans; investment in dike construction, repair, upgrading and solidification; dike management and protection, dike protection corridor management and dike use in accordance with the Law on Dikes and other laws; to approve master plans on prevention and control of floods, inundation, riparian and coastal landslide in accordance with law;

7. To manage the construction, consolidation and protection of anti-natural disaster works in accordance with law;

8. To perform tasks of state management of natural disaster prevention and control in accordance with the Law on Dikes, the Law on Natural Disaster Prevention and Control, the Law on Water Resources and other laws.

View details at Decree No. 15/2017/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, effective from February 17, 2017.

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