Quang Binh province . Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Viet Nam in collaboration with Viet Nam Disaster Management Authority (VNDMA) organized the provincial consultation workshop under the project "Increasing Capacities and Scale for Anticipatory Action including through Social Protection Systems”, funded by Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO).

40 participants of the workshop are representatives of FAO in Asia Pacific Region and in Viet Nam,  VNDMA leaders , representatives of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Red Cross, Provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, Provincial Steering Committees for Disaster Prevention and Control, and representatives of international organizations and development partners, and Research Institutes.

The objective of the workshop is to increase provincial capacities in anticipatory action while simultaneously gathering information to support the formulation of the Anticipatory Action Protocol for typhoons in Central Viet Nam (Quang Binh, Quang Trị and Thua thien Hue provinces)

The consultations are involved intensive learning and working sessions, which is focused on exploring hazard calendars, historical impact data and vulnerability information, early warning systems and activities to protect and safeguard livelihoods. The results of the workshop will contribute to identify the main impacts from typhoon and flood, agree on the thresholds for acting early, and identify most relevant AA based on needs.