Viet Nam : Central Region Small and Medium Towns Development

Sovereign Project | 30286-012

The objectives of the TA are to identify issues and assess water supply and sanitation needs in the candidate project towns, prepare a project suitable for external financing for the sustainable improvement of 10-20 small and medium sized town environments in about five contiguous provinces in the southern central region, and prepare proposals for physical investments, financing mechanisms, operation and maintenance procedures, policy, institutional and regulatory reform, as well as capacity building for local authorities. Key activities include a socio-economic survey of the candidate projects towns and a needs assessment for water supply and sanitation, stakeholders' workshops and community meetings to obtain design outputs, presentation of key findings and recommendations, and project management.

Project Details

  • Project Officer
    Hakim, Januar
    Southeast Asia Department
    Request for information
  • Country/Economy
    Viet Nam
  • Modality
  • Sector
    • Water and other urban infrastructure and services
Project Name Central Region Small and Medium Towns Development
Project Number 30286-012
Country / Economy Viet Nam
Project Status Closed
Project Type / Modality of Assistance Technical Assistance
Source of Funding / Amount
TA 4485-VIE: Central Region Small and Medium Towns Development
Japan Special Fund US$ 950,000.00
TA 4485-VIE: Central Region Small and Medium Towns Development (Supplementary)
Japan Special Fund US$ 120,000.00
Strategic Agendas Environmentally sustainable growth
Inclusive economic growth
Drivers of Change Gender Equity and Mainstreaming
Governance and capacity development
Knowledge solutions
Private sector development
Sector / Subsector

Water and other urban infrastructure and services / Urban policy, institutional and capacity development

Gender Effective gender mainstreaming
Description The objectives of the TA are to identify issues and assess water supply and sanitation needs in the candidate project towns, prepare a project suitable for external financing for the sustainable improvement of 10-20 small and medium sized town environments in about five contiguous provinces in the southern central region, and prepare proposals for physical investments, financing mechanisms, operation and maintenance procedures, policy, institutional and regulatory reform, as well as capacity building for local authorities. Key activities include a socio-economic survey of the candidate projects towns and a needs assessment for water supply and sanitation, stakeholders' workshops and community meetings to obtain design outputs, presentation of key findings and recommendations, and project management.
Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy

Included in Viet Nam Country Strategy and Program Update, 2005?2006

Impact
Project Outcome
Description of Outcome
Progress Toward Outcome
Implementation Progress
Description of Project Outputs
Status of Implementation Progress (Outputs, Activities, and Issues)
Geographical Location
Safeguard Categories
Environment B
Involuntary Resettlement
Indigenous Peoples
Summary of Environmental and Social Aspects
Environmental Aspects
Involuntary Resettlement
Indigenous Peoples
Stakeholder Communication, Participation, and Consultation
During Project Design
During Project Implementation
Business Opportunities
Consulting Services The TA will require approximately 83 person months of consulting services (about 23 pm of international and 60 pm of domestic) from a firm and will be engaged using quality- and cost-based selection method. It will require consulting services in the fields of institutional development, water supply and sanitation engineering, economics and finance, environmental assessment, and social development and resettlement.
Procurement To be determined
Responsible ADB Officer Hakim, Januar
Responsible ADB Department Southeast Asia Department
Responsible ADB Division Human and Social Development Division, SERD
Executing Agencies
Ministry of Construction
Timetable
Concept Clearance 28 Jul 1997
Fact Finding 05 Mar 2004 to 16 Mar 2004
MRM -
Approval 15 Dec 2004
Last Review Mission -
PDS Creation Date 26 Jan 2006
Last PDS Update 04 May 2006

TA 4485-VIE

Milestones
Approval Signing Date Effectivity Date Closing
Original Revised Actual
15 Dec 2004 06 Apr 2005 06 Apr 2005 15 Oct 2005 31 Dec 2007 29 Feb 2008
Financing Plan/TA Utilization Cumulative Disbursements
ADB Cofinancing Counterpart Total Date Amount
Gov Beneficiaries Project Sponsor Others
1,070,000.00 0.00 250,000.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1,320,000.00 17 Jun 2022 1,050,990.01

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