This 5-kilometer dyke was just completed prior to flood season this year. The construction aims to prevent erosion, protecting the harvest for 4000 households living in the coastal area of Thi Nai lagoon.
This resettlement area is home to 50 households from Phuoc Thuan Commune. After two years here, local residents no longer face the threat of being flooded. With favorable conditions for loans and vocational training, their livelihoods have been stabilised.
"In the past, we had to evacuate as soon as possible every year in the flood season. Now we can focus on working to support ourselves", Truong Vi Dan, a resident in Phuoc Dan commune, Quy Nhon city, Binh Dinh province said.
The East dyke in Thi Nai lagoon area is among several projects implemented in response to climate change in Binh Dinh province. Of the total projected capital of 21 million USD, only 10 million has been poured into the province. The slow pace of funding is one of the challenges that the locality faces in completing other segments of the plan.
The Deputy Prime Minister also stressed that green growth is the development trend of Vietnam in the context of integration. Over the last 3 years, many international organisations have committed to supporting Vietnam in carrying out green growth projects. Among which, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has agreed to provide 100 mil USD per year until 2020.
