Attending the meeting were Director General of the Vietnam Meteorological and Hydrological Administration Tran Hong Thai, leaders representing the following units: the Department of Water Resources Management, the National Remote Sensing Agency, the Institute of Meteorology, Hydrology and Climate Change, along with operational forecasting units of the Vietnam Meteorological and Hydrological Administration and 9 regional meteorological and hydrological stations.
At the meeting, Deputy Minister Le Cong Thanh listened to presentations and analyses from representatives of the General Department of Meteorology and Hydrology and units under the Ministry on extreme meteorological and hydrological weather trends such as heatwaves, droughts, water shortages, and the risk of heavy rains, storms, and floods due to the impacts of El Nino...
The Deputy Minister also requested key regional meteorological stations such as the North Central, Central, and South Central regional meteorological stations to report on the current situation and trends in areas at high risk of being strongly affected by the 2023 weather trends.
Concluding the meeting, Deputy Minister Le Cong Thanh directed the General Department of Meteorology and Hydrology and other units under the Ministry to continue strengthening coordination with ministries, departments, and localities to gather forecast information from key areas.
The Deputy Minister also requested the General Department of Meteorology and Hydrology, based on current information and local needs, to strengthen the work of forecasting impacts, detailing them down to each sub-region, in order to ensure that meteorological and hydrological information effectively serves the task of socio-economic development, and to be prepared and proactive in preventing and mitigating natural disaster risks.
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