Description

The development objective of Coastal Cities Sustainable Environment Project for Vietnam is to increase access to sanitation services and improve the operational performance of sanitation utilities in the Project Cities. This project has four components. 1) The first component, Sanitation Infrastructure Expansion, aims to contribute to PDO achievement (increase access to sanitation services) through investments in flood reduction works and drainage and wastewater collection networks. 2) The second component, Urban Connectivity Improvement, aims to create new key arterial roads/link roads/local roads or upgrade existing ones, thereby increasing the connectivity of the cities’ road network. 3) The third component, Compensation and Site Clearance, aims to provide funding for compensation, site clearance, and resettlement site works. 4) The fourth component, Implementation Support and Institutional Reform, aims to contribute to Project development objective (PDO) achievement (improve the operational performance of sanitation utilities in select cities) through a capacity strengthening program for the Project Management Units (PMUs) and relevant agencies, and reform activities related to implementation of Decree 80 (institutional reorganization, household connection policy, revolving funds in Nha Trang, Phan Rang, and Quy Nhon, service contracts and private sector participation, tariffs/cost recovery).