Lead country
Viet Nam
Participating countries
Viet Nam
Project status
Under implementation
Implementing period
From September 7, 2017 to April 11, 2023
Project ID: 5708
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Technical team
- Climate Change Adaptation Programme
Technical area(s)
- Mainstreaming integrated policy and planning for climate-resilient & sustainable development
- Ecosystem-based adaptation
Landscape(s)
- Forests
- Marine
Sub-landscape(s)
- General
- Coasts
Transformed sector(s)
N/A
UNDP role(s)
- Capacity development / Technical assistance
- Convening / Partnerships / Knowledge Sharing
- Policy advice
Strategy
- Mitigation adaptation
- Law regulation
- Management operation
Sub-strategy
- Infrastructure building
- Flood prevention/Early Warning
- Laws/ Policy/ Plan formulation
- Sustainable land management
Social inclusion
N/A
Gender equality
N/A
Gender result effectiveness scale
N/A
Pathway(s)
- Systems pathway
Risk reduction target(s)
- Improve resilience
SDG target(s)
- 1.5 Build resilience of poor to climate, shocks
- 11.6 Reduce adverse environmental impact of cities
- 13.1 Strengthen resilience, adaptive capacity to climate-related hazards
Conventions and protocols
N/A
Private sector(s)
N/A
Hot topic
- Poverty reduction
About this project
Description
Poor communities living in coastal regions of Vietnam are adversely impacted by frequent flooding. Each year approximately 60,000 houses are destroyed or damaged by floods and storms in coastal provinces. This is likely to worsen given climate change scenarios for Vietnam. Resultant economic impacts make it increasingly difficult for vulnerable families to escape the cycle of poverty. The proposed GCF project seeks to scale up interventions that are already tested to increase the resilience of vulnerable coastal communities. Building on ongoing social protection programmes related to housing for the poor and marginalized, the project will incorporate storm and flood resilient design features in new houses benefiting 20,000 poor and highly disaster-exposed people. As part of an integrated response to managing flood risks, 4,000 hectares of mangroves will be rehabilitated and/or planted to function not only as storm surge buffers, but also to provide ecosystem resources that can support coastal livelihoods. Moreover, to support and sustain both the impact of this project as well as future requisite government policy adjustments that strengthen the resilience of coastal and other communities, resources will be used to systematize climate and economic risk assessments for private and public sector application in all 28 coastal provinces of Vietnam.The project relies on grant finance as (a) the proposed interventions will benefit vulnerable families identified as poor by the government, (b) strengthens natural defenses proving public value, and (c) does not generate revenue that lends itself to providing reflows to the GCF. The project is fully aligned with the Government of Viet Nam (GoV)'s strategies and was designed following extensive stakeholder consultations. The National Designated Authority (NDA) has issued a no-objection letter for the project.
Objectives
The project through an integrated approach with ensure more climate-resilient homes, strengthen natural defenses through the regeneration of mangroves, and improve planning through the integration of climate risk information.
USD $29,523,000
Grant amount
USD $11,006,625
Leveraged amount (co-financing)
1
Source(s) of fund
Sources of fund
- Green Climate Fund Common ($29,523,000)
Implementing partner(s)
- Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
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