Vietnam

The objective of the Trung Son Hydropower Project for Vietnam is to improve, or at least restore, livelihoods and living standards of affected households and villages... Show More + while allowing them to maintain their cultural identity. Negative measures include: impacts on land; impacts of crops growing on the land acquired; impacts of assets on lands consist of temporary camps, houses, and other construction works of local inhabitants; and loss of livelihood. Mitigation measures include: a) acquisition of land and other assets, and resettlement of people will be minimized as much as possible; b) affected households will be compensated for affected assets in cash or in kind at replacement cost; c) plans for acquisition of land and other assets and provision of rehabilitation measures will be carried out in consultation with the project affected peoples (PAPs), to ensure minimal disturbance. Entitlements will be provided by PAPs prior to expected start-up of works at the respective subproject sites; d) any acquisition of, or restriction of access to, resources owned or managed by the affected community as a common property should be mitigated by arrangement ensuring access to improved or at least restored resources or access; and e) financial and physical resources for resettlement and rehabilitation will be made available and as where and when required. 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. The project negative impacts and their mitigation measures include: (1) minimize the impact of land acquisition on other assets and the resettlement of people; (2) all Displaced Persons (DPs) who live, work, do business or farm in bridge and road right of ways at the time of the survey will be provided with full economic recovery measures to improve, or at least maintain, their living standard and ability to generate income at the same level as before the Project implementation; (3) rehabilitation measures including: (i) compensation at the replacement cost without considering depreciation or materials that may possibly be re-used to construct new houses and other structures; (ii) agricultural land will be compensated by cash at the replacement cost; (iii) residential land will be compensated by cash at the replacement cost; households and individuals whose land is acquired totally or the remaining area after being acquired is not enough to live, if there are demands, will be allocated for resettlement; iv) transportation costs, allowances, and support; (4) the replacement land for residential and agricultural land should be acceptable to the DPs and as close to the Project acquired land as possible; (5) moving time for resettlement should be minimized and allowances and support for DPs must be made one month before the scheduled commencement date for the project's work in each area; and (6) land acquisition, compensation and support should be planned with the participation of DPs to minimize disturbance. Benefits must be provided to DPs before the scheduled commencement of the work in each project area, and the available public services must be maintained or improved. 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 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. The project negative impacts and their mitigation measures include: (1) minimize the impact of land acquisition on other assets and the resettlement of people; (2) all Displaced Persons (DPs) who live, work, do business or farm in bridge and road right of ways at the time of the survey will be provided with full economic recovery measures to improve, or at least maintain, their living standard and ability to generate income at the same level as before the Project implementation; (3) rehabilitation measures including: (i) compensation at the replacement cost without considering depreciation or materials that may possibly be re-used to construct new houses and other structures; (ii) agricultural land will be compensated by cash at the replacement cost; (iii) residential land will be compensated by cash at the replacement cost; households and individuals whose land is acquired totally or the remaining area after being acquired is not enough to live, if there are demands, will be allocated for resettlement; iv) transportation costs, allowances, and support; (4) the replacement land for residential and agricultural land should be acceptable to the DPs and as close to the Project acquired land as possible; (5) moving time for resettlement should be minimized and allowances and support for DPs must be made one month before the scheduled commencement date for the project's work in each area; and (6) land acquisition, compensation and support should be planned with the participation of DPs to minimize disturbance. Benefits must be provided to DPs before the scheduled commencement of the work in each project area, and the available public services must be maintained or improved. 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 development objective of the Rural Distribution Project for Vietnam focuses on rehabilitating and increasing the capacity of existing distribution lines and substations... Show More + and standardizing them to enable them to meet the growing demand more efficiently, provide better quality and quantity of electric power for productive uses, and reduce power system losses. This environmental assessment (EA) document evaluated impacts, as follows: noise; dust; solid waste disposal; contamination to surface water bodies; project location; maximum number of workers at every construction site; means of transportation of materials, equipment and machinery to the construction sites; temporary and permanent land acquisition; number of affected households; and Vietnamese laws and regulations. As a result of this assessment the EA suggests mitigation measures, including: avoid vegetation clearing as much as possible; forbid use of herbicides and defoliants; cover construction materials with canvas when transported on roads to avoid spillage; water spray at the construction site near residential areas to avoid dust propagation; to avoid noise and vibration utilize machinery at permitted noise level; hold public consultation to give notice of construction in the evening hours; compensate for losses to agricultural production, in accordance with policies of the Bank and Vietnamese laws; inform local authorities and local people of the date and time of electrical generation and danger when power lines are live to avoid unfortunate tragedies; and finally, comply with Vietnam's environmental policy, legislation, institutional, regulatory framework, international agreements relative to the protection of the environment of which Vietnam is a signatory, and compliance with the Bank's environmental, natural habitat areas, and cultural heritages operational safeguards directives. 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 -