€ 8.8 million mobilized to protect Mekong Delta mangrove forest
Update: 10/03/2015
The Prime Minister has recently approved the project “Integrated Coastal Management and Mangrove Forest Protection for Climate Change Adaptation in Mekong Delta (ICMP) - Phase 2”. The project mobilizes the ODA funding of Governments of Germany and Australia.
The project shall be implemented in up to 3-year (2015-2018) with its total cost of € 8.8 million. The project aims to strengthen institutional and planning capacity to develop the Mekong Delta in adaptation to climate change (CC). Accordingly, the project will establish a legal and institutional framework for developing the solutions to adapt to CC and green growth; strengthen technical capacity for the agencies related to developing and funding for likelihood solutions, coastal integrated management, and CC adaptation; improve and establish the cooperation mechanism and partnership; build the approaches to harmonize with coastal ecosystems, towards green growth and adaption to CC in this region.