This is a joint proposal of the provinces: Dong Thap, Tien Giang, Long An and Vinh Long at a meeting with the Mission of the Ministry of Planning and Investment, the World Bank, on the afternoon of November 28, on the Program Funding development policies to support economic transformation and increase climate change adaptation in the Mekong Delta
The objective of the Program is to renovate and integrate planning, finance and investment mechanisms to support the Mekong Delta's economic transformation and enhance climate change resilience.
The People's Committees of the provinces basically agreed with the draft program content, and also recommended that besides road investment priority, attention should be paid to waterway investment, followed by agricultural investment which adapt with climate change, agro-processing, environmental issues; strengthening mechanisms, policies to encourage green financing, etc.
In order to promote the development of the Mekong Delta region, localities proposed a separate financial mechanism for the provinces in the region and did not include this ODA amount in the medium-term public investment capital of 2021 - 2025; For inter-regional projects that need to be assigned to the Ministry level as investors, there must be a clearer way to disburse capital, the time of ending the program, etc.
Mr. Tran Duy Dong - Ministry of Planning and Investment said that he would synthesize comments and research into the upcoming work programs.