Dr. TRAN HONG HA Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment

1. Dr. TRAN HONG HA Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment

2. REPORT CONTENT

3. Create a strong change in policy making mindset.

4. INITIAL RESULTS

5. 1. Mechanisms and policies have been initially completed, focusing on promoting modern and sustainable agricultural; development of transport, urban infrastructure and population stabilization; linkage to development plans

6. 1. Mechanisms and policies have been initially completed, focusing on promoting modern and sustainable agricultural; development of transport, urban infrastructure and population stabilization; linkage to development plans (cont.)

7. 2. Promoting large-scale economic and territorial transformation on the basis of promoting regional and sub- regional potentials Structure of Agriculture production Step by step forming large-scale concentrated production areas, specializing in key agricultural products (shrimp, pangasius, rice, fruits) in line with processing and consumption technologies, in an agricultural value chains.

8. 2. Promoting large-scale economic and territorial transformation on the basis of promoting regional and sub- regional potentials (cont.) Structure of Agriculture production (continued)

9. 2. Promoting large-scale economic and territorial transformation on the basis of promoting regional and sub-regional potentials (cont.) Structure of industrial production Index of industrial production (IIP) Rice

10. 2. Promoting large-scale economic and territorial transformation on the basis of promoting regional and sub- regional potentials (cont.) - Focusing on potential of renewable energy, first of which are wind and solar energy, in particular the completed Bac Lieu 1 and 2 wind power plants, also starting wind power plants: Bac Lieu 3, Khai Long - Ca Mau, South Korea - Tra Vinh, Binh Dai - Ben Tre ... - A number of localities have actively implemented suitable economic models to adapt to climate change, as sustainable shrimp farming models; created and developed varieties with advantages and potentials of aquatic species in the region; improved seeds quality; model "Climate change adaptation livelihood", "Clean water and environment" of Soc Trang province; model of office buildings for economical and efficient use of energy, investment in solar power system in Vinh Long province ...

11. 3. Inter-regional connectivity is being promoted through economic connectivity, infrastructure connectivity within the region and with Ho Chi Minh City Key transport projects and works

12. 3. Inter-regional connectivity is being promoted through economic connectivity, infrastructure connectivity within the region and with Ho Chi Minh City (cont.) Projects and constructions completed since the Resolution No. 120 / NQ-CP

13. 3. Inter-regional connectivity is being promoted through economic connectivity, infrastructure connectivity within the region and with Ho Chi Minh City (cont.) Irrigation and aquatic works and projects

14. 3. Inter-regional connectivity is being promoted through economic connectivity, infrastructure connectivity within the region and with Ho Chi Minh City (cont.) Local investment projects

15. 4. The bottleneck of capital is being addressed Public investment for 2016-2020 medium-term plan: Investments by localities

16. 4. The bottleneck of capital is being addressed (cont.) Public investment for 2016-2020 medium-term plan: Investments through ministries and agencies Additional capital sources for urgent landslide projects : 2,500 billion dongs. Assigned 3,700 billion for 20 projects under the Program of Climate Change and Green Growth Target Program.

17. 4. The bottleneck of capital is being addressed (cont.) Tax and fee incentives: The system of taxes, fees and fees has set the highest preferential policies

18. 4. The bottleneck of capital is being addressed (cont.) State preferential credit:

19. 5. Programs on climate change response, natural disaster prevention, remediation of subsidence, river bank erosion, environmental protection, social security assurance are being implemented focusing on urgent issues - Surveyed and identified 564 landslide points with a total length of 834 km.

20. 5. Programs on climate change response, natural disaster prevention, remediation of subsidence, river bank erosion, environmental protection, social security assurance are being implemented focusing on urgent issues(cont.)

21. 6. Basic survey and monitoring work strengthened; interdisciplinary data and data established, updated and systematized for effectively serve forecasting and policy making

22. 7. Scientific and technological research promoted to provide basis, initiatives, solutions and technologies; Training and job conversion paid with attention

23. 7. Scientific and technological research promoted to provide basis, initiatives, solutions and technologies; Training and job conversion paid with attention (cont.)

24. 8. International cooperation activities promoted to attract resources, knowledge and technology for the Mekong Delta

25. 9.OVERALL ASSESSMENT • - Mekong Delta's GDP growth in 2018 reached an impressive level of 7.8%, the highest in the last 4 years ( higher than the national average of 7.08% ). • - The region's export turnover for the first time reached 15.7 billion USD. Tourism continued to grow, in 2018, welcomed more than 40 million visitors, including about 3.5 million international visitors. • - Economic structural transformation by sector, by sub-region has achieved some positive results.

26. 9.OVERALL ASSESSMENT (CONT.) Social security is concerned, jobs are improved, people's livelihoods are gradually transformed towards sustainability. Infrastructure is interested in investing, building, strengthening inter-regional connections, especially roads, waterways and over-flooded residential routes. The rural area is prospering, there are many innovations, by the end of June 2019, the whole region has 528 communes meeting new rural standards (reaching 41.06%), averaging 15.43 criteria / commune ( The national average is 15.26 criteria / commune).

27. 9.OVERALL ASSESSMENT (CONT.) - Cultural works, historical relics, intangible cultural values are focused on conservation, renovation and development. - In 2018, the Mekong Delta region welcomed more than 40 million visitors, including about 3.5 million international visitors. Some craft villages in the region are expected to become tourist attractions

28. RESTRICTIONS, CAUSES AND CHALLENGES

29. 1. LIMITATIONS

30. 2. REASONS

31. 3. CHALLENGES

32. PROPOSALS AND RECOMMENDATIONS In order to promote the implementation of the Resolution, the urgent issue is to soon study the formation of suitable institutions for the Mekong Delta (Plain High Commission model as in the Netherlands) with clear functions and tasks; have enough authority to represent the Mekong Delta, select international scientific and advisory consultants to determine the priority of development and propose specific mechanisms and policies, identify priority objectives , as well as developing investment projects for inter-regional benefits; identify the source of capital to implement programs and projects to create the transition, solve the basic of transport infrastructure and irrigation for the Mekong Delta. It is necessary to identify multi-purpose infrastructure development as a prerequisite for transforming into 3 eco-economic regions.