The Climate Change Adaption in the Mekong Delta (AMD) project in Tra Vinh will finance the multiplication of 28 production models deemed adaptive to climate change from now until end of 2015.
Over 55 billion VND (2.52 million USD) has been handed over to the northern province of Quang Ninh to support its recovery efforts after the heaviest flooding in 40 years.
Representatives of the Committee for International Non-Governmental
Organisation (INGO) Affairs and the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang
met on July 23 to discuss ways to enhance their coordination and
information sharing on INGO funding and assistance.
The Mekong Delta province of Vinh Long is a bright spot in the region in
attracting foreign non-governmental organisations (NGOs), not only in
terms of aid value but also in management.
More public-private partnerships (PPP) are needed to ensure the
sustainability of HIV-prevention efforts, as the international donor
fund for HIV response in Vietnam is dropping dramatically.
The Government will assist residents facing food shortage during
between-crop period in northern Cao Bang province with 430 tonnes of
rice from the national reserve.
Southernmost Ca Mau province is calling for more financial aid from
non-governmental organisations (NGOs) between 2015 and 2017 to support
its socio-economic development goals.
Central Ha Tinh province has made an urgent request to the Government
for 80 billion VND (3.67 million USD) in financial aid to help the
locality mitigate drought impacts for this year’s summer-autumn crops.
The Vietnamese Government will give 72 billion VND (3.3 million USD)
for training students of agriculture, forestry and fisheries at the
Vietnam National University of Agriculture (VNUA) in the 2016-2017
period.
The European Union (EU) has signed an agreement on the
implementation of the European Development Cooperation Strategy for
Cambodia for 2014-2020, providing 460 million USD in financial
assistance.
A delegation led by Director of the Police General Department for Crime
Prevention, Phan Van Vinh, delivered support to naval soldiers and
residents in Song Tu Tay commune of Truong Sa island district, central
Khanh Hoa province, on May 26.
General Secretary of the United
Nations Ban Ki-moon will embark on a two-day visit to Vietnam from May
22-23, his second visit to the country since he took office in 2007.
The Spanish Red Cross (SRC) pledges the highest level assistance to its
Vietnamese counterpart’s activities including disaster prevention and
response, said Chief Representative of the Hanoi-based SRC office
Ignacio Garcia.
About 15 million litres of clean water has been delivered to the
drought-affected districts of Thuan Nam and Bac Ai in southern
central Ninh Thuan province as part of the Vietnam Red Cross (VRC)’s
urgent relief to local residents.
The Vietnamese Government has provided 50,000 USD in emergency aid to
help Nepal address the consequences of the recent earthquake which has
so far claimed more than 6,000 lives.
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