Vietnam

The Project Development Objective (PDO) for the Vietnam HIV/AIDS Prevention Project is to assist the Government of Vietnam in establishing and maintaining national,... Show More + provincial and local policies and capacity to design, implement, and evaluate information and service delivery programs designed to halt the transmission of HIV/AIDS among vulnerable populations and between vulnerable populations and the general population. This Project Paper (PP) presents an Additional Financing in the amount of GBP 5.83 million (USD 9.38 million equivalent) through a DFID-financed Trust Fund grant. In addition, this PP seeks approval of the Vice President of a restructuring comprising: (i) minor revision of the Project Development Objective by adding one vulnerable population (men having sex with men) to the beneficiaries of the project; (ii) revision of the results framework to measure the results associated with the additional vulnerable population, and to ensure that the country's set of national indicators is used in the measurement of the project results; and (iii) reallocation of project cost from Unallocated Category to provincial Sub Grants Category under Part A of the project. Show Less -

Ratings for the Second Phase of the Second and Third Program for Communes Facing Extreme Hardship in Ethnic Minority and Mountainous Areas (Program 135) Project for... Show More + Vietnam were as follows: outcomes were moderately satisfactory; risk to development outcome was substantial; Bank performance was moderately satisfactory and borrower performance was also moderately satisfactory. Some lessons learned includes: for the Development Policy Credits (DPCs) in support of decentralization reforms, active engagement with both national and sub-national leadership and levels of government is essential to build consensus and gain backing for the intended decentralization reforms. Promoting policy reforms for poverty reduction requires a multiple and coordinated engagement with the Government. Successful gender mainstreaming requires strong awareness raising and endorsement at all levels from policy makers to implementing agencies and local authorities. Program design should be flexible enough to allow for adjustments in poverty targeting over time. Policy interventions promoting innovative approaches to improving livelihoods are likely to be more successful if they directly address the core business and quality of agricultural sector services. Systematic and effective impact evaluation arrangements can greatly enhance learning. Show Less -

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 -