The United Nations will help Vietnam build 4,000 flood-resistant houses from now to 2022 for people in five coastal provinces. Flood-resistant houses given to people in Quang Ngai The General Department of Disaster Prevention and Control and the United Nations Development Programme’s Director Caitlin Wiesen transferred 37 houses to people in Quang Ngai Province on February 13. This is part of the project to improve the resilience of vulnerable coastal communities to climate change organised by the UNDP, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, and the Ministry of Construction. The houses can withstand huge storms and protect poor people living in the flood-prone areas. The UNDP has provided USD1,700 to each household and started the project in Quang Ngai Province. In the coming years, the UNDP will build 300 houses in Quang Ngai. The rest will be built in Quang Nam, Quang Binh, Thanh Hoa and Thua Thien-Hue provinces. Wiesen said houses were people’s most valuable assets so was important to have a sturdy house that can adapt to the environment in coastal areas. This is also the first project in Vietnam that is supported by the Green Climate Fund. The project also aims to increase the rate of mangrove coverage and provide reliable information to help with disaster management planning and response to climate change. The project is set to be implemented from 2017 to 2022 with a USD29.50m grant. Doan Thi Tuyet Nga from the General Department of Disaster Prevention and Control under the Ministry of Agriculture and… [Read full story]
Participants agreed that State management agencies should complete mechanism, law and policy on coastal area management as soon as possible in order to manage coastal areas in Vietnam more effectively. They said Vietnam should issue policy and provide technical instructions on coastal area management to help provinces and cities across the country manage coastal areas in line with their real situations. They suggested the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment cooperate with other relevant ministries to build a national strategy and action plan on coastal area management. Vietnam has a coastline of more than 3,260km and 1 million square kilometres…... [read more]
The Department of Grassroots Culture under the Ministry of Culture and Sports held a conference in Ho Chi Minh City to access results of a project on building culture in disadvantaged areas. The project is under the national objective programme on culture and is one of the policies of the party and state to strengthen the state management on culture and information and to build a healthy cultural environment in localities. This contributes to bringing the diversity of culture to ethnic minority people. Activities in traditional festivals on culture and sports are usually held. Mass art performances in rural areas…... [read more]
(Cinet) – The MOCST has had a Document No.1574/BVHTTDL-DSVH sending Bac Giang Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism on building a communal house Van in the relic site of temple and pagoda Van in Viet Yen, Bac Giang. Previously, the MOCST received Document No.233/SVHTTDL-NVVH on April 06, 2011 of Bac Giang Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism on taking opinions from the MOCST for building a communal house in Van village. Accordingly, the MOCST has guided some following opinions: The MOCST approves for building the Van communal house in a scope of an area 2 in the relic complex of…... [read more]
As many as 166 poor women in Da Nang city will be supported with building and repairing houses that are capable of preventing floods. The houses are part of the project on realizing initiatives encouraging the building of climate change resistant houses for poor people in Vietnamese urban areas, sponsored by the Nordic Development Fund (NDF) and carried out by the Da Nang city Women’s Union. It is part of Da Nang city’s action plan on coping with climate change, contributing to accelerating poverty reduction and actively preventing the bad effects caused by climate change. Accordingly, each poor or nearly-poor…... [read more]
Hanoi builds Kim Chung new urban area By Thoa Nguyen - The Saigon Times Daily HANOI - Hanoi City's Department of Planning and Architecture last week handed over a detailed plan of the 1/1500 scale for the Kim Chung new urban area to Dong Anh District authorities. Housing and public facilities and services in the Kim Chung area will help push up urban and socio-economic development in the region. The project will also include three worker dormitory projects for which over 200 families will be displaced. Hanoi City has issued new regulations for large business projects in the new urban…... [read more]
