Development Workshop œuvre avec des communautés les plus défavorisées afin de développer la capacité locale d’améliorer la qualité de vie et les revenus locales. Depuis 40 ans DW apporte la formation et l’assistance technique et organisationnelle auprès des habitants en difficulté afin qu’ils soient en mesure de faire face aux problèmes émergents dans leur environnement, qu’il s’agit des catastrophes naturelles, de la dégradation de l’environnement bâti et naturel, de l’impact du changement du climat et encore d’autres sources de pression et difficulté. Lire plus
This Atlas present the models of safe house designed and built in 13 provinces of central Vietnam by the Ministry of Construction (Programme 48 / Support to 25 000 families). DWF provides technical support trough the Dipecho Project (Safer built environment integration in disaster risk reduction in Vietnam / 2014-2015). Download the Atlas : https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B-pNnfKmW5I2N0dWQkhBcXVQemM
As a result of the ECHO funded project "Rebuilding typhoons Wutip & Nari affected communities in central Vietnam" DWF has published a booklet on Safe roof (Damage by storms and technical solutions).
In 1989, DWF (with GRET) implemented the “Storm resistant building techniques” component of the first international DRR project in Vietnam, in Binh Tri Thien Province (a UNDP/UNCHS project following the devastating typhoon Cecil of 1985).
Since 2000, DWF has had an established office in Hue, and has carried out many projects (funded by Canada, European Union, France, IFRC…) to demonstrate, train, disseminate and advocate for the need and possibility to protect the built environment facing the increasing impact of natural disasters: promoting practices to achieve safe housing policy and
The ECHO funded project (300 000 €) has been approved, and will start for implementation from April to September 2014 in 3 Provinces (15 Communes in Quang Binh, Quang Tri, Thua Thien Hue). Project will support 800 families to rebuild/strengthen/reinforce their house damaged last year to become resilient to natural disasters. Project will also develop a safe construction information campaign in the target areas.
