Vinh Long City Urban Development and Enhanced Climate Resilience Project in Vinh Long Province

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The objective of the Vinh Long City Urban Development and Enhanced Climate Resilience Project for Vietnam is to improve access to infrastructure and connectivity and to reduce flood risk in the urban core area of Vinh Long City. The Project has four components. The objective of the 1. Flood Risk Management and Environmental Sanitation component is to reduce flood-related risks and improve environmental sanitation in the urban core of Vinh Long City through investments in drainage, flood protection structures, sewage networks, and wastewater treatment. 1.1. Flood risk mitigation and urban drainage subcomponent will finance flood risk mitigation structures such as embankments and tidal sluice gates, rehabilitation, and improvement of the canal and drainage system in the city core areas, and investments in green infrastructure to retain and infiltrate rainwater. 1.2. Wastewater collection and treatment system will finance the construction of a separated stormwater and wastewater collection system. The project will provide technical assistance to explore options to involve the private sector in the construction and operation of the Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) through a design build operate (DBO) contract, to improve the quality, sustainability, and cost-effectiveness of wastewater services. 2. Strategic Corridors Development component will finance prioritized investments in roads identified in the city’s master plans and will specifically finance three urban roads. The proposed roads will improve traffic safety by providing alternative routes for the intercity traffic to bypass the city center; provide better accessibility for residents to jobs, education, and other services; and allow for mixed land uses and densification in less flood-prone areas. 3. Resettlement Area Development component will try to minimize resettlement impacts through adopting fit-for-purpose standards and appropriate design; however, significant resettlement impacts are expected due to the proposed investments, particularly under the embankments in Component 1 and the roads in Component 2. This component will ensure improved living conditions and security of tenure for those target communities who are subject to relocation and resettlement under the project. 4. Enhancing Climate Resilience and Leveraging Disruptive Technologies in Urban Management component improve urban management in a climate and risk informed manner and to set the stage for the development of Vinh Long as a smart city through leveraging disruptive technologies. Component 4 includes the following subcomponents: 4.1. Developing an integrated flood risk management information system subcomponent will result in a dynamic model that will enable technical experts and decision makers to better predict flood events and respond to flooding with an integrated set of actions. 4.2. Strengthening Information, Education, and Communication (IEC) and Operation and Maintenance (O and M) on wastewater management subcomponent will result in the public being more informed of the health risks associated with poor water and sanitation practices. 4.3. Developing a geospatial data sharing platform subcomponent will support the development of a web-based geospatial data sharing platform to integrate multiple data sources from different departments in Vinh Long. 4.4. Improved transport management subcomponent will support the ongoing efforts of the city to improve the effectiveness of transport management, integration of transport and flood management, and application of smart transportation system. 4.5. Project implementation support subcomponent will make the technical and financial resources available to ensure efficient implementation of the project that adheres to social and environmental standards while ensuring transparency in procurement and high-quality construction.