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The PM has authorized the Governor of the State Bank of Việt Nam to ink the finance agreement and related legal documents with the World Bank.

The project includes four supporting components on planning and building of water resources (A); infrastructure construction for adaptation to climate change (B); water supply and environmental sanitation (C), and implementation and management of the project (D).

The project covers seven Mekong Delta provinces including An Giang, Cần Thơ, Hậu Giang, Kiên Giang, Cà Mau, Bạc Liêu and Sóc Trăng.

The project targets to protect and strengthen the usage of water resources in the seven provinces to develop agriculture production, raise living standards of local residents and apply measures to adapt to climate change.

Specifically, the project will improve agricultural production and aquaculture cultivation on 120,000 hectares; upgrade irrigation system and rural roads; increase around 80,000 households’ access to clean water./. 

By Khánh Phương