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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vu Thi Vinh Vice General Secretary, the Association of Cities of Vietnam Hanoi, Oct. 2011
Outline
Overview of the Association of Cities of Vietnam (ACVN) Some outcomes of community-based urban planning from cooperative projects Suggestions and recommendations
I. Overview of ACVN
There are 755 grade-5 and above urban areas in Vietnam, in which 112 are from grade 4 and above. Number of ACVN members is now 96/112
Government
58 provinces
5 National cities
Rural districts
Urban districts
Rural districts
Wards
Communes
Towns
Communes
Wards
Towns
Communes
ACVN Functions
5 functions of the Association:
Organize activities for collaboration, communication, information and experience sharing for development
Receive and make proposals to the Government, ministries and agencies regarding urgent issues and difficulties of urban areas in construction, management and development Participate in the development of regulations, policies and laws related to ACVN activities Organize activities of training and capacity building for leaders and staff from urban areas
Promoting international cooperation and networking for development of urban areas are an important role of ACVN.
Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) Konrad Adlauer Institute ( Germany - KAS) The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT) Asian Coalition for Housing Rights (ACHR) Cities Association (CA) United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN-ESCAP) Associations for studying issues of Korean local governments (KLGS) Programs and projects implemented by ACVN related to community based urban planning are projects supported by EU- KAS and ACHR program.
Projects implemented in 2 years with the coordination of ACVN and implementation of urban areas include:
- Community surveys to evaluate current situation with urban
infrastructure (implemented in 9/28 urban areas in the CDF network) - Community participation in house renovation in poor and low income areas, completed the planning for 8 areas - Community participation in infrastructure and housing construction (69 projects) - Community participation in natural disaster recovery and mitigation (3 projects)
Lack of basic infrastructure Uncertain tenure Houses dilapidated, but lack investment to upgrade Waste and pollution Lack community bond, passive engagement
10 togethers of Viet Tri City Community commitment & efforts made at Friendship Collective Quarter
1- Together to save 2- Together to participate in house planning and design 3- Together to dismantle houses/clear the ground 4- Together to use old material to reduce costs 5- Together to purchase material (price lower when purchased by large amounts) 6- Together to share labor, utilize family labor 7- Together to build and install infrastructure 8- Together to supervise 9- Together to promote community development activities 10- Together to share and learn from one anothers experience
Friendship Collective Quarter Community work together in house planning and designing.
So much like a dream, but its now for real Here are our homes, after long years To the clouds, reaching high Well be thankful our whole life.
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Viet Tri and Lang Son cities sharing experience in establishing community savings groups
Mangrove reforestation for disaster prevention and mitigation, Nhon Binh & Dong Da wards, Quy Nhon city
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Before
After
Housing recovery
Income recovery
Nhon Binh Ward community sharing with Dai Nai Ward community, Ha Tinh city, and Hung Hoa commune community, Vinh city on damage assessment for Project proposal to ACHR
Disaster recovery
Outcomes
ACVN and two cites with their wards and communes have proposed the project to ACHR and got it approved. Dai Nai Ward: 26,000 USD, Hung Hoa Commune: 25,200 USD Outcomes: - Households are given loans to build their houses, purchase equipment and seedlings for farming to improve their income. The decisions for some poor households not having to pay interest, and about each loan amount are agreed by the community their own. - Rebuilt and upgraded more than 100 houses - Purchase cattle and seeds