Vietnam - Improvement of Groundwater Protection, Phase II
Country / Region: Vietnam / South East Asia
Focal point: Groundwater
Begin of project: February 10, 2011
End of project: May 18, 2015
Status of project: December 2, 2015
Hoan Kiem Lake, Hanoi
Source: BGR
The aim of the project carried out by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE) and its subordinate Centre for Water Resources Planning and Investigation, (CWRPI) in cooperation with the Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR) is the improvement of groundwater protection in Vietnam. Based on enhanced investigation, modelling, planning and management of groundwater resources exercised first in pilot areas, integrated water resources management should improve the quantity and quality of the groundwater as a main source for drinking water. Great importance is being accorded in this context to the establishment of groundwater protection areas and the embedding of protection aspects in regional planning.
The objective of the 1st implementation period was to support CWRPI and selected DONREs in capacity building towards Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM). Focus of the 2nd implementation period is the improvement of Groundwater Investigation, Planning and Management in CWRPI and selected DONREs.
Facing declining Water Quality and Quantity the project is backing Vietnamese environmental strategies by focussing on the integrated municipal water resource protection and sustainable urban development in accordance with the German-Vietnamese Priority Area Strategy Paper on “Environmental Policy, Protection and Sustainable Use of Natural Resources”
Project Website: http://www.igpvn.vn
Project-No.: 2010.2146.8
Project-ID: 1067
Project contributions:
- TC Vietnam: Groundwater Resources Assessment in Nam Dinh, Red River Delta
- TZ Vietnam: Bewertung nutzbarer Grundwasser-Ressourcen in der Provinz Nam Dinh, Red River Delta
Partner:
Centre for Water Resources Planning and Investigation, CWRPI, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE)
