Ca Mau will carry out construction of sea dikes and coastal erosion prevention embankments, estimated to cost EUR32 million. Photo by Tienphong.
Addressing the event, Ca Mau Provincial People's Committee Vice Chairman Le Van Su highly appreciated the valuable support for the project from the European Union (EU) and the French Development Agency (AFD).
"The AFD has agreed to lend EUR19 million while the EU will provide EUR3.76 million in non-refundable aid to the project," the Ca Mau official said. "And we're arranging about nine million euros in reciprocal capital for the construction. The project will help contribute to the sustainable development programme of Ca Mau and the whole Mekong Delta region."
Speaking at the meeting, the EU ambassador to Vie Julien Guerrier said that the EU always prioritizes sustainable development and climate change adaptation projects during operations in Vietnam. The project in Ca Mau is expected to help protect local communities and ensure sustainable development and climate change adaptation.
AFD Director to Vietnam, Hervé Conan, praised Vietnam's commitment to joining global communities to deal with climate change and reduce its effects. He said that AFD would continue supporting Vietnam in similar projects in other localities.
On September 6, Phan Hoang Vu, director of Ca Mau Province's Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, said preparations were underway to begin constructing sea dikes and embankments in vulnerable areas next year.
The project will include the construction of a 19 km sea dike along a coastal road connecting Cai Doi Vam town with the Nam Canal.
Additionally, 11 km of wave breakers will be built in erosion-prone areas, 2,000 hectares of mangrove forests will be restored, and livelihood transitions in five coastal communes in Phu Tan and Tran Van Thoi districts will be supported.
Over 100 km of Ca Mau's 254 km coastline is affected by erosion, which has led to the loss of about 5,250 hectares of land and protective forests over the past decade.