inter-commune networking – getting local experience heard and used

Development Workshop France has been working with Viet Nam’s Commune Local Governments since 2000 to make construction cyclone resistant. Training, education and public awareness has resulted in more resilient homes and communities, and genuine local leadership of disaster risk reduction. This has increased recognition of disaster risk reduction at local and provincial levels of government. Importantly, Commune Local Governments are now networking with each other to share experiences and expertise, spreading the benefits of the project to other Communes
and even internationally.

Read More: Building local capacity and creating a local government networks
for cyclone risk in Viet Nam.