00:04Hello and welcome to Global Japan in northern Vietnam.
00:08Behind me is a Sabo Dam, a Japanese invention designed to protect communities from landslides.
00:15Let's find out more.
00:25The rhythm of life in the village of Piang, nestled here in the mountains of Son La Province,
00:31is intrinsically tied to the nearby river.
00:41But in 2017, a landslide struck. Within moments, part of the village vanished beneath the mud.
00:48This landscape still bears the scars of the storm.
01:03We have to go back to the river. We have to turn the river to the river.
01:08Now, the people will come back to this place.
01:13Last year, Vietnam, with the support of Japan's International Cooperation Agency,
01:18inaugurated the country's first Sabo Dam.
01:21In Japanese, Sa means sediments, and Bo relates to protection.
01:26This concept was developed over a century ago to let water flow through
01:30while holding back the rocks and debris carried down during heavy rainfalls.
01:35Sabo Dam makes the stream gradient, gentler, and reduces the force and energy of debris flow.
01:43Placing several Sabo Dams within a basin prevents the riverbed from being eroded
01:49and helps stabilize the whole river basin.
01:54So the whole valley downstream can be protected?
01:57Yes, yes, sure.
01:58That's one small Sabo Dam, but that's one giant leaf for sediment disaster risk reduction in Vietnam.
02:07Twelve Sabo Dams are planned to secure the entire Nampam River Basin.
02:12This kindergarten, located just below the structure, is among the buildings already protected.
02:40Japan's disaster prevention strategy rests on three pillars.
02:44Protective infrastructure, land use planning, and early warning and evacuation systems.
02:51Last February, Japan signed an agreement with the UNESCO to strengthen disaster preparedness here in Nehan,
02:58a province frequently battered by floods.
03:02This village was devastated in July 2025.
03:05The river level rose by 15 meters during the night.
03:09The river level rose by 15 meters during the night.
03:12The water was
03:12The agreement between Japan and UNESCO in Vietnam provides for Japanese technical support
03:41per migliorare il risultato di riscaldamento e le sistemi dell'epoca
03:45con tecnologie di corto.
03:47E' anche mettere un'emphasia forte sull'efficienza di continuazione
03:51in fronte di riscaldi.
03:53Just across the river,
03:55circa 2 metri di acqua
03:56flottono in questi luoghi l'anno scorso l'anno scorso.
03:58C'è un'emphasia molto buon
04:01perché tutti i nostri amici
04:03sono freddo,
04:04e i nostri amici
04:06sono freddo,
04:07e non si vanno a studiare.
04:10Il programma include
04:11un'emphasia per migliorare l'emphasia
04:14per l'emphasia.
04:15C'è un'emphasia per l'emphasia
04:16in questo campo.
04:18C'è un'emphasia molto forte
04:22per l'emphasia.
04:24C'è un'emphasia molto buona
04:26per l'emphasia.
04:34C'è un'emphasia
04:36dell'emphasia
04:37il camminare
04:37come s'espai
04:37la prima di trillare?
04:38C'è un'emphasia
04:40per l'emphasia
04:40per l'emphasia
04:41della ultimare
04:43La prima di trille
04:49Anglama 15,000 persone
04:50sono intenzente
04:50dell'emphasia
04:51che si vanno
04:52da poter
04:53effettivamente
04:54dei progetti
04:56Drills like these save lives
04:58UNESCO and Japan share this conviction
05:01They have been partners for decades
05:04The relationship between UNESCO, Japan and Vietnam
05:08Is one that's existed for many, many years
05:10Japan is a recognized leader in the area of disaster risk reduction
05:13In particular at the technological level
05:16And so we've been working with Japan at the global level
05:19On these types of issues in different countries
05:22And the extreme events are going to happen
05:23That's how we plan together as a community
05:26Bringing in the expertise from Japan
05:28Bringing in the years of work that UNESCO has done
05:30In the school environment, for example
05:32To better prepare different parts of the population
05:36To confront these events when they happen
05:38Japanese support also extends to major cities
05:41In Hanoi, the capital, rapid economic development
05:44Has led to the pollution of rivers and lakes
05:47By domestic wastewater
05:48This project aims to change that
05:52This is the largest wastewater treatment plant in Hanoi
05:55It was inaugurated last year
05:57With technical and financial support from Japan
06:00Let's have a look
06:02This vast infrastructure has connected a million people
06:06To the wastewater treatment network
06:08It incorporates Japanese rapid frustration systems
06:11Adapted to heavy rainfall
06:13And is linked underground by large pipes
06:15Dug using state-of-the-art boring technologies
06:26And what happens in case of heavy rainfall?
06:53Through bilateral partnerships and the regional organization ASEAN
06:58Japan has long supported Southeast Asia
07:01With a proactive approach to risk reduction
07:03Investments that are essential to strengthen infrastructure
07:06And promote more resilient reconstruction
07:09After disasters happen
07:11A concept Japan calls Build Back Better
07:14Japan experienced economic growth
07:17By investing in preventive disaster risk reductions
07:21We realized that that's the duty of Japan
07:24To disseminate that kind of lessons
07:26Our project concentrated on Asian regions
07:30Now in our activity is expanding to the rest of the world
07:33The investment before disaster happens
07:36Is really important to us
07:38And the Build Back Better concept
07:40Is providing us with the new idea
07:43To make a society much stronger
07:48And that's it for this special edition of Global Japan
07:52Thanks for watching
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08:00Grazie a tutti.
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