The “Partnership for equitable resilience to the impacts of climatechange of coastal communities in deltas of Vietnam” project in TraVinh helped generate a sustainable way of life among residents living incoastal areas.
A meeting between Oxfam, aglobal aid and development charity, and Tra Vinh’s Department ofAgriculture and Rural Development was held on June 23 to conclude theproject which was implemented from September 2012 to June 2015.
The project was executed by the department with a total investment of11.5 billion VND (527,000 USD) from a non-refundable sponsorship by theAustralian Government.
The goal of the projectwas to enhance climate change response capacity, recovery and adaptationfor those vulnerable to climate change and natural disasters.
After the three-year implementation in 10 communes of Chau Thanh andCau Ngang districts, the projects produced positive results, helpingreduce disaster impacts and increase climate change response capacityfor local governments and communities.
The project also helped residents in coastal areas improve their livelihoods and manage eco-systems sustainably.
Over the past three years, more than 1,000 households receivedlivelihood support and assistance, such as in breeding cow raising orgrowing maize.
The most successful model is thegroup that manages the Con Chim eco-system at Minh Hoa commune, ChauThanh district, which was formed in November 2014.
It is the first model dedicated to protecting an ecosystem and warning and responding to disasters in Mekong Delta.
The group includes 100 households who live along the banks of the ConChim River, a branch of the Co Chien River, and is used to live offfishing, using tools destructive to seafood resources.
The formation of the group helped build awareness among householdsand encourage them to commit to protecting forest and seafood resourcesand cope with rising tides and landslides.
Besides being equipped with patrol vehicles to supervise and preventforest deforestation and illegal fishing, impoverished householdsreceived 10 to 15 million VND (450-690 USD) each to support their newlivelihoods.-VNA
A meeting between Oxfam, aglobal aid and development charity, and Tra Vinh’s Department ofAgriculture and Rural Development was held on June 23 to conclude theproject which was implemented from September 2012 to June 2015.
The project was executed by the department with a total investment of11.5 billion VND (527,000 USD) from a non-refundable sponsorship by theAustralian Government.
The goal of the projectwas to enhance climate change response capacity, recovery and adaptationfor those vulnerable to climate change and natural disasters.
After the three-year implementation in 10 communes of Chau Thanh andCau Ngang districts, the projects produced positive results, helpingreduce disaster impacts and increase climate change response capacityfor local governments and communities.
The project also helped residents in coastal areas improve their livelihoods and manage eco-systems sustainably.
Over the past three years, more than 1,000 households receivedlivelihood support and assistance, such as in breeding cow raising orgrowing maize.
The most successful model is thegroup that manages the Con Chim eco-system at Minh Hoa commune, ChauThanh district, which was formed in November 2014.
It is the first model dedicated to protecting an ecosystem and warning and responding to disasters in Mekong Delta.
The group includes 100 households who live along the banks of the ConChim River, a branch of the Co Chien River, and is used to live offfishing, using tools destructive to seafood resources.
The formation of the group helped build awareness among householdsand encourage them to commit to protecting forest and seafood resourcesand cope with rising tides and landslides.
Besides being equipped with patrol vehicles to supervise and preventforest deforestation and illegal fishing, impoverished householdsreceived 10 to 15 million VND (450-690 USD) each to support their newlivelihoods.-VNA
