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JICA Vietnam Inclusive and Dynamic Development JICA Vietnam Inclusive and Dynamic Development Japan International Cooperation Agency Japan International Cooperation Agency JICA Vietnam Office JICA Liaison Office Vietnam Office Vietnam Office 16th Fl., Daeha Business Center, 360 Kim Ma Str., No.905, 9th Fl., Saigon Riverside Office Center, 2A-4A Ba Dinh Dist., Hanoi, Vietnam Ton Duc Thang Str., Ben Nghe Ward, Dist. 1, Tel:(84-4)38315005~8 /Fax: (84-4)38315009, 37716561 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam http://www.jica.go.jp/vietnam/index.html Tel: (84-8) 38274942 / Fax: (84-8) 38274943 March 2012 VINH PHUC PROVINCE JICA’s on going project map in Vietnam * Vinh Phuc province investment climate improvement QUANG NINH PROVINCE * Environmental protection in Ha Long Bay Table DIEN BIEN PROVINCE Hà Giang Cao Bằng * Support for building a community-based recycle-oriented system in Halong Bay area * Northwest region rural development Lào Cai Lai Châu Tuyên Bắc Cạn * Sustainable forest management in the Northwest watershed area Quang Lạng Sơn HAI PHONG CITY THANH HOA PROVINCE Yên Bái Thái Nguyên • * Hai Phong City environmental improvement Điện * Nghi Son thermal power plant Vĩnh Bắc Giang Biên Phú Thọ Phúc• Hà • Quảng * Hai Phong port rehabilitation Sơn La NộiBắc Ninh Ninh * Lach Huyen Port Infrastructure Construction Project Hà Hải • Tây Hưng DươngHải • • * Improvement program for water purification method against organic substances THUA THIEN HUE PROVINCE Hoà Bình Yên Phòng Hà Thái * Support for improving capability of waste landfill management technology Nam Bình * Capacity development for urban water supply utilities in the Central region Ninh Nam * Program for improving plant management of manufacturers Thanh Hoá Bình Định * Hue city water environment improvement • * Kagawa-esque int’ cooperation : medical human resources development 1 * Improving rural living and nature conservation by multipurpose use of charcoal and wood vinegar in the Bach Ma National Park I. Preface................................................................................ * Integrated approach to the vulnerable to cope with natural disasters in central Vietnam * Develoment and Implementation of disaster education programs Nghệ An THAI BINH PROVINCE * Thai Binh thermal power plant construction 2 DA NANG CITY II. Role of ODA and JICA....................................................... * Capacity Building for School Education of Disaster Risk Reduction in Central Vietnam (phase 2) Hà Tĩnh HA NOI CITY * Capacity development of business persons through VN-JP human resources cooperation center (Phase 2) QUANG NAM PROVINCE Quảng 1. ODA and JICA............................................................................. 2 Bình * Human resources development of technicians at Hanoi University of Industry * Regional development with people’s participation based on Japanese experience of roadside station in Minamiboso City * Development of crop genotypes for the midlands and mountain areas of North Vietnam * Improving public transportation in Hanoi Quảng QUANG NGAI PROVINCE Trị * Enhancing capacity of College of Transport 2 Progress and Achievements of JICA in Vietnam.......................... 3 • * Higher education development support project on ICT * Rehabilitation of Small-scale Reservoirs Thừa Thiên • Huế * Hanoi ring road No. 3 construction Đà Nẵng * Hanoi city urban railway construction (Line 1:Ngoc Hoi-Yen Vien) 3. JICA’s Cooperation Schemes....................................................... 10 GIA LAI PROVINCE Quảng• Nam * Hanoi city urban railway construction project (Line 2: Nam Thang Long-Tran Hung Dao) * Capacity development of participatory agricultural and rural development for poverty reduction in the Central highlands * Nhat Tan Bridge construction (VN-JP Friendship Bridge) Quảng * Red river bridge construction (Thanh Tri Bridge) DAK LAK PROVINCE • Ngãi * 2nd Hanoi drainage project for environmental improvement Kom Tum III. JICA’s Activities in Vietnam.............................................. 11 * Support for young farmers by organic technique * Vietnam television center project Bình * Noi Bai int’ airport terminal 2 construction Định BINH PHUOC PROVINCE * Road linking Noi Bai int’ airport and Nhat Tan bridge construction Gia Lai * Hoa Lac Hi-tech park infrastructure development * Thac Mo hydropower station extension 1. Current Situation in Vietnam........................................................ 11 • * Developing educational program for children with intellectual disabilities to raise the school attendance rate at primary school (follow-up) * Strengthening capacity in operation & maintenance works at sewage treatment facilities and water environment education (Phase 2) 2. Basic Policy and Directions of the Assistance to Vietnam............. 12 DONG NAI PROVINCE Phú Yên * Medical technical support to improvement of diagnosis and medical and surgical treatment of congenital cardiac patients * Southern Binh Duong province water environment improvement Đắc• Lắc * Support Building system of inclusive education Khánh Hoà 3. Priority Areas of Assistance.......................................................... 13 LAM DONG PROVINCE CAN THO CITY Ninh Bình Phước Lâm • Đồng Thuận * Strengthening Community-based Management Capacity of Bidoup-Nui Ba National Park * O Mon thermal power plant and Mekong Delta transmission network • Tây Ninh • * Production of KAKI and Spread of Processing Technology 3-1 Promotion of Economic Growth and Strengthening of * O Mon thermal power plant unit No.2 construction • Bình Đồng Nai * 3rd National Highway No.1 bridges rehabilitation Dương Bình Thuận • • International Competitiveness tran........................................ 13 Long An TP.HCM Bà Rịa BINH DUONG PROVINCE BINH THUAN An Giang Vũng Tàu Đồng Tiền Giang Tháp * Southern Binh Duong province water environment improvement * Phan Ri-Phan Thiet irrigation Vĩnh Bến Tre 3-2 Improvement in Living and Social Conditions and Kiên Cần Long Giang Thơ * Agriculture Development in Phan Ri - Phan Thiet Trà Vinh • Sóc Corrections of Disparities..................................................... 21 Trăng HO CHI MINH CITY Bạc Liêu * Capacity development of business persons through VN-JP human resources cooperation center (Phase 2) NATIONWIDE Cà Mau * Capacity development on sewerage management 3-3 Environmental Conservation................................................ 27 * Establishment of Energy Management Training Center * Strengthening the training system for improving capacity of frontline officers ofVietnam customs * Support on set up of operation and maintenance company of urban railways * Strengthening the system and operation on standards and conformance * HCMC urban railway construction ((Line 1: Ben Thanh-Suoi Tien) * Tax administration reform (phase 3) * HCMC water environment improvement BA RIA-VUNG TAU 3-4 Strengthening of Governance............................................... 31 * Capacity building for enforcement of Competition Law and implementation of Competition Policy * Capacity building toward evidence-based medicine among health care professionals at University of Medicine and Pharmacy, HCMC * Institutional capacity development for infrastructure finance * Cai Mep-Thi Vai international port construction and its related institutes * Electric power technical and safety standards promotion * Urban planning formulation and management capacity development IV. Typical Examples of JICA’s Cooperation in Vietnam..... 33 * Capacity enhancement in construction quality assurance * Strengthening capacity of water environmental management SOME PROVINCES * Strengthening function of banking supervision of State Bank of Vietnam * Afforestation planning and implementation capacity strengthening * Establishment of Anti-Trafficking in Persons Hotline As of March 2012 * Strengthening the traffic police training in people’s police academy and various police training institutions * Development of Landslide Risk Assessment Technology along Transport Arteries in Vietnam * Management of Vietnam’s crop production sector for improving the productivity and quality of crop’s product * Capacity building of HCMC Univ. of Technology to strengthen university-community linkage (phase 2) V. On-going Projects Map in Vietnam................................... 41 * Improvement of the quality of human resources in the medical service system (An Giang, Tien Giang, Lam Dong, Binh Duong, Dong Nai) * Capacity building for national greenhouse gas inventory * Strengthening medical rehabilitation service in the Southern area * Capacity development for laboratory network of biosafety and examination of highly hazardous infectious pathogens * Enhancing functions of agricultural cooperatives (Phase 2) * Capacity enhancement in road maintenance * Improvement of extension system for applying better farming system and cultivation techniques for poor * Strengthening operation and maintenance system for expressway farmers in the Mekong delta (Ben Tre, Soc Trang, Tien Giang, Tra Vinh and Vinh Long) * Development of the National Biodiversity Database System * Sustainable integration of local agriculture and biomass industries REGIONAL COOPERATION 53 Technical Cooperation project * Strengthening capacity of consumer protection administration * Strengthening of Tay Bac Univ. for sustainable rural development of the Northwest region * Improvement of new industrial statistics in Vietnam * Promotion of participatory irrigation management for sustainable small-scale pro poor infrastructure development * ASEAN university network/Southeast Asia engineering
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