Viet Nam National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Development and Operationalisation Support Project
Introduction
This project supported the Government of Viet Nam’s vision to strengthen its capability to effectively integrate climate change adaptation into the government’s administration processes in priority sectors. These processes encompassed policy formulation, development planning, budgeting, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation. The project was designed in two phases. The first phase completed the upstream work, background studies, tools and guidelines, preliminary project pipeline, and capacity building in order to deliver the National Adaptation Plan (NAP) of Vietnam. The participatory and result based monitoring and evaluation (M&E) framework and necessary capacity building support will also be completed in the first phase. Based on successful implementation of the first phase, the second phase of the project will be designed focusing on the implementation of the NAP, adaptation mainstreaming, M&E framework and a preparation of a financing strategy including detailed concept notes of high priority adaptation projects.
Project details
The "Viet Nam National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Development and Operationalisation Support Project" is supporting the government of Viet Nam to establish an effective system to integrate climate change adaptation into government administration processes in five priority sectors.
The main challenge for the NAP process is the lack of capacity and resources to effectively integrate and coordinate climate change adaptation into plans and budgets at different levels and to design, operationalize, finance and monitor adaptation actions.
The following results are expected to be delivered through the three outcomes of the project:
Integrated data analytics capability built in priority sectors.
The NAP developed, consulted, and disseminated.
Inter-ministerial coordination strengthened, and appraisal capacity built to implement the NAP integration.
Background study for a financing strategy for both public and private investment in adaptation measures prepared with a preliminary project pipeline.
Participatory and results-based M&E framework developed for priority sectors.
In addition to the key implementing partner, the Ministry of Planning and Investment, other project partners include the Ministry of Natural Resource and Environment (MONRE), the Department of Climate Change (DoCC), the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD), the Ministry of Transportation (MOT), and the Ministry of Health (MOH).
PROJECT RATIONALE
Ranked 8th on the 2017 Climate Risk Index, Viet Nam is a country highly vulnerable to climate change. Average temperatures have risen by 0.5 degrees and sea levels by 20 cm in the last 50 years. Extreme weather events such as typhoons and tropical storms have increased in frequency and intensity, magnifying socio-economic and health impacts on rural, urban, coastal and mountain communities, and endangering critical transportation and drainage infrastructure. The Mekong Delta is one of the most susceptible deltas in the world to sea level rise.
PROJECT UPDATES
The project has delivered the following results under the three outcomes:
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment approved a Circular to serve as a common framework on methodology for assessing climate impacts, risk and vulnerabilities, loss and damage to identify and integrate climate change adaptation measures into sectoral plans
NAP Implementation working group with representatives from prioritized sectors established
The Prime Minister of Vietnam approved the M&E framework which is an output of NAP project for nationwide application
All line ministries including MONRE, MARD, MOH and MOT have contributed to the development of a toolset for assessing climate change impacts, vulnerabilities, and risks
Produced a comprehensive report on mainstreaming gender into the National Adaptation Plan
A NAP portal developed and launched providing comprehensive climate change related information on policies and programs, vulnerability and risk maps, and M&E reporting mechanism
Finalized a NAP Technical Report with inputs from the NAP Drafting Committee after wide consultation with all 63 provinces, scientists, NGOs, development partners, and stakeholders
Assessment of financing environment for climate change adaptation conducted
- National
- National Governments
- Ministry of Planning and Investment Vietnam
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Key results & output
Outcome 1: Capacity for data integration enhanced and National Adaptation Plan (NAP) prepared and aligned with the NDC review 2
Outcome 2: National adaptation plan and climate change adaptation integrated into national, subnational, and sectoral development plans and budget of priority sectors with private sector participation
Outcome 3: Participatory results-based monitoring and evaluation mechanism developed and operationalized.