The Government of Viet Nam and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) recently signed an ODA loan agreement worth 18,871 million yen for the project “Disaster prevention and Climate Change using Earth observation satellites” (Phase II).
Previously, an ODA loan for Phase I worth 7,227 million yen was approved in November 2011.
The project will provide necessary equipment for the development and use of earth observation satellites in Hoa Lac (Ha Noi city), promote the use of data obtained from satellites, and support support capacity building for staff operating and maintaining equipment.
Through these supports, the project will contribute to disaster risk reduction in Viet Nam by strengthening disaster response measures and making different plans on the basis of forecasting the increase in natural disasters caused by climate change. The project also contributes to the implementation of Goal 13 (Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts) in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The project will apply Japanese synthetic aperture radar satellite technology with low cost, high performance, compact size, low cost and can deliver satellite images in a short time. This technology will contribute to the development of the operating system and satellites equipped in the project along with the launch of earth observation satellites.