<div><h4>Impact</h4><p><p>Strengthening Ha Tinh City as the regional center for green, supporting climate resilient urban development in the central north region</p></p></div>

Ha Tinh City Priority Infrastructure for Climate Adaptation Project

Viet nam: ha tinh city priority infrastructure forclimate adaptation projectproject nameha tinh city priority infrastructure for climateadaptation projectproject number 56184-001country economy viet namproject status proposedproject type modality ofassistancegrantloansource of funding amountloan: priority infrastructure for climateadaptation in ha tinh cityordinary capital resources us 100.00 millionoperational prioritiesop2: accelerating progress in gender equalityop3: tackling climate change, building climate anddisaster resilience, and enhancing environmentalsustainabilityop4: making cities more livableop6: strengthening governance and institutionalcapacitysector subsectortransport urban roads and traffic managementwater and other urban infrastructure andservices urban flood protection - urban policy,institutional and capacity developmentgender effective gender mainstreamingdescriptionproject rationale and linkageto countryregional strategyimpactstrengthening ha tinh city as the regional center forgreen, supporting climate resilient urban developmentin the central north regionoutcome climate adaptation capability of ha tinh city improvedoutputsurban infrastructure improved and made climateresilientcapacity for flood risk management strengthenedgeographical location ha tinhsafeguard categoriesenvironment binvoluntary resettlement aindigenous peoples csummary of environmental and social aspectsenvironmentalaspectsthe proposed project will construct climate resilient urbaninfrastructure to enable sustainable socio-economic growth andimprove living standards for 153, people. the project will help hatinh city become more livable, adapt to climate change, build thecity's climate and disaster resilience, enhance environmentalsustainability, strengthen governance and institutional capacity andpromote gender equality and the empowerment of women. none ofthe proposed infrastructure is located in legally protected areas orareas recognized for their biodiversity value. hydrological modelingon the flow regime of rao cai and cay rivers as well as ke goreservoir will be processed to check flooding scenarios and supportfor the design of drainage system, retention reservoirs and pumpingstations to tackle the city's flooding problems. the project will bringlong-term positive environmental impacts during its operation byreducing water inundation, pollution and waterborne diseases in hatinh city. any potential negative impacts would mainly be generatedduring construction. the risks can be mitigated using properengineering designs and construction management measures thatwill be required in the environment safeguards documents to beprepared following adb's safeguards policy statement 2009.climate change risks such as typhoons and flooding will be assessedand mitigation measures will be identified in the climate changeassessment linked document. climate resilience and disaster riskreduction measures will be incorporated into the detailedengineering designs of the project.involuntaryresettlementthe infrastructure works will be undertaken mainly within existingalignments and will required limited land acquisition. there may benew construction in some sections. involuntary resettlementcategory a is proposed because preliminary investigations indicatethat land acquisition may affect up to 276 households, with about 35households needing to be relocated and 180 households who maylose more than 10 of their total agricultural land. a resettlementplan will be prepared to elaborate displaced person's entitlements,the income and livelihood restoration strategy, institutionalarrangements, monitoring and reporting framework, budget, andtime-bound implementation schedule. the resettlement plan will beprepared following adb's safeguards policy statement 2009 andgovernment regulations. the resettlement plan will be updated andconfirmed for implementation upon the completion of detailedengineering designs.indigenous peoplesthe project areas are inhabited by kinh people and no ethnicminority communities are affected by the project or among thebeneficiaries. in line with the sps and available information, theproject is classified as category c for indigenous peoples.stakeholder communication, participation, and consultationduring projectdesignduring projectimplementationresponsible adb officer nash, alexander d.responsible adb department southeast asia departmentresponsible adb division urban development and water division, serdexecuting agencies provincial people's committee of ha tinh provincetimetableconcept clearance 06 may 2024fact finding 17 jun 2022 to 17 jun 2022mrm 30 jul 2022approval -last review mission -last pds update 04 jan 2023project page https:.adb.orgprojects56184-001mainrequest forinformationhttp:.adb.orgformsrequest-information-formsubject=56184-001date generated 16 april 2024adb provides the information contained in this project data sheet pds solely as a resourcefor its users without any form of assurance. whilst adb 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