Project to build resilience, sustainable settlement in Mekong Delta
A plan for the implementation of a project on “Enhancing the resilience inclusive and sustainable eco-human settlement development through small-scale infrastructure interventions in the coastal regions of the in Mekong Delta” was discussed at a Hanoi meeting on December 15.
Hanoi (VNA) – A plan for the implementationof a project on “Enhancing the resilience inclusive and sustainable eco-humansettlement development through small-scale infrastructure interventions in thecoastal regions of the in Mekong Delta” was discussed at a Hanoi meeting onDecember 15.
The event was held by the Ministry of Environment andNatural Resources.
The project aims to help the poor and vulnerable communesin the Mekong Delta build resilience and adapt to climate change.
Inhabited by close to 20 million people, the Mekong Deltais Vietnam’s largest producer of agricultural and aquatic products,contributing considerably to the country’s food productivity and agriculturalexports. The region, however, is among the hardest hit by climate change.
The government has adopted various policies to supportaffected cities and provinces in the Mekong Delta, particularly Resolution120/NQ-CP on Sustainable and Climate-Resilient Development of the Mekong Deltaof Vietnam dated November 17, 2017.
To enforce the resolution, the Ministry of Environmentand Rural Resources has coordinated with the UN Human Settlements Programme(UN-Habitat) to build the 6.4-million-USD project to be implemented with theAdaption Fund’s non-refundable aid in the period of 2020 – 2030 in the MekongDelta provinces of Tra Vinh and Bac Lieu.
Delegates to the meeting suggested reviewing estimated costsof each of the four components of the project and increasing budget fordeveloping local infrastructure. They also proposed issuing a guidebook forimplementing the project at local level.
Deputy Minister of Environment and Natural ResourcesNguyen Thi Phuong Hoa requested relevant units to take note of the commentswhile urging beneficiary provinces to complete preparatory steps for theproject to start on schedule./.
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Illustrative photo. (Source: VNA)
