<div><h4>Description</h4><p>The project will support the government to achieve the outcome: effective and sustainable flood risk management systems made operational and well maintained. There are three outputs with an estimated investment of $275 million: (i) institutional and planning capacities for flood risk management improved; (ii) dike systems in Red-Thai Binh and Ma rivers rehabilitated and upgraded; and (iii) flood forecasting and early warning systems for Red-Thai Binh and Ma rivers modernized.</p><h4>Impact</h4><p><p>Climate change impact responded to and flood-related disasters prevented</p></p></div>

Climate Adaptive Integrated Flood Risk Management Project

Initial poverty and social analysis project number: 53275- 001 june 2020 viet nam: climate adaptive integrated flood risk management project this document is being disclosed to the public in accordance with adb's access to informa tion policy. currency equivalents as of 17 june 2020 currency unit - dong d d1.00 = 0.04 311.00 = d23, 208 abbreviations cso - civil society organization trta - transaction technical assistance note in this report, refers to united states dollars. in preparing any country program or strategy, financing any project, or by making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area in this document, the asian development bank does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other s tatus of any territory or area. initial poverty and social analysis country: viet nam project title: climate adaptive integrated flood risk management projectlendingfinancing modality: project department division: serdseer i. poverty impact and social dimensions a. links to the national poverty reduction strategy and country partnership strategy the project will improve the living conditions of reside nts in 16 climate-induced flood-prone provinces and municipalities bac giang, bac ninh, ha nam, ha noi, hai duong, hai ph ong, hoa binh, hung yen, nam dinh, ninh binh, phu tho, quang ninh, thai binh, thai nguyen, thanh hoa, and vinh phuc located in the deltas of red-thai binh river and ma river by improving the risk manageme nt of floods from the two rivers. viet nam attained lower middle-income country status in 2010, and poverty in th e country has fallen rapidly since the early 1990s . the project contributes to achieving several government poverty red uction policies: national target program on sustainable poverty reduction 2016 -2020a and socio-economic development plan 2016 -2020.b the project aims to support the government to respond to climate chang e and prevent disasters through effective and sustainable flood risk management system in red-thai binh river and ma river deltas. this aligns with one of three pillars of the asian development bank adb country partnership strategy 2 016-2020c for viet nam, which aims to improve environmental sustainability and climate chang e response.b. poverty targeting : general intervention individual or household ti-h geographic ti-g non-income mdgs ti-m1, m2, etc. the project will improve the living conditions of residents in 16 climate-induced flood-prone provinces bac giang, bac ninh, ha nam, ha noi, hai duong, hai phong, hoa binh, hung yen , nam dinh, ninh binh, phu tho, quang ninh, thai binh, thai nguyen, thanh hoa, and vinh phuc located i n the deltas of red-thai binh river and ma river by increasing the risk management of floods from the two river s. c. poverty and social analysis 1. key poverty and potential beneficiaries. viet nam's nationa l poverty rate has decreased from 58 in 1993 to 5.8 in 2016, but poverty rates in urban and rural areas are 2.0 and 7.5, respectively, and have three times difference.d the country's vulnerability to climate change and its imp acts is posing additional and significant risks to the country's economy, human welfare, and environment. viet nam is among the countries most vulnerable to climate change as a result of its long coastline and significant population living in low-lying large river deltas and economic de pendence on sectors that are vulnerable to climate change, such as ag riculture. in most cases, poor households inevitably reside in the areas vulnerable to flood risks. it is reported that for a 25-year historical climate-induced flood, 30 of today's poor population is exposed. this number increases by 16 -28 given climate change impacts. for a 50 -year return period under a high climate scenario, 40 of t oday's poor p eople in viet nam are exposed to flooding. the impact of climate change on the number of poor people e xposed is evident. for absolute exposure the number of poor and number of flood exposed, more areas of high floo d and poverty are visible in the mekong delta and the red river delta, as well as along the eastern coasts footnote d . the primary beneficiaries of the project will be residents in flood prone areas in the red-thai binh river and ma river deltas, including farmers, landless communities, households depending on industries, andor servi ce sectors. 2. impact channels and expected systemic changes. with the pro ject, areas of flood risk and the frequency of flood risk will be reduced. this will also improve the hygiene co nditions of the communities. improved flood forecasting and working systems with the development of flood risk maps un der the project will also enable residents to prepare flood events much in advance, which will result in saving thei r life and properties. 3. focus of and resources allocated in the transaction techn ical assistance trta. the trta will provide verification on the impact of the project on the poor, particula rly some groups of people vulnerable to the climate-induced flood events, such as children, pregnant women, d isabled , and aged persons who cannot prepare and evacuate on their own in times of floods. the verificatio n is needed when developing flood warning system and floo d evacuation plans carefully. ii. gender and development 1. what are the key gender issues in the sector andor subsec tor that are likely to be relevant to this project or program key gender issues to be considered in this project include potential contribution of women's participation in developing flood risk map and flood evacuation plan an d when implementing the plan. in many cases, women 's knowledge on i the geography of their residential areas and ii the group of people who require attention from the aspect of vulnerability in the event of floods are greate r than those of men. however, there is a risk of less involvement of women in these activities. furthermore, women a re also primarily responsible for care of children and the elderly at home, shopping and cooking, and most other household duties. these expected duties are often more impacted in the event of floods, and women have sp ecific needs on support to overcome these impacts. these gender specific needs should be identified during desig n and implementation of dike upgrading civil work and throu gh reflection in the flood risk management plans and impleme ntation of the plans. gender issues in staffing of meteorological stations and capacity building need for operating t he integrated flood and rainfall forecasting system will be identified during trta and gender actions are included to address this issue. 2. does the proposed project or program have the potential to c ontribute to the promotion of gender equity andor empowerment of women by providing women's access to and us e of opportunities, services, resources, assets, and participation in decision making yes no women will have significant role in both the project preparation and implementation, especially in developing flood risk map, warning system, and evaluation plans. a gender ac tion plan will be prepared during trta based on gender assessment. 3. could the proposed project have an adverse impact on women and or girls or widen gender inequality yes no 4. indicate the intended gender mainstreaming category: gen gender equity egm effective gender mainstreaming sge some gender elementsnge no gender elements . participation and empowerment 1. who are the main stakeholders of the project, including beneficiaries and negatively affected people identify how they will participate in the project design. the main stakeholders will be ministry of agriculture and rura l development, its viet nam disaster management authority, national meteorological and hydrological forecasting center , and provincial people's committees participating from 16 provinces and municipalities located in the target rive r basins. other potential stakeholders will be identified during trta in close collaboration with provincial peop le's committees. 2. how can the project contribute in a systemic way to engaging an d empowering stakeholders and beneficiaries, particularly, the poor, vulnerable, and excluded groups wha t issues in the project design require participation of the poor and excluded the project will contribute to engaging and empowering stake holders and beneficiaries, particularly the poor peopl e, women, children, and the aged persons through participatory me etings and workshops for consultations on the project design and implementation. in meetings and workshops , participants will be asked to carefully confirm if they could understand the benefits and risks from the project and con tribution provided by them during the project e.g., resettlement and so on. the executing agencies will provide participants the contact information to representatives and share comments and concerns from participants with the project units in the executing agency and consultant team, especially social and gender specialists, and addres s those. 3. what are the key, active, and relevant civil society organizatio ns csos in the project area what is the level of civil society organization participation in the project desi gn information generation and sharing mconsultation mcollaboration lpartnership l women 's union of viet nam is an active cso and those in the proposed project areas will be identified during trta. other potential csos will be identified and invited to collaborate with the trta team to support their membersbeneficiaries to participate in project design delibera tions. 4. are there issues during project design for which participa tion of the poor and excluded is important what are they and how should they be addressedyesno participation of the poor and excluded is a critical part o f the resettlement planning process. i n stakeholders' identification process during trta, the poor and excluded wh o should participate in and be involved in the process of the design during project preparation will be identified. iv. social safeguards a. involuntary resettlement category a b c fi 1. does the project have the potential to involve involuntary land acquisition resulting in physical and economic displacementyesno potentially there may be involuntary land acquisition resulting from rehabilitation and upgrading flood protection dikes and upgrading andor constructing hydrometeorological stat ions. 2. what action plan is required to address involuntary resettlement as part of the transaction ta or due diligence process resettlement plan resettlement frameworksocial impact matrix environmental and social management system arrangement none b. indigenous peoples category a b c fi 1. does the proposed project have the potential to directly or ind irectly affect the dignity, human rights, livelihood systems, or culture of indigenous peoplesyesno 2. does it affect the territories or natural and cultural resources ind igenous peoples own, use, occupy, or claim, as their ancestral domain yesno 3. will the project require broad community support of affected indi genous communitiesyes no 4. what action plan is required to address risks to indigenous peop les as part of the transaction ta or due diligence process indigenous peoples planindigenous peoples planning framework social impact matrix environmental and social management system arrangementnone v. other social issues and risks 1. what other social issues and risks should be considered in th e project design creating decent jobs and employmentadhering to core labor standards labor retrenchment spread of communicable diseases, including hivaids increase in human traffickingaffordability increase in unplanned migrationincrease in vulnerability to natural disasterscreating political instability creating internal social conflicts others, please specify 2. how are these additional social issues and risks going to be ad dressed in the project design further investigation on the risks will be conducted under the trta and if the risks are real, measures to address would be included in the project designs outcomes where releva nt. vi. transaction ta or due diligence resource requirement 1. do the terms of reference for the transaction ta or other due dil igence contain key information needed to be gathered during transaction ta or due diligence process to b etter analyze i poverty and social impact, ii gender impact, participation dimensions, iv social safe guards, and v other social risks. are the relevant spec ialists identified yes no 2. what resources e.g., consultants, survey budget, and workshop are allocated for conducting poverty, social, andor gender analysis, and participation plan during the transaction ta or due diligence the following will be allocated in trta: i environment, ii resettlement, ind igenous peoples, and iv social and gender to condu ct due diligence. trta allocates the cost for conduct ing workshops, stakeholder identification, consultation with bro ad stakeholders as well as beneficiaries . a government of viet nam. 2016. decision 1722qd- ttg on 2 september 2016: national target program on sustainable poverty reduction during 2016 -2020 . hanoi.b government of viet nam. 2016. resolution no.1422016qh13 on 12 april 2016: five-year socio -economic development plan from 2016 -2020 . hanoi. c adb. 2016. country partnership strategy: viet nam, 2016 -2020 --fostering more inclusive and environmentally sustainable growth . manila. d world bank. 2016. policy and research working paper 7765: exposure to floods, clim ate change, and poverty in vietnam . washington d.c.

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