Coastal Cities Environment and Sanitation Project - under WB/GEF Partnership Investment Fund for Pollution Reduction in the LME of East Asia

The development objective of the Coastal Cities Environmental Sanitation Project for Vietnam is to improve the environmental sanitation in the project cities in a sustainable manner and thereby enhancing the quality of life for city residents. The lending instrument will be a Specific Investment Loan (SIL), the project consist of the following components : component 1: investment in flood control, drainage and wastewater collection; component 2: investment in wastewater treatment plant; component 3: investment in sanitary landfills and provision of solid waste management equipment; component 4: investment in infrastructure for resettlement sites in two project cities; component 5: establishment of revolving fund to provide financing for household sanitation improvements, and to build water and sanitation facilities in schools; component 6: technical assistance for project implementation and capacity building of service providers and other stakeholders. The project will gradually introduce affordable user fees over the project life to achieve the required levels of cost recovery.