Celebrating 75 years of the Vietnam Meteorological and Hydrological Sector and the handover ceremony of Project ODA2

On occasion of the 75th Traditional Day of Hydrometeorological sector of Vietnam, CAE and its Representative Office took part in the exhibition "Use of hydrometeorological applications in forecasting and alerting for the socio-economic development", organized by the Vietnam Meteorological and Hydrological Administration (VNMHA) on October 2^nd and 3^rd  in Hanoi.

This is an important event for institutions and manufacturers to introduce and exchange the advancement of hydrometeorological technology in the field of monitoring, forecasting and warning for natural disaster prevention and sustainable socio-economic development.

CAE was proud to be one of the exhibitors, visited by the Prime Minister of Vietnam, Mr. Nguyen Xuan Phuc, the Minister of Natural Resources and Environment, Mr. Tran Hong Ha, the Director General of VNHMA, Mr. Tran Hong Thai and the Ambassador of Italian Embassy in Vietnam, Mr. Antonio Alessandro.

In the exhibition, CAE showcased the latest innovative technologies for multi-risk alerting, much of which recently installed in various areas of Vietnam. For example: Datalogger Mhaster, Thermo-Hygrometer THS, Radar water level sensor LPR, etc. And above all, CAE introduced for the first time in Vietnam the PG4i Stand-alone Rain Gauge which has gained great interest from the participants.

CAE took also the chance to showcase several projects implemented in various regions of Vietnam since the 2010s:

- 114 automatic monitoring stations (AWS) and 6 control centers in the south-central of Vietnam in 2020 (click here);

- 14 new AWS with real time river discharge measurement to prevent and manage flood in the Highlands of Vietnam in 2020 (click here);

- 43 AWS and 10 control centers in Southern area in 2016;

- 101 AWS and 14 control centers in Southern area in 2012 (click here);

- 75 AWS and 7 control centers in Central area in 2009 (click here).

This event held an immense significance, as CAE recently celebrated the Final Hand-over Ceremony of the project “Improving the Flood Forecasting and Warning System in Vietnam – Phase II”. The project confirmed once again the fruitful cooperation between CAE and its local partner ENMO (Environment Monitoring Southeast Asia).


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