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The development objective of the Forest Sector Development Project for Vietnam is to contribute to the sustainable management of forests to protect biodiversity, alleviate... Show More + poverty in rural areas, and enhance the contribution of forestry to the development of local and national economies. The reallocation is a minor reallocation of US$230,000 from the incremental operating cost category to the consultants' services category. The amount to be reallocated by the Bank differs slightly from the amount requested by State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) by an amount of US$1,900 to account for a minor overdraw of category (2) goods, which had previously been agreed to by the task team in consultation with CTRLN. The reallocation has been discussed with the implementing agency during the March and July 2012 supervision mission. The reallocation is necessary to maintain the Vietnam Conservation Funds (VCF's) technical assistance program for the remaining 8 months of implementation for the purposes of assisting the VCF management committee in: (a) the supervision of SUF grants and ensuring the quality of implementation in field, including safeguards; (b) guiding the implementation of pilots on benefit sharing mechanisms with local communities in Bach Ma and Xuan Thuy National Parks that have recently been approved by the Prime Ministers' Office; (c) reviewing and improving the quality of operational management plans; (d) consolidating data and information gained through biodiversity inventories, research and monitoring as well as social assessments in communities nearby protected areas; (e) supporting the VCF in the preparation of the second phase and continuation of the small grants program through support from other donors; and (e) assisting in the preparation of the recipient's implementation completion report and relevant project data. There are no outstanding audit reports. The audit report for 2011 was qualified as the auditor could not obtain relevant information for the outstanding advances to and payable for special use forests as of December 31, 2011, hence the auditor could not express audit opinion on this matter. No ineligible expenditures have been identified. Show Less -

The objective of the Second Rural Energy Project are to assist the Government of Vietnam to alleviate poverty in the rural areas by providing basic infrastructure service... Show More + such as electricity and access to general services, for improving living conditions and productivity. Some of the negative impacts of the project and their mitigation measures are: 1) acquisition of land and other assets, and resettlement of people will be minimized as much as possible; 2) all Displaced Persons (DP's) residing, working, doing business or cultivating land in right of way (ROW) of transmission line (TIL), surrounding areas of tower foundation, the substation areas, in the service road under the date of the baseline surveys are entitled to be provide with rehabilitation measures sufficient to assist them to improve or at least maintain their pre-project living standards, income earning capacity and production levels; 3) the rehabilitation measures to be provided are: (i) compensation at replacement cost, without deduction for depreciation or salvage materials for house and other structures; (ii) agricultural land for land of equal productive capacity acceptable to the DPs or in cash at replacement cost according to DP's choice; (iii) replacement of residential/premise land of equal size acceptable to DP or in cash at replacement cost according to DP's choice; and (iv) transfer and subsistence allowances; 4) replacement residential and agricultural land will be as nearby as possible to the land that was lost, and acceptable to the DPs; 5) plans for acquisition of land and other assets and provision of rehabilitation measures will be carried out in consultation with the DP's, to ensure minimal disturbance. Entitlements will be provided by DP's prior to expected star-up of works at the respective project site; 6) the previous level of community services and resources will be maintained or improved; 7) financial and physical resources for resettlement and rehabilitation will be made available and as where and when required; and 8) effective and timely supervision, monitoring, and evaluation of the implementation of Resettlement Plans (RPs) will be carried out. Show Less -

The objective of the Second Rural Energy Project are to assist the Government of Vietnam to alleviate poverty in the rural areas by providing basic infrastructure service... Show More + such as electricity and access to general services, for improving living conditions and productivity. Some of the negative impacts of the project and their mitigation measures are: 1) acquisition of land and other assets, and resettlement of people will be minimized as much as possible; 2) all Displaced Persons (DP's) residing, working, doing business or cultivating land in right of way (ROW) of transmission line (TIL), surrounding areas of tower foundation, the substation areas, in the service road under the date of the baseline surveys are entitled to be provide with rehabilitation measures sufficient to assist them to improve or at least maintain their pre-project living standards, income earning capacity and production levels; 3) the rehabilitation measures to be provided are: (i) compensation at replacement cost, without deduction for depreciation or salvage materials for house and other structures; (ii) agricultural land for land of equal productive capacity acceptable to the DPs or in cash at replacement cost according to DP's choice; (iii) replacement of residential/premise land of equal size acceptable to DP or in cash at replacement cost according to DP's choice; and (iv) transfer and subsistence allowances; 4) replacement residential and agricultural land will be as nearby as possible to the land that was lost, and acceptable to the DPs; 5) plans for acquisition of land and other assets and provision of rehabilitation measures will be carried out in consultation with the DP's, to ensure minimal disturbance. Entitlements will be provided by DP's prior to expected star-up of works at the respective project site; 6) the previous level of community services and resources will be maintained or improved; 7) financial and physical resources for resettlement and rehabilitation will be made available and as where and when required; and 8) effective and timely supervision, monitoring, and evaluation of the implementation of Resettlement Plans (RPs) will be carried out. Show Less -

The objective of the Second Rural Energy Project are to assist the Government of Vietnam to alleviate poverty in the rural areas by providing basic infrastructure service... Show More + such as electricity and access to general services, for improving living conditions and productivity. Some of the negative impacts of the project and their mitigation measures are: 1) acquisition of land and other assets, and resettlement of people will be minimized as much as possible; 2) all Displaced Persons (DP's) residing, working, doing business or cultivating land in right of way (ROW) of transmission line (TIL), surrounding areas of tower foundation, the substation areas, in the service road under the date of the baseline surveys are entitled to be provide with rehabilitation measures sufficient to assist them to improve or at least maintain their pre-project living standards, income earning capacity and production levels; 3) the rehabilitation measures to be provided are: (i) compensation at replacement cost, without deduction for depreciation or salvage materials for house and other structures; (ii) agricultural land for land of equal productive capacity acceptable to the DPs or in cash at replacement cost according to DP's choice; (iii) replacement of residential/premise land of equal size acceptable to DP or in cash at replacement cost according to DP's choice; and (iv) transfer and subsistence allowances; 4) replacement residential and agricultural land will be as nearby as possible to the land that was lost, and acceptable to the DPs; 5) plans for acquisition of land and other assets and provision of rehabilitation measures will be carried out in consultation with the DP's, to ensure minimal disturbance. Entitlements will be provided by DP's prior to expected star-up of works at the respective project site; 6) the previous level of community services and resources will be maintained or improved; 7) financial and physical resources for resettlement and rehabilitation will be made available and as where and when required; and 8) effective and timely supervision, monitoring, and evaluation of the implementation of Resettlement Plans (RPs) will be carried out. Show Less -

The objective of the Second Rural Energy Project are to assist the Government of Vietnam to alleviate poverty in the rural areas by providing basic infrastructure service... Show More + such as electricity and access to general services, for improving living conditions and productivity. Some of the negative impacts of the project and their mitigation measures are: 1) acquisition of land and other assets, and resettlement of people will be minimized as much as possible; 2) all Displaced Persons (DP's) residing, working, doing business or cultivating land in right of way (ROW) of transmission line (TIL), surrounding areas of tower foundation, the substation areas, in the service road under the date of the baseline surveys are entitled to be provide with rehabilitation measures sufficient to assist them to improve or at least maintain their pre-project living standards, income earning capacity and production levels; 3) the rehabilitation measures to be provided are: (i) compensation at replacement cost, without deduction for depreciation or salvage materials for house and other structures; (ii) agricultural land for land of equal productive capacity acceptable to the DPs or in cash at replacement cost according to DP's choice; (iii) replacement of residential/premise land of equal size acceptable to DP or in cash at replacement cost according to DP's choice; and (iv) transfer and subsistence allowances; 4) replacement residential and agricultural land will be as nearby as possible to the land that was lost, and acceptable to the DPs; 5) plans for acquisition of land and other assets and provision of rehabilitation measures will be carried out in consultation with the DP's, to ensure minimal disturbance. Entitlements will be provided by DP's prior to expected star-up of works at the respective project site; 6) the previous level of community services and resources will be maintained or improved; 7) financial and physical resources for resettlement and rehabilitation will be made available and as where and when required; and 8) effective and timely supervision, monitoring, and evaluation of the implementation of Resettlement Plans (RPs) will be carried out. Show Less -

The objective of the Second Rural Energy Project are to assist the Government of Vietnam to alleviate poverty in the rural areas by providing basic infrastructure service... Show More + such as electricity and access to general services, for improving living conditions and productivity. Some of the negative impacts of the project and their mitigation measures are: 1) acquisition of land and other assets, and resettlement of people will be minimized as much as possible; 2) all Displaced Persons (DP's) residing, working, doing business or cultivating land in right of way (ROW) of transmission line (TIL), surrounding areas of tower foundation, the substation areas, in the service road under the date of the baseline surveys are entitled to be provide with rehabilitation measures sufficient to assist them to improve or at least maintain their pre-project living standards, income earning capacity and production levels; 3) the rehabilitation measures to be provided are: (i) compensation at replacement cost, without deduction for depreciation or salvage materials for house and other structures; (ii) agricultural land for land of equal productive capacity acceptable to the DPs or in cash at replacement cost according to DP's choice; (iii) replacement of residential/premise land of equal size acceptable to DP or in cash at replacement cost according to DP's choice; and (iv) transfer and subsistence allowances; 4) replacement residential and agricultural land will be as nearby as possible to the land that was lost, and acceptable to the DPs; 5) plans for acquisition of land and other assets and provision of rehabilitation measures will be carried out in consultation with the DP's, to ensure minimal disturbance. Entitlements will be provided by DP's prior to expected star-up of works at the respective project site; 6) the previous level of community services and resources will be maintained or improved; 7) financial and physical resources for resettlement and rehabilitation will be made available and as where and when required; and 8) effective and timely supervision, monitoring, and evaluation of the implementation of Resettlement Plans (RPs) will be carried out. Show Less -

The objective of the Second Rural Energy Project are to assist the Government of Vietnam to alleviate poverty in the rural areas by providing basic infrastructure service... Show More + such as electricity and access to general services, for improving living conditions and productivity. Some of the negative impacts of the project and their mitigation measures are: 1) acquisition of land and other assets, and resettlement of people will be minimized as much as possible; 2) all Displaced Persons (DP's) residing, working, doing business or cultivating land in right of way (ROW) of transmission line (TIL), surrounding areas of tower foundation, the substation areas, in the service road under the date of the baseline surveys are entitled to be provide with rehabilitation measures sufficient to assist them to improve or at least maintain their pre-project living standards, income earning capacity and production levels; 3) the rehabilitation measures to be provided are: (i) compensation at replacement cost, without deduction for depreciation or salvage materials for house and other structures; (ii) agricultural land for land of equal productive capacity acceptable to the DPs or in cash at replacement cost according to DP's choice; (iii) replacement of residential/premise land of equal size acceptable to DP or in cash at replacement cost according to DP's choice; and (iv) transfer and subsistence allowances; 4) replacement residential and agricultural land will be as nearby as possible to the land that was lost, and acceptable to the DPs; 5) plans for acquisition of land and other assets and provision of rehabilitation measures will be carried out in consultation with the DP's, to ensure minimal disturbance. Entitlements will be provided by DP's prior to expected star-up of works at the respective project site; 6) the previous level of community services and resources will be maintained or improved; 7) financial and physical resources for resettlement and rehabilitation will be made available and as where and when required; and 8) effective and timely supervision, monitoring, and evaluation of the implementation of Resettlement Plans (RPs) will be carried out. Show Less -

The objective of the Second Rural Energy Project are to assist the Government of Vietnam to alleviate poverty in the rural areas by providing basic infrastructure service... Show More + such as electricity and access to general services, for improving living conditions and productivity. Some of the negative impacts of the project and their mitigation measures are: 1) acquisition of land and other assets, and resettlement of people will be minimized as much as possible; 2) all Displaced Persons (DP's) residing, working, doing business or cultivating land in right of way (ROW) of transmission line (TIL), surrounding areas of tower foundation, the substation areas, in the service road under the date of the baseline surveys are entitled to be provide with rehabilitation measures sufficient to assist them to improve or at least maintain their pre-project living standards, income earning capacity and production levels; 3) the rehabilitation measures to be provided are: (i) compensation at replacement cost, without deduction for depreciation or salvage materials for house and other structures; (ii) agricultural land for land of equal productive capacity acceptable to the DPs or in cash at replacement cost according to DP's choice; (iii) replacement of residential/premise land of equal size acceptable to DP or in cash at replacement cost according to DP's choice; and (iv) transfer and subsistence allowances; 4) replacement residential and agricultural land will be as nearby as possible to the land that was lost, and acceptable to the DPs; 5) plans for acquisition of land and other assets and provision of rehabilitation measures will be carried out in consultation with the DP's, to ensure minimal disturbance. Entitlements will be provided by DP's prior to expected star-up of works at the respective project site; 6) the previous level of community services and resources will be maintained or improved; 7) financial and physical resources for resettlement and rehabilitation will be made available and as where and when required; and 8) effective and timely supervision, monitoring, and evaluation of the implementation of Resettlement Plans (RPs) will be carried out. Show Less -

The objective of the Second Rural Energy Project are to assist the Government of Vietnam to alleviate poverty in the rural areas by providing basic infrastructure service... Show More + such as electricity and access to general services, for improving living conditions and productivity. Some of the negative impacts of the project and their mitigation measures are: 1) acquisition of land and other assets, and resettlement of people will be minimized as much as possible; 2) all Displaced Persons (DP's) residing, working, doing business or cultivating land in right of way (ROW) of transmission line (TIL), surrounding areas of tower foundation, the substation areas, in the service road under the date of the baseline surveys are entitled to be provide with rehabilitation measures sufficient to assist them to improve or at least maintain their pre-project living standards, income earning capacity and production levels; 3) the rehabilitation measures to be provided are: (i) compensation at replacement cost, without deduction for depreciation or salvage materials for house and other structures; (ii) agricultural land for land of equal productive capacity acceptable to the DPs or in cash at replacement cost according to DP's choice; (iii) replacement of residential/premise land of equal size acceptable to DP or in cash at replacement cost according to DP's choice; and (iv) transfer and subsistence allowances; 4) replacement residential and agricultural land will be as nearby as possible to the land that was lost, and acceptable to the DPs; 5) plans for acquisition of land and other assets and provision of rehabilitation measures will be carried out in consultation with the DP's, to ensure minimal disturbance. Entitlements will be provided by DP's prior to expected star-up of works at the respective project site; 6) the previous level of community services and resources will be maintained or improved; 7) financial and physical resources for resettlement and rehabilitation will be made available and as where and when required; and 8) effective and timely supervision, monitoring, and evaluation of the implementation of Resettlement Plans (RPs) will be carried out. Show Less -