The programme development objective is to ensure that: "Implementation of the National Strategy for Environmental Protection secures sustainable livelihoods and improved living conditions for poor people".
DCE has therefore been designed to be an integral part of Vietnam’s national sector framework, taking care to ensure that due attention is given to alleviating poverty and securing the livelihoods of poor men and women. The intention is to facilitate a process to which multiple donors can contribute but which is ultimately owned and directed by GOV. The development objectives at both programme and component levels represent, therefore, a vision of the future over a 10 -20 year horizon, outcomes of the GOV directed efforts of many partners.
Vietnamese partners and Danida reviewers have emphasised that past and on-going assistance has addressed priority environmental needs, although without necessarily integrating poverty alleviation, and has generally been very valuable. The approach to programme development has been, therefore, to build on the existing portfolio, where it matches DCE objectives and priorities, but to reorient and expand the scope to integrate poverty alleviation and to address the cross-cutting issues and priority themes that are central to Danish development assistance policy.
DCE strategy is to assist a gradual implementation of the National Strategy for Environmental Protection by coordinating with other donors and GOV to ensure that the environmental management framework is complete and that capacity is developed in the full range of stakeholders. The components each direct resources to different aspects of the framework and mobilise a wide array of stakeholders. The objectives and parts of the framework that they target are set out in the following table.
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Component
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Component Development Objective
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Main Aspect Targeted
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Pollution Control in Poor Densely Populated Areas
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The quality of the environment within poor densely populated areas is subject to effective local control and maintained at acceptable levels.
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Policy development and regulatory framework at central level
Policy implementation and organisation of institutions at provincial level
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Environmentally Sustainable Development in Poor Urban Areas
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Environmentally sound and participatory techniques are used to develop, implement and achieve compliance with plans for urban land use and environmental service provision.
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Urban planning
Environmental service provision
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Cleaner Production in Industry
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The livelihoods of people working in and living around industrial enterprises benefit from controlled pollution and improved resource use of industrial enterprises.
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Large-scale Industrial Production
Small-scale and household industrial production
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Sustainable Livelihoods in and around Marine Protected Areas
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Important habitats and associated biodiversity in Vietnam’s marine and coastal waters are being restored and protected without compromising the livelihoods of surrounding poor and vulnerable communities.
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Participatory Natural Resource Management
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Capacity Development Support for Environmental Planning and Management
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Stakeholders have the capacity to play an effective role in the implementation of the National Strategy for Environmental Protection .
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Capacity Development in the Environment
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