Development assistance in Vietnam
Australia-World Bank Strategic Partnership (ABP) in Vietnam
$43 million, 2012-17
The Australia-World Bank Strategic Partnership (ABP) was dedicated to supporting Vietnam's development agenda through technical assistance, capacity building, and analytical work, as well as some investment support, financed by a programmatic trust fund and delivered through a partnership between the World Bank and DFAT.
ABP's objectives were to: foster an enabling environment in Vietnam for improved economic competitiveness, increased environmental sustainability, and broadened access to economic and social opportunity; and enhance cooperation between Australia and the Bank in working for development effectiveness in Vietnam.
Related documents
| Name of document | Year published | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Vietnam Australia-World Bank Partnership mid-term review: final report and management response | 2015 | Report and management response |
| Australia-World Bank Strategic Partnership in Vietnam - Completion report | 2017 | Report |
Restructuring for a more competitive Vietnam
$3 million, 2014-17
The project helped relieve key constraints to healthy growth of the private sector (domestic and international), increase Vietnam's competitiveness and promote regional and global trade. It helped strengthen the evidence-base to support economic restructuring in line with Vietnam's emerging commitments under regional and international economic cooperation agreements. The program engaged international experts on key policy issues and worked with a range of stakeholders to build support for reforms. The program shared contemporary Australian reform experience and built institutional links with Australian economic agencies including the Productivity Commission and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.
The project worked with three key agencies: the Central Institute for Economic Management, the Vietnam Competition Authority and the Institute for Policy and Strategy in Agriculture and Rural Development. Emerging priorities were addressed through a flexible funding mechanism accessible by a range of organisations including the Communist Party Economic Reform Commission and the Economic Committee of the National Assembly.
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| Name of document | Year published | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Restructuring for a More Competitive Vietnam (RCV) Mid-term Review | 2016 | Report and management response |
| Grant Agreement between Australia and Central Institute for Economic Management for the Restructuring for a more Competitive Vietnam Project | 2014 | Agreement |
| RCV Design Document | 2014 | Design |
Related links
Restructuring for a more Competitive Vietnam website
Integrated Coastal Management Program (ICMP)
$16.6 million, 2011-18
The Mekong Delta is home to 18 million people and is the third-largest industrial region of Vietnam, after Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. It is Vietnam's most important agricultural region producing 55 per cent of the country's rice and feeding more than 245 million people worldwide. The region's people and resources are highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, including saline intrusion in coastal areas, riverbank and coastal erosion, flooding due to land subsidence, and sea level rise. Rapid development is exacerbating these impacts and placing further pressure on resources. These issues extend beyond provincial boundaries, which means that cooperation between provinces and with neighbouring countries is critical to protecting people, their livelihoods and the environment.
ICMP supported the Government of Vietnam to use strengthened planning, technical and financial capacities to foster climate-resilient development of the Mekong Delta. Practical, cost-effective solutions to coastal protection, sustainable agriculture and aquaculture, successfully piloted in phase one (2011-2014), were scaled up and institutionalised for greater impact and sustainability. The main outcomes of the second phase of ICMP (2014-2018) included:
- Established the political, administrative and legal framework for formulation of broad-based investments aimed at climate resilience and green growth
- Technical and financial capacities of partner organisations were built so that selected measures targeting coastal protection, water management and agriculture can be broadly implemented
- Institutional conditions for climate-resilient development of the Mekong Delta's coastal ecosystems were improved and new strategic partnerships created.
ICMP was jointly financed by the Governments of Australia and Germany. ICMP was implemented by GIZ in partnership with Vietnam's Ministry of Agriculture and Resource Development and five provincial governments.
Related documents
| Name of document | Year published | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Memorandum of Understanding between AusAID and BMZ | 2007 | Memorandum of Understanding |
| Vietnam Climate Change and Coastal Ecosystems Program Gender analysis November 2010 | 2010 | Report |
| Vietnam Climate Change and Coastal Ecosystems Program–Design Document | 2010 | Design document |
| Fact sheet: Scaling up community responses to climate change and coastal conservation in the Mekong Delta | 2012 | Fact sheet |
| Vietnam Climate Change and Coastal Ecosystems Program–Fact sheet | 2012 | Fact sheet |
| Integrated Coastal Management Program Phase I: Final Report | 2014 | Report |
| Phase II Design Document - Integrated Coastal Management Programme | 2014 | Design document |
| Summary report of final evaluation and management response - Integrated Coastal Management Programme | 2017 | Report & management response |
| Integrated Coastal Management Program fact sheet | 2017 | Fact sheet |
| Integrated Coastal Management Program Final Report | 2018 | Report |
Related links
- GIZ Kien Giang Project (video)
- Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
- Government of Vietnam–Ministry of Agriculture and Development
- Government of Vietnam's Management Board for Forestry Projects
- The Mekong Delta Coastal Protection web-map
Typhoon Damrey Emergency Response Project
$400,000, 2018
In November 2017, the south-central coastline of Vietnam was hit by Typhoon Damrey, a strong tropical cyclone that affected 15 provinces across the region and resulted in an economic loss estimated at USD 1 billion.
Australia provided $400,000 to support recovery efforts in partnership with CARE International in Vietnam. The financial assistance and technical training provided through the project helped 10,000 people in Quang Nam and Hue provinces to rebuild their homes, re-establish crops and livestock, and gain access to clean drinking water.
Humanitarian contribution – Floods in Central Vietnam
$2.1 million, 2020
In October and November 2020, Vietnam's central region has been hit by 8 separate tropical storms. The wave of 4 successive, intense storms in mid-October with destructive super typhoon Molave end of October caused catastrophic flooding and landslides in Ha Tinh, Quang Binh, Quang Tri, Thua Thien Hue, Nghe An, Da Nang, Quang Nam, and Quang Ngai provinces. Approximately, 7.7 million people live in the flood-affected areas and 1.5 million were directly affected.
Australia was among the first bilateral partners to respond financially to Government of Vietnam's call for international assistance, announcing AUD100,000 toward initial relief efforts on 23 October 2020. This first contribution was mobilised through Plan International via the Australian Humanitarian Partnerships (AHP) arrangement.
On 5 November, Australia Foreign Minister announced a second contribution of AUD2 million humanitarian assistance with AUD1 million mobilised through UNICEF and AUD1 million though World Vision Australia, CAN DO (ADRA Vietnam) and Care Australia via the Australian Humanitarian Partnerships (AHP) arrangement.
Australia provided relief and early recovery assistance to the total of 83,000 people with improved access to safe water, promoted hygiene and sanitation, mental health and psychosocial support, preventing children from violence, abuse and injuries and facilitated livelihood recovery through cash-based assistance.
Cao Lanh Bridge
$160 million, 2011-20
Australia co-financed the design, supervision and construction of the Cao Lanh Bridge across the Mekong River to facilitate trade and economic growth in the region. This bridge is a vital part of a major transport initiative called the Central Mekong Delta Connectivity Project that helps link people and markets in the Mekong Delta to the rest of Southeast Asia and beyond. The bridge is two kilometres long, six lanes wide and sits 37.5 metres above the Mekong River. The bridge will directly benefit five million people, including an estimated 170,000 road users per day. The bridge pioneers new technical engineering solutions to improve quality and withstand climate-related events. It is the largest single Australian aid activity in mainland Southeast Asia. The Bridge was officially opened by the Foreign Minister on 27 May 2018.
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Vietnam Climate Innovation Centre
$7.35 million, 2013-20
Australia has supported the establishment of the Vietnam Climate Innovation Centre through the World Bank and with co-funding from the United Kingdom. The Centre, which was launched on 7 December 2015, provides small and medium enterprises – including those led by women – with the seed capital, skills and networks they need to develop and bring to the market innovative yet commercially viable climate-smart technologies. This in turn promotes private sector engagement in green growth and supports Vietnam's aims as a middle-income country to reshape the economy and increase competitiveness.
Related documents
| Name of document | Year published | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Vietnam Climate Innovation Center Business Plan | 2012 | Project document |
| Brochure: Vietnam Climate Innovation Center Climate Technology Program [PDF 1.84mb] | 2015 | Brochure |
| Vietnam Climate Innovation Center fact sheet | 2017 | Fact sheet |
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Building Responsibility and Accountability for gender-based Violence Elimination (BRAVE)
$0.6 million, 2018-21
BRAVE aims to influence social norms around gender-based violence victim blaming, in partnership with CARE International.
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Support to the Second National Study on Violence against Women and Girls
$0.94 million, 2017-21
Australia is collaborating with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) to support the Government of Vietnam to carry out Vietnam's Second National Study on Violence against Women and Girls (VAWG). The study will:
- Estimate the prevalence, frequencies and forms of gender-based violence in Vietnam
- Provide estimates of economic costs of VAWG at the household, regional and national levels
- Assess the extent to which VAWG is associated with health and socio-economic outcomes
- Identify factors that may either protect or put women and girls at risk of gender-based violence
- Document and compare strategies and services women and girls use to deal with gender-based violence, perceptions of VAWG, and the extent to which women and girls understand their legal rights
- Identify any changes in the VAWG situation in Vietnam since the first survey was completed by the General Statistics Office in 2010.
Related documents
| Name of document | Year published | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Proposal: Support the Second National Study on Violence against Women and Girls (2017-2019) | 2017 | Concept note |
Women's Economic Empowerment through Agricultural Value Chain Enhancement (WEAVE)
$3.49 million, 2016-20
The project supports ethnic minority women's economic empowerment in pork, cinnamon and banana value chains. This is achieved by promoting equality between women and men within households and producer groups, strengthening female and male producers' skills and bargaining power, and working with businesses and government decision-makers to improve the policy environment to support producers. WEAVE is implemented by a consortium of three international non-governmental organisations: CARE International, Oxfam and SNV.
Related documents
| Name of document | Year published | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Women's Economic Empowerment through Agriculture Value Chain Enhancement- Design Document | 2016 | Design |
| WEAVE fact sheet | 2017 | Fact sheet |
| WEAVE project: Midterm review report | 2018 | Midterm review report |
| WEAVE project: Midterm review report - management response | 2018 | Management response report |
Empower: Mekong Women's Empowerment Project
$0.8 million, 2018-22 (contribution towards $10.3 million initiative)
In partnership with MSI Asia Pacific, Australia is helping women and girls in Vietnam to realise their economic potential through improved utilisation of sexual and reproductive health services, products and information. The program also operates in Cambodia and Myanmar.
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Supporting Interventions to Eliminate Violence Against Women and Children in Vietnam during COVID-19
$2.5 million, 2020-21
This activity is implemented through the Aus4Equality program to prevent and respond to violence against women and children, ensure gender equality is central to recovery efforts and promote inclusive recovery. Australia is providing funding to three UN agencies (UNFPA, UNICEF and UN Women).
Investing in Women
$12 million, 2017-23 (contribution towards $102 million initiative)
Investing in Women is working in Vietnam to promote increased employment opportunities for women in the formal sector, and the expansion of women-led small to medium enterprises. The initiative also seeks to promote women's leadership and decision-making in workplaces and businesses. The Vietnam component of this multi-country investment started in 2017.
Related documents
| Name of document | Year published | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Investment Design – South East Asia Investing in Women Initiative | 2015 | Design |
| Investing in Women fact sheet | 2017 | Fact sheet |
| Investing in Women Phase 2 Investment Design Document & Update | 2018 | Design |
| Mid-term review report and management response | 2021 | Mid-term review |
| Investing in Women Activity Completion Report | 2023 | Activity Completion Report |