Vietnam

The objective of the Vietnam School Readiness Promotion Project (SRPP) is to raise school readiness for 3-5 year olds, in particular disadvantaged children. The project... Show More + will support the implementation of key elements of the Government's program to universalize preschool for 5 year-old children. Some of the negative and mitigation measures include: this social assessment identifies demand and supply constraints so as to improve preschool services for disadvantaged children in selected provinces and districts. Specifically, it aims to: i) explore the perceptions of the need for improved early childhood education from a wide range of stakeholders: school teachers and assistants, parents, and relevant governmental officers at project level and central level; ii) examine the constraints and challenges to improving early childhood education, particularly in educationally disadvantaged districts; and iii) assess specific needs at local level (services) and central level (policy) and recommend intervention measures that help improve early childhood education in project target areas. 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 -

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 objectives of the Second Transmission and Distribution project for Vietnam are: a) alleviate power shortages and improve the quality of power supplies by improving... Show More + transmission and distribution network capacity; b) raise transmission and dispatch efficiency and improve power system reliability; and c) promote and support the reform and restructuring of the electricity sector. This Resettlement Plan (RP) defines resettlement and compensation programs for project affected persons (PAPs). In this regard the following mitigation measures will be applied: 1) acquisition of land and other assets, and resettlement of people will be minimized as much as possible; 2) all PAPs residing, working, doing business or cultivating land in the right of way (ROW) of transmission lines, surrounding areas of tower foundations, substation areas, service roads will be provided with rehabilitation measures to assist them to improve or at least maintain their pre-project living standards, income earning capacity and production levels; 3) previous level of community services and resources will be maintained or improved; replacement of residential and agricultural land will be as nearby as possible to the land that was lost, and acceptable to the PAPs; 4) plans for acquisition of land and other assets and provision of rehabilitation measures will be carried out in consultation with the PAPs to insure minimal disturbance; 5) institutional arrangements will ensure effective and timely design, planning, consultation and implementation of the RP; and 6) finally, effective and timely supervision, monitoring, and evaluation of the implementation of the RP will be carried-out. Show Less -

The objective of the Distribution Efficiency Project for Vietnam is to strengthen reliability, quality of supply and enhance demand side efficient use of electricity... Show More + to improve the efficiency of power distribution and retail supply services of Vietnam's Power Corporations (PCs), and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Some of the negative and mitigation measures include: a) gathering of baseline information on the demographic, social, cultural, and political characteristics of the affected ethnic minority communities, the land that they have traditionally owned or customarily used or occupied, and the natural resources on which they depend; b) an assessment based on free, prior, and informed consultation, with the affected ethnic minority communities, of the potential adverse and positive effects of the project. Critical to the determination of potential adverse impacts is an analysis of the relative vulnerability of, and risk to, the affected ethnic minority communities given their distinct circumstances and close ties to land and natural resources, as well as their lack of access to opportunities relative to other social groups in the communities, regions, or national societies in which they live; and c) the identification and evaluation, based on free, prior, and informed consultation with the affected ethnic minority communities, of measures necessary to avoid adverse effects, or if such measures are not feasible, the identification of measures to minimize, mitigate, or compensate for such effects, and to ensure that the ethnic minority groups receive culturally appropriate benefits under the project. Show Less -

The objective of the Second Transmission and Distribution Project is to contribute to the Government of Vietnam (GOV) poverty alleviation program in the rural areas... Show More + by providing basic infrastructure services i.e. electricity. Negative impacts of the project: permanent land acquisition, permanent impact on houses, structures, crops, and other assets. Mitigation measures include: 1) acquisition of land and other assets, and resettlement of people will be minimized as much as possible; 2) the rehabilitation measures to be provided are: (i) compensation at replacement cost, without deduction for depreciation or salvage materials for houses and other structures; (ii) agricultural land for land of equal productive capacity acceptable to the displaced persons (DPs) or in cash at replacement cost according to DP's choice; (iii) replacement of residential premise land of equal size acceptable to the DP or in cash at replacement cost according to DP's choice; and (iv) transfer and subsistence allowances; and 3) replacement residential and agricultural land will be as nearby as possible to the land that was lost, and acceptable to the DPs. Show Less -

The development objective of the Distribution Efficiency Project for Vietnam is to improve the efficiency of Vietnam's power corporations in delivering power distribution... Show More + and retail supply services, through supply and demand side interventions. Negative impacts includes: temporary acquisition of productive land; temporary acquisition of residential and garden land; permanent acquisition of land for tower foundations; and loss of trees and crops. Compensation measures includes: 1) cash compensation for affected trees at the replacement cost plus cost for cutting trees, crops at market price; 2) number of crop patterns to be compensated based on the time of temporarily acquired of land; 3) rehabilitate land after the project construction; 4) cash compensation for affected fruit trees and trees at replacement cost; 5) relocating allowance of 30 kg of rice equivalent per person per month in six months; 6) cash compensation for the lost area if the remaining plot is still economically viable; and 7) cash compensation for properties associated with land. Show Less -