We were assisting World Bank in its long-term engagement in urban upgrading programmes within the Mekong Delta Region (MDR) including Vietnam Urban Upgrading Programme (VUUP). The project focused on providing implementation support to 7 provincial cities of Vietnam (Bac Lieu, Ben Tre, Long Xuyen, Vinh Long, Tan An, Vi Thanh, Soc Trang) which are in the early stages of urbanisation to adopt green infrastructure principles in design and urban planning -considering adaptability to climate change particularly water-related hazards.
We were supporting activities in 30 Low-Income Areas across all the cities and will impact an estimated 500,000 direct beneficiaries and 1 million indirect beneficiaries. In addition to providing training and capacity building for the Ministry of Construction (MoC) & other Departments to strengthen investment design, the advisory also prepared a National Design Guideline for MoC to promote long-term infrastructure sustainability.
