(VOVworld)- The 4^th session of the National Assembly’s Commission on Science, Technology and Environment opened in Hanoi Thursday to discuss law enforcement in science, technology and environmental protection. On the law on preventing and dealing with natural disasters, the delegates agreed on the need to change from simply coping to managing the risks of disasters better. They stressed on the need to enhance the state’s role in monitoring and forecasting natural disasters as well in mobilizing the country’s rescue services. They said the draft law should include policies on training and raising community awareness of disaster prevention and control. Later, the delegates discussed the revised draft law on science and technology.