Vietnam 5 year natural resources & environment plan (2006-2010): poverty linkage issues

This study is based on the data collected from working with different departments of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and in the 12 selected communes, 9 districts of 3 provinces – Ha Giang, Dak Lak and Kien Giang. The findings show that The implementation of some propoor targets e.g. water licensing, Environmental Impact Assessment, mineral resources mapping etc., is well towards planned, however, some pro-poor targets were not likely to be achieve such as the targets that 75% of rural households having access to clean water, forest coverage increasing to 43%, 90% of solid waste being collected etc.
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Vietnam 5 year natural resources & environment plan (2006-2010): poverty linkage issues Trần Đại Nghĩa Tạp chí KHOA HỌC & CÔNG NGHỆ 63(1): 90 - 94 VIETNAM 5 YEAR NATURAL RESOURCES & ENVIRONMENT PLAN (2006-2010): POVERTY LINKAGE ISSUES Tran Dai Nghia Thai Nguyen University ABSTRACT This study is based on the data collected from working with different departments of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and in the 12 selected communes, 9 districts of 3 provinces – Ha Giang, Dak Lak and Kien Giang. The findings show that The implementation of some propoor targets e.g. water licensing, Environmental Impact Assessment, mineral resources mapping etc., is well towards planned, however, some pro-poor targets were not likely to be achieve such as the targets that 75% of rural households having access to clean water, forest coverage increasing to 43%, 90% of solid waste being collected etc. Also, the findings show that non-participatory approach of NRE planning has weakened the capacity-building process for communities, hindered problem identifications and taken inappropriate solutions in helping the poor to cope with their poverty and protecting the environment. Key words: review, pro-poor, environment & natural resources. * BACKGROUND The Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) has embarked on a MidTerm Review of the National SocioEconomic Development Plan (2006-2010). The MPI has requested all Ministries to conduct the Mid-Term Review of their sector 5YP [2]. This supplementary assessment focuses on poverty and environmental concerns, pro-poor targets and outcomes of the NRE 5 year plan. The review is particularly in reference to assessing pro-poor issues and of the plan [11]. REVIEW OBJECTIVES - Assess the progress towards the NRE 5YP pro-poor objectives and outcomes and impacts of the 5YP implementation on both the poor and the environment. - Identify strengths and weaknesses in the plan implementation and to assess the likelihood of the plan achieving its pro-poor targets and objectives. - Provide recommendations on modifications to increase the likelihood of success (if * Tel: 0945514735; Email: nghiavantn@yahoo.com 90 necessary) in target delivery within the life of the plan and on proposed measures for increasing the likelihood of success in delivering pro-poor outcomes of the next plan. METHODOLOGY This review is based on desk studies, interviews and meeting with key agencies at national, provincial, district and local level. The results from the desk studies, such as upto-date progresses towards NRE 5YP’s targets and their impacts on the environment and the poor reported by different departments of MONRE, provide the team with sufficient information for forming and assuring study approaches that were applied when working with provinces Section of provinces, districts and communes Field reviews were carried out in the three selected provinces, Ha Giang, Kien Giang and Dak Lac. In addition, other three provinces, Ha Tinh, Ha Noi (the former Ha Tay part only) and Nghe An, the questionnaires and information queries were sent to three provincial departments (i.e., DARD, DOPI and DONRE) for providing required information needed for the review. The selection of the provinces was Số hóa bởi Trung tâm Học liệu – Đại học Thái Nguyên http://www.Lrc-tnu.edu.vn Trần Đại Nghĩa Tạp chí KHOA HỌC & CÔNG NGHỆ subjectively based on PEP working experiences and ensuring the representation of geographical and institutional issues of the environments and poverty [6]. The selection of districts and communes followed the same procedure which was based on the total score calculated from potential impact matrixes (the highest score was selected). In the matrixes, seven criteria were included (poverty rate ranked by local authorities in 2007), land ownership problems, water resource problems, minerals, environment, hydro-meteorology, accessibility, and willingness to cooperate from local authorities. Since at district level, there is no separate plan for district Departments of Natural Resources and Environment, the Five Year Plans for socio-economic development of the were used as the plans for review. However, only targets or indicators related to NRE and pro-poor NRE targets were discussed and reviewed. Secondary data collection and review consultations at national level Departments/Offices at national level visited by the team before finalizing methodologies for working in the selected provinces include: Department of Planning and Department of Land. Also, the Mid-Term review reports submitted under the request from the Department of Planning by all departments, institutes and centers of MONRE were studied. The results from the desk studies reaffirmed the review approach and methodologies when working on the field. KEY FINDINGS Land resources Up to the present, 63 provinces and cities and 450 out of 676 districts, communes and cities under control of the provinces ...