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Talking to the Government Electronic Newspaper, Mr. Pham Duc Luan, Director of the Department of Dyke Management and Natural Disaster Prevention and Control (Ministry of Agriculture and Environment), said that the draft Law on Natural Disaster Prevention and Control (replacement) is expected to create an institutional breakthrough, improving the capacity to respond to natural disasters in the new context. Download Mr. Pham Duc Luan, Director of the Department of Dyke Management and Natural Disaster Prevention and Control - Photo: VGP/Do Huong Sir, through the practice of responding to major natural disasters in recent years, especially in the context of increasingly extreme climate change, what are the biggest shortcomings of the current Law on Natural Disaster Prevention and Control that need to be amended? Mr. Pham Duc Luan: After 12 years of implementation, the legal system on natural disaster prevention and control has contributed to improving the effectiveness of natural disaster prevention and control work. combat natural disasters, shifting from passive response to proactive prevention; The organizational system of directing and commanding agencies for natural disaster prevention and control has been consolidated; Response work is carried out early and remotely; Information, communication, and community awareness raising work have made many progress; Dike systems and important infrastructure projects have improved resilience; International cooperation has been strengthened, mobilizing many resources from countries and international organizations to help overcome the consequences of natural disasters; Remedial work has received the attention of the entire society, demonstrating national love and compatriotism, not leaving anyone behind due to the consequences of natural disasters, etc. However, reality in recent years shows that natural disasters are becoming more and more extreme and unusual, far exceeding previous scenarios and historical milestones, while some provisions of the current Law have revealed limitations and inadequacies. Through the process of summarizing the implementation of the Law on Natural Disaster Prevention and Control, there are 5 major groups of issues that need to be amended and supplemented, specifically: First, inter-sectoral coordination in natural disaster prevention and control at all levels still faces difficulties, obstacles, and overlaps in standing advice, direction, and administration; The coordination mechanism between military agencies and agencies in charge of and advising on natural disaster prevention and control (agriculture and environment agencies) is still limited and not timely. Many situations lack consistency in damage synthesis, information processing, etc., causing inadequacies in the assignment of responsibilities, affecting the effectiveness of direction, administration and inter-sectoral coordination, especially in situations of large, complex natural disasters that occur continuously and frequently. At the same time, people working in natural disaster prevention and control often face difficulties and dangers when natural disasters occur; mobilize at any time to carry out work to protect human lives, natural disaster prevention and control works, essential infrastructure, and assets of agencies, organizations, and individuals; However, currently there is no specific policy for forces working on natural disaster prevention and control. Second, there are some authorities on proposing resources from state budget reserves to support overcoming the consequences of natural disasters; The authority and responsibility to call for and receive emergency support from the international community in emergency situations of natural disasters are still overlapping and responsibilities are unclear, leading to prolonged implementation guidance. Third, the planning, planning and management of implementation of planning, plans for industry, socio-economic development, urban planning, investment in infrastructure construction and works have not fully assessed the impact of natural disasters, leading to increased natural disaster risks and changes. flow, hindering flood drainage, causing more serious flooding. Fourth, the application of science and technology, innovation and digital transformation in natural disaster prevention and control is still limited. We have not yet built a large shared database or used national databases from various industries for the prevention, response and recovery of natural disasters, especially remote sensing technology, satellite images, drones and artificial intelligence (AI) applications. Fifth, the current Law on Natural Disaster Prevention and Control does not have a policy to prioritize the use of useful capacity of reservoirs to reduce floods downstream in the context of increasingly extreme floods. The Ministry of Agriculture and Environment is developing a Law on Natural Disaster Prevention and Control (replacement). What new policies are expected to create a breakthrough in preventing, responding to and overcoming the consequences of natural disasters compared to current regulations? Mr. Pham Duc Luan: The project policy of the Law on Natural Disaster Prevention and Control (replacement) aims to fully, properly and promptly institutionalize the Partys policies and guidelines and the States policies on natural disaster prevention and control, especially Conclusion No. 213-KL/TW dated November 21, 2025 of the Committee. Secretary on continuing to implement Directive No. 42-CT/TW dated March 24, 2020 of the Secretariat on strengthening the Partys leadership in preventing, responding to, and overcoming the consequences of natural disasters. In the Law on Natural Disaster Prevention and Control (replacement) project, the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment has developed 5 new policies as follows: First, clearly define the authority and responsibilities of agencies from the Central to the grassroots in terms o
