Vietnam

The development objective of the Additional Financing (AF) for the Coastal Resources for Sustainable Development (CRSD) Project for Vietnam is the same as that of the... Show More + parent project: to improve the sustainable management of coastal fisheries in the project provinces. This project paper seeks the approval of the Executive Directors to provide Additional Financing (AF) by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) in the amount of US$6.5 million to this project to fill the financing gap due to the delay in obtaining GEF funds for CRSD, which was originally designed as a co-financed International Development Association (IDA)-GEF operation. These additional activities (originally designed) would enhance the likelihood of achieving the project's development of objective of improving the sustainable management of coastal fisheries in the project provinces. The decision on the use of savings will be made based on the CRSD mid-term review in 2015. Show Less -

The First Economic Management and Competitiveness (EMCC) Development Policy Operation Program (DPO) is a new series of three DPOs (FY13-15). The EMCC proposes to support... Show More + economic management reforms to enhance competitiveness for sustained growth and poverty reduction. The EMCC will focus specifically on three elements of competitiveness: (i) macroeconomic stability; (ii) transparency, efficiency and accountability of the public sector; and (iii) an enabling business environment that promotes private sector development. The operation will also look at two cross-cutting themes: (a) protecting the poor from adverse effects of Vietnam's economic transition and competitiveness-related reforms; and (b) promoting greater data and policymaking transparency. Analytical work and policy dialogue will aim to ensure that these cross-cutting issues are appropriately taken into account in the reforms supported under the operation. The design of the EMCC is based on feedback from the government and development partners, and lessons learnt from implementation of the Poverty Reduction Support Credit (PRSC) series. Show Less -

The Danang Sustainable City Development Project (SCDP) for Vietnam aims to help Danang become a more sustainable city that benefits all citizens by improving urban environment... Show More + and increasing urban mobility in a clean, safe, inclusive, and energy efficient manner. Negative impacts includes: air water and noise pollution; solid waste; soil erosion; loss of ecosystem; loss of structures; and loss of trees and plants. A detailed assessment of mitigation measures was carried out along the project alignment. These measures were either: (i) incorporated in project design and hence already included in the basic design and/or still updating in technical detail design; or (ii) included in the environmental specifications for contractors. In addition, site specific measures were identified for all sensitive areas along the project alignments. The types of measures include: reinforced with piles at the position of weak ground, design special culverts for irrigation canal crossings, lining of canals during construction, special crossings for community connectivity, pedestrian crossings (flyovers), and additional bridge for run-off water discharging during flooding season. These measures have been incorporated in the environmental specifications for contractors and will be supervised by -environmental supervision teams as part of the technical supervision of construction. Show Less -