Projects

MCD 46 project

21. 08. 2013 Projects

The specific objectives of the project:

In Hai Phong province, the project aims to reduce risk and improve livelihoods of 1.600 vulnerable people (50% of population of 03 target coastal communes: 850 women and 750 men) including poor, landless, disabled and women-headed households, in 03 targeted coastal communes in Cat Hai district to the unavoidable impacts of climate change.

In Nam Dinh province, the project aims to reduce risk and improve livelihoods of 15.671 vulnerable people (30% of population of 05 communes: 8.000 women and 7.671 men) including poor, landless, disabled and women-headed households, in 05 targeted coastal communes in Giao Thuy district to the unavoidable impacts of climate change.

In Thai Binh province, the project aims to reduce risk and improve livelihoods of 6.716 vulnerable people (40% of population of 03 communes: 3.516 women and 3.200 men) including poor, landless, disabled and women-headed households, in 03 targeted coastal communes in Tien Hai district to the unavoidable impacts of climate change.

The mobilization phase of the MCD 46 project is implemented with development of partnerships with local province, district, commune level and various stakeholders. The main activities which was conducted including Participatory capacity and vulnerability assessment, baseline survey, selected livelihood models, target groups in 11 communes.

The targeted areas	Cat Hai district, Hai Phong province (03 targeted communes including Phu Long, Xuan Dam, Hien Hao; it is possible to cordinate to communes at buffer zone of Cat Ba National Park – Cat Ba Biosphere Reserve Giao Thuy district, Nam Dinh province (05 targeted communes including Giao Xuan, Giao Thien, Giao An, Giao Lac and Giao Hai which in the buffer zone of Xuan Thuy National Park – The Red River Biosphere Reserve Tien Hai district, Thai Binh province (03 targeted communes including Nam Hung, Nam Phu and Nam Thinh in the buffer zone of the Tien Hai Nature Reserve – The Red River Biosphere Reserve In total, there are 11 communes in 03 districts in 03 provinces
The project period	29 months (9/01/2012 – 12/31/2014)
Project lead	Oxfam (Oxfam Australia for Contract Management, Oxfam in Vietnam for implementation in Vietnam). Oxfam Australia, Oxfam Great Britain and Oxfam Novib will be working with the following partners to implement the project: Centre for Marinelife Conservation and Community Development (MCD), Hanoi, Vietnam which implements the project in Red River Delta area.
Expected Results	Outcome 1: Awareness of local Climate Change impacts for poor vulnerable people (in particular women) raised and they work with local authorities to integrate adaptation and risk reduction into local management and development plansOutput 1.1: PCVA and baseline surveys conductedOutput 1.2: Capacities of local authorities and communities strengthened, regarding risk management and adaptation to the unavoidable impacts of climate changeOutput 1.3: Results of PCVAs integrated into local planning processesOutput 1.4: Community Climate Change and DRR Adaptation Fund established and managed by community and local government Outcome 2: Increased livelihood and eco-system resilience of the most vulnerable coastal communes to climate change Output 2.1: Co-management approach for managing critical coastal resources are applied by local government and communities Output 2.2: Community Livelihood Adaptation Fund established and managed by community and local government Output 2.3: Participatory CC livelihood adaptation activities implemented and supported by local authorities Outcome 3: Project learning contributes to improved community-based CCA, DRR and natural resource management practice and policy Output 3.1: Lessons learnt and good practices in CCA and CBDRM for vulnerable coastal communities documented Output 3.2: CCA/DRR/CC adaptive coastal livelihoods and resource management experiences and lessons shared and advocated in different targeted forum
Main beneficiary groups	Women and poor fishermen households (990 households equivalent 3.960 people are directly supported by livelihood adaptation model, over 21.000 people directly benefit by implementing plan for socio-economic development which have an element of climate change adaptation, risk reduction. Local community groups (Women Union, Youth Union, Board of Fisheries, sustainable Livelihood group, Red Cross; Committee for Flood and Storm Control) (180 reprentaitves of society organisations, local community group in 11 communes) Officers and local authorities at provincial, district and commune level concerned (150 officers in 03 provinces) The managers, policy makers at the national level on coastal management and response to climate change, disaster risk reduction (40 officers) Officers at society organisations, researchers in the field of marine resources, climate change response and national level
Documents related to the project	Project brief Project logic – frame Project progress report in 2011 Project progress report in 2012