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31.6 billion VND to help coastal communities improve climate change resilience

15:15 16/10/2024

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On October 15, the People's Committee of Binh Dinh Province announced the approval of a technical assistance project titled "Climate-Resilient Coastal Communities in Vietnam - Binh Dinh Province," funded by the Government of Canada through the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

The project has a total budget of over VND 37.2 billion, of which VND 31.6 billion is non-refundable ODA (Official Development Assistance) funded by Canada, and approximately VND 5.6 billion is the counterpart fund from the People's Committee of Binh Dinh. The project will be implemented over six years, from 2024 to March 2030. Its goal is to enhance the resilience of vulnerable coastal communities, especially women, while enriching the marine and coastal biodiversity in Binh Dinh Province.

According to UNDP, this climate-resilient coastal community project in Vietnam will be implemented in three provinces: Binh Dinh, Soc Trang, and Thua Thien Hue. The project focuses on three main components: climate change, biodiversity conservation, and gender equality, targeting vulnerable coastal communities, particularly women. Each province will establish its own project management board, responsible for implementing the project locally.

In Binh Dinh, the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development stated that the project will include key activities such as planting 50,000 scattered mangrove trees, establishing a marine protected area in Quy Nhon Bay, restoring 4 hectares of coral reefs in four coastal communes and wards (Nhon Ly, Nhon Hai, Nhon Chau, and Ghenh Rang Ward in Quy Nhon), and installing seven early warning stations for climate change (meteorological and hydrological stations) in coastal communes.

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