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Background Sub-goals:
The Mekong Delta is located in the south-western To achieve higher resilience through the following
1 An Giang
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2 Kien Giang
Ca Mau
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Forest and barren land Before After 23 months
Restoration of barren land by the programme Erosion site with first new 180 metres of land with abun-
sedimentation due to dant vegetation re-gained
Mangrove rehabilitation on mudflat(planted)
breakwater fences and from the sea, reaching much Figure 2-5-2 Target Provinces of ICMP [1]
Natural regeneration of mangroves(after planting)
some plant- ed mangrove farther than the breakwater
Water seedings fences and the planting site
Figure 2-5-1 Breakwater Fences: Stopping Coastal Erosion by Rehabilitating Mangroves [1]
BMZ DFAT
Co-finance
ICMP
National government
MONRE MARD MPI
Local government
Process
Implementation
To make the Mekong Delta more resilient, the
ICMP provides the following core elements: 1) coast
AWD rice production technique Mangrove aquaculture
protection, 2) supporting farmers, and 3) promoting
cooperation across borders. Figure 2-5-5 Technical Assistance Activities in ICMP [1]
Monitoring provides information on forest area and health, survival rate and erosion
Monitoring It comprises: (1) data collection (2) data storage (3) data analysis (4) reporting
Demand for information Forest health Survival rate Erosion Forest area
Use a database which meets your Use a GIS software which meets
Data storage needs to store and analyze data
your needs for data storage
and analysis
Inter-provincial cooperation for effective regional Institutionalized vertical and horizontal (inter-provin-
coastal management cial) cooperation by establishing a regional committee,
At a regional level, inter-provincial cooperation among which could act as a bridge between local and the
local governments is crucial for effectively national governments and promote mutual commu-
implementing projects such as coastal management. nications among them, is essential for successfully
The ICMP was established to solve multiple region- implementing the solutions obtained from ICMP.
wide issues, including coastal protection, water
resources management, agriculture, and aquaculture, Enhance institutionalization for scale up of ICMP
which had been addressed separately in each province. A key to successfully expanding good practices of
Through the ICMP, relevant stakeholders at national ICMP throughout the Mekong Delta region will be to
and provincial levels share common issues of the develop an effective institutional framework under
provinces in the Mekong Delta region and have an which relevant stakeholders (e.g. government officials,
opportunity to find comprehensive solutions and to farmers, and researchers) at national and provincial
implement them effectively. levels can cooperate.
Proper techniques regarding mangrove rehabilitation, Specific manuals and guidelines for implementing
agriculture, and aquaculture could be identified sep- technologies would also be good references for relevant
arately through on-site research activities at an indi- stakeholders to understand how to implement technol-
vidual province level. Applying the solutions obtained ogies and to learn about their effects. It would be useful
from ICMP in other provinces could contribute to the for the national government, such as MARD, to provide
effective implementation of sustainable development at such information as national guidelines.
a regional level.