Support to strengthen institutional capacity to monitor poverty - environment indicators.pdf

1. M inistry of Natural Resources and Environment
INSTITUTE OF METEOROLOGY AND HYDROLOGY
Address: N o. 5/62 N guyen C hi T hanh Street, D ong Da D istrict, H anoi
Tel: (84-4) 8359540/8355815; Fax: (84-4) 8355993
E-mail: vkttv(q)monre.gov.vn ; Website: http://wMrw.imh.ac.vn
INSTITUTE OF LABOR SCIENCE AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS
Address: N o. 2 D inh Le Street, H oan K iem D istrict, H anoi
Tel: (84-4) 8240601; Fax: (84-4) 8269733
E-mail: ilssavn(a).hn.vnn.vn
Poverty and Environment Project
INCEPTION REPORT
PR O G R A M M E
SUPPORT TO STRENGTHEN INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY TO
M ONITO R POVERTY-ENVIRONM ENT INDICATORS
Hanoi, December 2006

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NPD National Project Director
NPESD National Plan on Environment and Sustainable Development
NSEP National Strategy for Environmental Protection
NSIS National Statistics Indicator System
ODA Official Development Assistance
P&E Poverty & Environment
PA Protected Area
PAR Public Administration Reform
P-E-L Poverty-Environment - Livelihoods
PEI Poverty & Environment Initiative
PEP Poverty and Environment Project
PG&E (TAG) Poverty, Growth & Environment (TAG)
PM Project Manager
PMU Project Management Unit (of PEP)
PPA Participatory Poverty Assessment
PPC Provincial People’s Committee
PRA Participatory Rural Appraisal
ProDoc Project Document
PRSP Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
PTF Poverty Task Force
PWG Poverty Working Group
SC PEP Steering Committee
SEA Strategic Environmental Assessment
SEDP Socio-Economic Development Plan
SEDS Socio-Economic Development Strategy (2001-2010)
SEMA Strengthening of the Envừonmental Management Authority in Vietnam
(Sida-funded project)
SER State of the Environment Report
SIDA Swedish International Development cooperation Agencv
SLA Sustainable Livelihoods Approach
SRF Strategic Results Framework
STA Senior Technical Advisor
SWAP sector wide approach, also know as programmatic approach
TA Technical Assistance
TAG Thematic Ad-hoc (working) Group, under ISGE
TORs Terms of Reference
ƯNDESA United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
UNDP United Nations Development Programme
UNEP United Nations Environment Program
VASI Viet Nam Agricultural Science Institute
VCEP Vietnam Canada Environment Project
VDGs Viet Nam Development Goals (see MDGs)
VDP Village Development Planning
VEPA Viet Nam Environmental Protection Agency, MONRE
WDI World Development Indicators

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CONTENTS
ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS.................................................................................i
INTRODUCTION..................................................................................................................... 1
CHAPTER 1: MOBILISATION AND INITIAL PROGRESS..............................................4
CHAPTER 2: PROJECT PLANNING....................................................................................9
CHAPTER 3: RELATED OFFICES, DONORS AND PROJECTS.................................... 12
3.1 Ministries and Departments in Vietnam related to PEL context.......................12
3.2 Donors and Projects involved in PEL context.................................................. 12
CHAPTER 4: CRITICAL ISSUES........................................................................................14
4.1 Staff resources.................................................................................................... 14
4.2 P-E-L information and P-E-L indicators definition.......................................... 15
4.3 Assumptions and Risks......................................................................................21
ANNEX 1: Sample of poverty and natural resource indicators, some definitions and data
sources....................................................................................................................................30
ANNEX 2: Examples o f existing indicators in the sector o f forestry........................................ 31
ANNEX 3: STAFF FOR EXECUTION OF SUB-CONTRACT........................................ 44
ANNEX 4: STRUCTURE OF WORKING G RO UPS....................................................................46
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 4-1: Structure of staff resources.......................................................................14

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INTRODUCTION
Poverty and Environm ent Project
Based on the context of Vietnam, The PEP project is designed to support implementation
of specific priorities and activities identified in the following policy frameworks of
Government of Vietnam:
• The Comprehensive Poverty Reduction and Growth Strategy (CPRGS) and the
Social Economic Development Plan 2006 - 2010;
• The National Orientation Strategy for Sustainable Development (Vietnam Agenda
21);
• The National Strategy on Environment Protection up to 2010 and Orientation to
2020.
P E P p roject d ev elo p m en t goal:
The project on Harmonizing Poverty Reduction and Environmental Goals in Policy and
Planning fo r Sustainable Development (in short PEP, for Poverty and Environment
Project) has a goal to strengthen Government capacity to integrate environment and
poverty reduction goals into policy frameworks for sustainable development.
T he p roject has th e fo llo w in g five m ajor expected ou tp uts:
• Output 1.1 Improved knowledge and awareness within government and civil
society o f barriers, capacities and opportunities for natural resource use and
environmental protection to contribute to national goals, targets and strategies for
poverty reduction and sustainable development.
• Output 1.2 Strengthened institutional capacity to monitor and report on poverty -
environm ent indicators and outcom es, and use those data effectively.
• Output 2.1 Strengthened institutional mechanisms and capacity to integrate
poverty reduction and environmental concerns into developm ent policy and
planning frameworks - (i) across MONRE, MPI and sector Ministries; (ii)
between MONRE and DONREs; and (iii) across Provincial departments.
• Output 2.2 Strengthened capacity in M O N R E to set strategic priorities and
develop policy and legal instruments that encourage environmental protection and
natural resource use and support poverty reduction and improved equality
• Output 3.1 Strengthened institutional capacity of MONRE to coordinate donor
support within a programmatic framework, regarding natural resource use and
environmental protection, and links to poverty reduction.

5. Support To Strengthen Institutional Capacity To M onitor Poverty -
Environm ent Indicators
“Support to Strengthen Institutional Capacity to M onitor Poverty - Environment
Indicators” project that is one of the major important outputs under the project
“Harmonizing Poverty Reduction and Environmental Goals in Policy and Planning fo r
Sustainable Development” (Poverty and Environment Project (PEP) for short) will be
built on the achievements of State of the Environment Reporting and the national
monitoring network already established by the progressive development of a single system
of national indicators for keeping track of poverty - environment linkages. The some
outputs of this project will support for output 2.1 of PEP (Strengthened institutional
mechanisms and capacity to integrate poverty reduction and environmental concerns
into development policy and planning frameworks).
The outputs o f the project w ill include a work plan, services to be provided by
international and national consultants, including information reviews, meetings,
program/project reviews, analytical reports, workshops, a capacity building plan, training
materials and implementation o f capacity building evens. The project has divided into four
parts as follows:
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O V E R V IE W O F P R O C E S S F O R S T R E N G T H E N IN G IN S T IT U T IO N A L
C A P A C IT Y F O R M O N IT O R IN G A N D R E P O R T IN G
O N P O V E R T Y - E N V IR O N M E N T IN D IC A T O R S
PART A:
Review of existing poverty-environm ent-
livelihood m onitoring and reporting
system s
1. Inception Report
2. Summary report of review of donor projects involved in
strengthening P-E-L monitoring and reporting
3. Summary report of review of P-E-L information in
planning / policy frameworks and associated monitoring
and reporting structure
4. Summary report of existing P-E-L related monitoring
and reporting systems in identified ministries and
departments
5. Summary report of provincial arrangements for
monitoring and reporting and use of P-E-L information
6. Completion Report (Part A)
PART B:
P-E-L indicator and M &E system
developm ent
1. A proposed sub-set of P-E-L indicators for use in
policy/ planning monitoring and reporting
2. Monitoring and Evaluation Manual
3. Completion Report (Part B)
PART C:
Capacity building in planning, m onitoring
and reporting in sector policy / planning
frameworks and M DG / VDG 7
1. Capacity building plan
2. Training manual
3. Training completion report
4. Completion Report (Part C)
PART D:
Com pletion of final report 1. Final Report

7. CHAPTER 1: MOBĨLISATION AND INITIAL PROGRESS
tn ersh ip S tra teg y : The project w ill be im plem ented in close partnership w ith concerned m inistries, target sector agencie
rnm ent, special collaborative arrangements involving international organizations and w ell-defined w orking linkages wit
r m ajor donor-supported projects.
ect T itle: Support to Strengthen Institutional Capacity to M onitor Poverty - Environm ent Indicators
ect In ten d ed O utcom es:
eview ing, documenting and analyzing existing poverty, environm ental and livelihood m onitoring and reporting system s;
eview ing inform ation use in planning frameworks and related sector policy;
rogressing M D G /V D G 7 at national and provincial levels; , Ặ ịỳ
evelop in g a set and/or sub-set ọfỊ*-Ẹ -P .indicators that agreed w ith concerned m inistries and departm ents and can be used
olicy, and planning fram eworks progress m onitoring and reporting defined;
valuating the training and capacity needs for strengthening P-E-L monitoring and reporting system ;
M & E M anual that w ill present a strengthened M & E system to m onitor and evàluatè progress in environm ental, poverty
esource and livelihood policy and M D G /V D G 7;
orm ulation o f capacity building plan; •
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erform ing training and capacity building activities to operate effectively the im proved P-E-L m onitoring and reporting sy
nd P-E -L integration concerns into planning and policy developm ent at all levels.
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In d ica tiv e A ctivities ,
P A R T A
n Report • Clear plan between contractor and PMU, and
within the TA Consultant team members.
• Collect and Review carefully existing
documents on the “PEL indicators”, “PR
inform ation” ...
• Discuss with ministries such as MPI, GS
MONRE, MOI, MOPI, MoFi, MARD,
MOLISA, and departments at national a
provincial level.

8. O utp u t O utpu t T argets In d icative A ctivities
P A R T A
• Conduct a small workshop.
• Prepare report.
ary report of review
projects involved in
ning PEL
ng and reporting
• Elaborated donors planned, on-going or com pleted
projects involved in the strengthening of PEL
monitoring and reporting in different policy/
planning frameworks, sectors or ministries.
• Identified gaps, shortcomings of donors projects
involved in the strengthening of PEL monitoring
and reporting in different policy/ planning
fram eworks, sectors or ministries.
• D iscuss with donors, related department
ministries.
• C ollect and study docum ents relevant to
monitoring and reporting.
• Prepare report.
ary report of review
nformation in
policy frameworks
iated monitoring
ting structure (A2)
• Clear conclusions on the PEL information use in
planning/ policy frameworks
• Recommendations to improve quality of PEL
inform ation and the use o f PEL information in
concerned frameworks.
• Discuss with donors, related department
ministries.
• Collect and study documents relevant to
PEL information in planning/ policy
frameworks.
• Finish report.
ary report of
PEL related
ng and reporting
n identified
s and departments
• Assessment of strengths and weaknesses of
existing PEL m onitoring and reporting system s.
• Recommendations for harmonization, refinement
and stream lining for different PEL m onitoring and
reporting systems.
• Revise carefully PEL indicators, definiti
and the linkages in reporting, roles and
responsibilities and resources.
• Revise the structure o f existing PEL mo
and reporting systems.
• Prepare report.
ary report of
l arrangements for
g and reporting and
L information (A4)
• Conclusion on PEL monitoring and reporting
system at provincial level.
• Identified gaps in monitoring and reporting
systems and the use of PEL information at
provincial level.
• Discuss with related provincial departme
• R eview the structure o f PEL m onitoring
reporting systems at provincial level.
• Finish report.
etion Report (Part • Summary of existing PEL monitoring and • Revise results from all undertaken activi

9. O u tp u t O utpu t T argets In d icative A ctivities
P A R T A
reporting systems within relevant Policy
frameworks.
• Summary of constraints and opportunities, issues
• Conclusions and recommendations for
improvements to PEL indicators, strengthened
PEL M&E systems.
• Recommendations regarding capacity building and
improvement in information use for PEL policy
and planning activities.
• Conduct peer review.
• Conduct a national workshop
• Synthesize all recommendations.
• Finish report.
O u tp u t O u tp u t T argets In d icative A ctivities
P A R T B
posed sub-set of PEL
s for use in policy/
monitoring and
• Identified gaps in using PEL indicators in policy/
planning monitoring and reporting.
• A sub-set of PEL can be used effectively in
monitoring and reporting in policy and planning
frameworks.
• A sm aller sub set to monitor progress in
M D G /V D G 7.
• Review all documents of PEL indicators
• Collect and revise all recommendations.
• Establish a sub-set of PEL indicators for
policy/ planning monitoring and reportin
small sub-set to monitor progress in
M D G /V D G 7.
• Revise the sub-sets.
oring and Evaluation • Clear details of strengthened M&E system in
Environment, Poverty, Natural Resource and
Livelihood Policy and Planning Frameworks and
MDG/VDG 7
• The feasibility of this M&E system.
• Revise existing M&E systems in concer
sectors and identify strengths and weakn
of these systems.
• Discuss and receive recommendation fro
related departments.
• Establish M&E Manual.
etion Report (Part • Clear assessment of undertaken activities in Bl,
B2.
• Conclusion, experiments and recommendations for
® Synthesize all received results from acti
B1,B2.
® Analyze the strengths and weaknesses o

10. O u tp u t O utpu t T argets In dicative A ctivities
P A R T B
M&E system. activities.
• Conduct peer review.
• Prepare the report.
O u tp u t a
- O utpu t T argets In d icative A ctivities
P A R T c
ty building plan • Identified the gaps in staff knowledge
• Conclusions on capacity building needs.
• Clear details of training courses.
• Conduct interviews (m aybe with
questionnaires) with agencies that involv
with the implementation of the M&E sy
• C ollect results and assess existing opera
structure, staffing lev els...
• Identify priority gaps.
• D esign capacity building plan for all lev
• Pilot some training courses.
ng manual (C2) • Recommendations for capacity building
• Effective training manual based on capacity
building plan
• Analyze received information from capa
building plan.
• Revise the strengths and weaknesses of
plan.
• Design Training manual.
ng com pletion report • Solid exam ples and what achieved from im proving
m onitoring and reporting and integration o f
information into policy planning
• Results and experiments from undertaking
capacity building activities.
• R evise all results from training courses.
• C ollect recom m endations from all relate
agencies.
• Conduct national workshop.
• Finish the report.
etion Report (Part • C onclusions and recom m endations for Capacity
building plan and Training manual
• Synthesize all received results from acti
C l, C2, C3.
• A nalyze the strengths and w eaknesses o

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O u tp u t O utpu t T argets In d icative A ctivities
P A R T D
ort • C onclusions, analysis and synthesis o f
recom m endations and results from all activities.
• Revise all outputs from part A to part c.
• Elaborate recom m endations obtained fro
workshops.
• Finish and subm it the report.

12. C H A P T E R 2: P R O JE C T P L A N N IN G
n of the project is about fourteen months. The start date is December 2006 and end date is January 2008. The revised ove
n in the figure below.
LA N AND BUDG ET
oduction of TA provider to Ministries
ding of international and National
ultants and introduction to PEP /
NRE staff
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ernment staff, stakeholder meetings,
ning session, compilation of relevant
uments)____________
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and monitoring and reporting systems
in ministries and departments selected
alise national level Report A-3
blish working groups for Provincial level
review P-ti-L monitoring and reporting
ems and information use in Policy
meworks

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i- . PART A
Activity Nov, 2006 Dec, 200 6 - % ar, 2007 Fer, 2007 IVar, 2007 1 Apr, 200 7 B
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
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Completion Report for Part A covering
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porate Peer Review recommendations
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Re-form working groups and start work to develop
sub-sets of P-E-L indicators._____________________
Draft Working Group Report of proposed
preliminary indicator sets and associated details.
Conduct National level mini Workshop and present
P-li-L indicator sets and revise accordingly. Include
Peer Review of outputs prior to finalisation________
Design a M&E (process) system and complete a
draft M&E manual_____________________________
Test feasibility at national and provincial levels.
Special case studies may be undertaken in other
regions of Vietnam and Manual Revised__________
Hold National level mini Workshop to present final
M&E system, including experience gained from
testing at different levels.________________________
Draft Completion Report for Part B covering outputs
B-l to B-2____________________________________
Complete Peer Review
Finalise Completion Report and other Part B outputs
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agencies involved in the establishment of the P-E-L
monitoring and evaluation system.
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complete a Capacity Building Plan, reviewed by
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Design, pilot and complete a comprehensive
Training Manual (C-2) u
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Implement Capacity Building Plan (including
courses, exchange visits, study t o u r s etc). Write
Training Completion Report
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Conduct workshops at provincial and national level
to set targets for new PEL set n
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final Training Completion Report including progress
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C H A P T E R 3: R E L A T E D O FF IC E S , D O N O R S A N D P R O JE C TS
3-1 M inistries and Departments in Vietnam related to PEL context
MONRE, MOLISA, MPI, GSO, MARD, MOFI, MOI are the main ministries involved in
monitoring and reporting against progress made in achievement of CPRGS/SEDP and
MDG/VDG. The key institutions assisting these Ministries include:
> MONRE: Vietnam Environmental Protection Agency (VEPA); Department of
Environment (DOE); Department of Environmental Impact Appraisal (DEIA). MONRE
has set up the environment monitoring stations to conduct environment monitoring and
analyses.
> MPI: Department of Science, Education on Natural Resources and Environment;
Department of General National Economics.
> MARD: Department of Planning, Department of Forestry development; Department
of Forest Protection.
> MOFI: Department of Science and Technology,
> MOLISA: Department of Social Protection
> MOI: Department of Science and Technology.
In this line, each ministry, based on their function and duties have established their own
svstem on monitoring on reporting of environment and natural resources status and
changes, on implementation of CPRGS/SEDP and MDG/VDG. However, the concern
raised is that, given the existence of indicators for poverty and environment, it is necessary
to establish a link between ministries and departments to enable an effective monitoring
and reporting system using P-E-L indicators to monitor changes on the environment and
natural resources as a result of economic progress and poverty reduction. This monitoring
svstem designed should avoid overlap and provide an effective mechanism for information
sharing.
At the provincial level, DoNRE, DPI, DARD, DOLISA, etc, are creating a network for
monitoring against progress made in achievement of national policy frameworks.
3.2 Donors and Projects involved in PEL context
In Vietnam, there are several programmes and donors that related to PELcontext. The
main donors and project are shown below as example:
U N D P has been providing assistance to the N ation al C ou n cil for S ustain ab le
Development (NCSD) in developing the sustainable development indicators and
supporting 6 provinces to formulate their pilot basis of Agenda 21.
Also, during 2006 - 2010, UNDP will be further supporting a number of sectorswith direct
relevance to PEP, namely:
> Poverty reduction: Cooperate with MOLISA and CEA to improve design of National
Target Programmes, includina the development of efficient monitoring and evaluation
systems.
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> SED Plan (2006-2010): together with GSO and MPI, updating National statistical
indicators and MDG/VDG monitoring. One of projects is “Support to Socio-Econom ic
Development Monitoring” focusing on achieving four equally important and inter­
linked outputs: revised/updated National Statistical Indicators necessary for SED
planning and SEDP/VDGs/MDGs Monitoring; revised/updated National Statistical
Action Plan; improved data quality and harmonized/rationalised data collection; and
improved data reporting, communication, use and storage.
> Agenda 21: designing structures for sustainable development at national, provincial
and sectoral levels, including capacity building for monitoring and implementing the
Local Agenda 21, together with the National Council for Sustainable Development and
Peoples’ Councils in selected provinces by Project “Identification of a sustainable
development indicator set and mechanism fo r building a sustainable development
database in Vietnam ” part of the VIE/01/02.
Australian Government supported Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) project
“ Vietnam Australia Monitoring and Evaluation Strengthening Project” and in phase II
(2004-2006), the expected outputs included a consensus on key monitoring and evaluation
principles; developing, testing and delivering the National M&E Manual; and completing
Long-term strategic plan for ODA M&E. One of the activities of Vietnam Australia
Monitoring and Evaluation Strengthening Project is to develop a M&E system to support
Poverty Reduction and Growth in Vietnam.
The World Bank has supported MARD through the “M & E fo r implementation of
C P R G S in rural areas in Vietnam” project carried out between December 2004 and June
2006. The WB is providing some technical support to MPI, GSO and some line ministries
in identifying the key development targets and measurable performance indicators to
monitor such targets. The MPI-UNDP project will continue this work to ensure that the
National Statisitcs Indicator System (NSIS), sector and local systems of indicators would
include all indicators needed for monitoring SEDPs at different levels.
S w iss A gency for D evelop m en t and C ooperation (SD C ) supported MARJD in 2005
through development of a project named “M & E system fo r Agriculture and Rural Sector
Management” (MESARSM) for sector M&E capacity building linked to SEDP/MDG.
DANIDA supports the GoV through a programme of Development Cooperation in
Environment implemented between 2006 -2010 and is comprised of 4 components:
Pollution control in Poor densely populated areas (MONRE), Environmentally Sustainable
development in Poor Urban areas (MOC), Sustainable Livelihoods in and around Marine
protected areas (MOFI); and Cleaner Production in industry (MOI).
W W F supports MOFI project “Sustaining Fisheries and Alleviating Poverty in Vietnam:
A Socio-economic Review and Case Study” to define the linkages between sustainable
fisheries reform and strategies for poverty alleviation in coastal communities identified;
The obstacles and opportunities for linking sustainable fisheries to national development
plans, ODA, and donor assistance evaluated; and proposed positive model(s) for
mainstreaming sustainable, equitable fisheries into development strategies developed.
F orest S ector S u p p o rt P rogram (F SSP ) intern ation al P artn ers have agreed to support
key forest sector activities from 2004 to 2006 including the development of the Forest
Sector Monitoring and Information System focusing on implementation of 5 million
hectare Reforestation Program and preparation of new strategy.
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C H A P T E R 4: CRITICA L ISSUES
4.1 Staff resources
Responsibility of contractor:
• The contractor will perform and complete the services described in the Terms of
Reference in contract (hereinafter referced to as the "services") in accordance with this
contract.
• For such purpose, the Contractor will provide the services described in contract.
• The Contractor will submit to the PMƯ/PEP the reports listed in contract.
• All reports will be in the English language and in the Vietnamese language and will set
forth in detail all work done under the contract. All reports will be transmitted by the
contractor to the address in paragraph 5.0.
• The Contractor will be responsible for providing its consultants with all types of
insurance coverage.
The structure of the PMU is showed as follows:
F ig u r e 4-1: S tru cture o f sta ff resources
Their responsibilities are:
P roject D irector:
- Taking general responsibilities for monitoring and coordination;
- Developing ToRs for all project staff and signing contra;
Maintaining technical proficiency and productivity of project staff;
- Implementing project’s policies and procedures.
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C h ief T ech n ica l A dvisor:
Assist project director in implementing project policies and procedures;
Developing detailed work-plan and tailoring methodology in conformity with the
project’s requirements;
Developing alternative technical solutions;
Implementing those solutions within the project's budget and schedule;
Responsible for the content of all reports.
C oord in a to r cu m In terp reter and L ogistics O fficer
Dr. Duong Hong Son will take this position. A coordinator cum interpreter and Logistics
Officer has the following responsibilities:
Coordinating project activities in accordance with the detailed workplan;
Recording the consultants’ number of working days to calculate the remuneration and
for the purpose of developing administrative report on project implementation;
Responsible for exchanging and sharing information among project stakeholders;
Collecting, organizing and storing reports in hard copies as well as in electronic files;
In cooperation with the PMƯ of PEP, aưanging and planning workshops; arranging
meetings between the PMU and Consultants;
Arranging and preparing for international and domestic consultants’ field trips;
Providing interpretation for international consultants; and translating documents from
Vietnamese into English and vice versa as required;
- Preparing all financial statements and send invoices to the PMU.
Besides, in the project process, local facilitator will be recruited to do coordination with the
Project team to test M&E system in filed situation and to implement capacity building plan.
List of staff for execution of working group and structure of working groups are showed
on Annex 3 and Annex 4.
4.2 P-E-L inform ation and P-E-L indicators definition
Clearly define the terms “PEL information” and ‘‘PEL indicators” plays a very important
role in the suceess of the “Support to strengthen institutional capacity to monitor and
report poverty - environment indicators ” project. From world wide review, there are some
definition of indicators and information relevant to PEL context such as:
Poverty-Environment Indicator is to “identify indicators that can be used to access poverty
enviroment interactions” (The World Bank’s 2002 Study). From the Bank's perspective, it
seeks to develop indicators that can be applied “from local to global levels” and that can
also be used to monitor changes “globally”, that is, through cross-coundtry comparison.
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The proposed indicators covered two distinct, albeit complementary, fields. The first
category it addresses is the relationship between environmental conditions (such as quality
of water supply and levels of pollution and wastes) and human health. The indicators
suggest a direct causal relationship between surrounding environmental conditions and the
health of sectors of society determined by income level.
The second category of P-E indicators monitors the impact of resource loss as a
determinant of poverty, measuring how the loss of access to resources “affect the well
being of the poor.” While recognizing the complexity of poverty-environment dynamics,
the World Bank study examines only “how resource loss can act as a determinant of
poverty.” In this perspective, the proposed indicators monitor how issues of deforestation,
water scarcity, overfishing, and land degradation affect the well-being of the poor.
Poverty-Natural Resource Indicator: indicates how environment quality and natural
resources affect the well being of the poor, and to show if resource degradation is a
significant factor among the variety of consừaints faced by the poor (World Bank
publication 2000).
Environment Health Indicator: “environment health refers to those asepects of human
health, including quality of life, that are determined by physical, biological, social, and
psychological factors in the envronment” (World Bank pubication 2000).
In dicators R elated to P E L context
To strengthen capacity for meeting the goals of sustainable resource use and poverty
reduction, the Government of Viet Nam has made considerable progress in establishing an
overall strategic framework for sustainable development, including the Strategic
Orientation for Sustainable Development in Viet Nam (Viet Nam Agenda 21), the
Comprehensive Poverty Reduction and Growth Strategy (CPRGS), and the National
Strategy for Environmental Protection (NSEP) until 2010 and vision toward 2020
(approved in 2003) etc. But there are also remains some important policy and institutional
gaps, e.g. the lack of poverty reduction concerns in environmental policies, and the
significant capacity constraints at all levels of society that can threaten to undermine
sustainable development. For this reason, more efforts are needed to mainsưeam
sustainable natural resource use into national/sub-national socio-economic and sector
strategies and development plans. Similarly, poverty reduction concerns need to be
mainstreamed into environmental and natural resources management policies and activities.
It is important to understand how environment quality and natural resources affect the well
being of the poor, and it is also important to know if resource degradation is a significant
factor among the variety of constraints faced by the poor. Below, there are some examples
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of indicators that used in the literature on natural resources can be used for monitoring a
large scale including poverty and environment.
E xam p le o f p overty-n atu ral resource indicators
N o . Poverty issue Poverty - environm ent indicators Natural resource
p roblem that
could influence
this indicator
1 Income and
opportunity
Percentage of rural population below poverty line Deforestation
Water scarcity
Overfishing
Land degradation
Rural per capita cereal production
2 Time spent by household members to collect water and fuel wood
3 Distance walked by household members to collect water and fuel
wood
4 Quantity of annual household consumption derived from common
lands1
5 Quantity of annual household consumption that is
derived from forest products and fisheries1
6 Percentage of irrigated area in total cultivated area by
wealth/income categories2
7 Percentage of rural households with adequate water for
livestock by wealth/income categories2
8 Food security Rural per capita cereal production Land degradation
Water scarcity
Pest outbreak
Natural disasters
9 Percentage of farmers who grow drought resistant crops
by income/wealth quintiles
10 Quantity of household consumption that is derived from
forest products and fisheries1
Deforestation
Overfishing
11 Percentage of rural children under five who are
underweight
Land degradation
Water scarcity
Water quality
12 Percentage of rural children under five who are stunted
13 Percentage of rural children under five who are wasted
14 Vulnerability
to natural
disasters
Households rendered homeless from
floods/hurricanes/cyclones/landslides per year by income
/ wealth quintiles
Natural disaster
Deforestation
15 Number of deaths from natural disasters by income /
wealth quintiles
16 Percentage of farmers with land on slopes/wetlands by
income / wealth quintiles
17 Percentage of rural children under five who are wasted
Notes:
1. Among households that are largely dependent on natural resources with few alternative income/employment opportunities.
2. Field tested by a DFID research group (DFID 2001).
E xam p le o f key en viron m en tal health indicators
Environment related
illness
Intermediate indicator Impact indicator
D i a r r h e a • A c c e s s t o s a f e w a t e r ( p r i v a t e o r p u b l i c )
• Access to sanitation (private or public)
• H o u r s / d a y o f a v a i a b l e p i p e d w a t e r
• Q u a n t i t y o f w a t e r u s e d p a e r c a p i t a p e r d a y
• P r e v a l e n c e o f d i a r r h e a
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Environment related
illness
intermediate indicator Impact indicator
• T i m e t a k e n / d i s t a n c e i n v o l v e d i n c o l l e c t i n g w a t e r
• D i s p o s a l p r a c t i c e s o f c h i l d r e n ’ s f e c e s
• P e r c e n t a g e o f c h i l d c a r e g i v e r s a n d f o o d p r e p a r e s
w i t h a p p r o p r i a t e h a n d w a s h i n g b e h a v i o r
• E . C o l i / 1 0 0 m l o f w a t e r c o n s u m e d b y r e s i d e n t s b y
s o u r c e
• P e r s o n s p e r r o o m o f h o u s i n g
R e s p i r a t o r y i n f e c t i o n • A v a i l a b i l i t y o f v e n t i l a t i o n i n c o o k i n g a r e a
• C h i l d r e n s l e e p i n g i n c o o k i n g a r e a
• P e r c e n t a g e o f h o u s e h o l d s u s i n g c l e a n
f u e l / i m p r o v e d s t o v e s
• P r e v a l e n c e o f A R J / C R I
• P r e v a l e n c e o f c h r o n i c
l u n g d i s e a s e ( C O P D )
M a l a r i a • P r o p o r t i o n o f h o u s e h o l d s h a v i n g a t l e a s t o n e
t r e a t e d b e d n e t
• P e r c e n t a g e o f h e a l t h f a c i l i t i e s r e p o r t i n g n o
d i s r u p t i o n o f s t o c k o f a n t i - m a l a r i a l d r u a s ( a s
s p e c i f i e d b y n a t i o n a l h e a l t h p o l i c y ) f o r m o r e t h a n
o n e w e e k d u r i n g t h e p r e v i o u s 3 m o n t h s
• M a l a r i a d e a t h r a t e
( p r o b a b l e a n d c o n f i r m e d )
a m o n g t a r g e t g r o u p s ( u n d e r 5
a n d o t h e r s )
• N u m b e r o f m a l a r i a c a s e s ,
s e v e r e a n d u n c o m p l i c a t e d
( p r o b a b l e a n d c o n f i r m e d )
a m o n g t a r g e t g r o u p s
• P e r c e n t a g e o f p a t i e n t s w i t h
u n c o m p l i c a t e d m a l a r i a g e t t i n g
c o r r e c t t r e a t m e n t a t h e a l t h
f a c i l i t y a n d c o m m u n i t y l e v e l s ,
a c c o r d i n g t o t h e n a t i o n a l
g u i d e l i n e s , w i t h i n 2 4 h o u r s o f
o n s e t o f s y s p t o m s
B r o a d i n d i c a t o r s • P u b l i c h e a l t h e x p e n d i t u r e s • U n d e r 5 m o r t a l i t y r a t e
• D i s a b i l i t y A d j u s t e d L i f e
Y e a r s
E xam p les o f p overty-environm ent-Iivelihood ind icators
Poverty reduction Environment - Sustainability Livelihood
MDGs
Goal 1. Eradicate extreme poverty and
hunger
Goal 7. Ensure environmental
sustainability
1 P r o p o r t i o n o f p o p u l a t i o n b e l o w $ 1 p e r d a y Energy use
2 P o v e r t y g a p r a t i o [ i n c i d e n c e Xd e p t h o f
poverty]
P r o p o r t i o n o f p o p u l a t i o n u s i n g s o l i d
fuels
3 S h a r e o f p o o r e s t q u i n t i l e i n n a t i o n a l
consumption
P r o p o r t i o n o f population w i t h
s u s t a i n a b l e a c c e s s t o a n i m p r o v e d
w a t e r s o u r c e , u r b a n a n d rural
4 P r e v a l e n c e o f u n d e r w e i g h t c h i l d r e n u n d e r
f i v e y e a r s o f a g e
P r o p o r t i o n o f p o p u l a t i o n w i t h access t o
i m p r o v e d s a n i t a t i o n , u r b a n a n d r u r a l
5 P r o p o r t i o n o f p o p u l a t i o n b e l o w m i n i m u m
l e v e l o f d i e t a r y e n e r g y c o n s u m p t i o n
P r o p o r t i o n o f h o u s e h o l d s w i t h a c c e s s t o
secure tenure
VDGs
(Support Goal 1) (Support Goal 7- sustainability)
1 P r o g r a m s t o P r o v i d e E s s e n t i a l I n f r a s t r u c t u r e
a n d S e r v i c e s t o P o o r R u r a l C o m m u n e s a n d
t h e U r b a n P o o r
C u l t u r a l a n d I n f o r m a t i o n D e v e l o p m e n t Employment
2 R e d u c i n g V u l n e r a b i l i t y a n d D e v e l o p i n g
S o c i a l S a f e t y N e t s t o S u p p o r t t h e P o o r a n d
t h e V u l n e r a b l e
I m p r o v e L i v i n g S t a n d a r d s , P r e s e r v e
a n d D e v e l o p E t h n i c M i n o r i t y C u l t u r e
4 I m p r o v e d A c c e s s i b i l i t y o f t h e P o o r t o B a s i c S t r e n g t h e n i n g A d m i n i s t r a t i v e R e f o r m s
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22. S u p p o rt to str e n g th e n In s titu tio n a l C a p a city to M o n ito r P o ve rty - E n v ir o n m e n t In d ica to rs
P o v e r t y r e d u c t i o n E n v i r o n m e n t - S u s t a i n a b i l i t y L i v e l i h o o d
S e r v i c e s a n d P r o v i d i n g L e g a l K n o w l e d g e t o
P o o r P e o p l e
N S E P 2 0 0 6 - 2 0 1 0 ( t a r g e t s )
1 R e d u c e b y 1 / 2 o f p o o r h o u s e h o l d s
a c c o r d i n g t o n e w p o v e r t y s t a n d a r d s a s a i n s t
t h e y e a r 2 0 0 0 , i . e . d e c r e a s e t o 1 0 - 1 1 % b y
2 0 1 0 f r o m 2 2 % i n 2 0 0 5
G r a d u a l l y a p p l y c l e a n t e c h n o l o g i e s t o
s o c i a l a n d e c o n o m i c s e c t o r s ; b y 2 0 1 0
s t r i v e t o r e a c h 1 0 0 % o f n e w b u s i n e s s
a n d p r o d u c t i o n e s t a b l i s h m e n t s t o a p p l y
c l e a n t e c h n o l o g i e s o r b e e q u i p p e d w i t h
p o l l u t i o n m i n i m i z a t i o n f a c i l i t i e s ,
e n s u r i n g w a s t e t r e a t m e n t t o r e a c h
e n v i r o n m e n t a l s t a n d a r d s ; 5 0 % o f
p r o d u c t i o n e s t a b l i s h m e n t s s a t i s f y
e n v i r o n m e n t a l
s t a n d a r d s
G e n e r a t e j o b s f o r 1
a b o u t 1 . 6 m i l l i o n
e m p l o y e e s p e r
a n n u m , r e a c h i n g
a t o t a l o f 8
m i l l i o n j o b s i n
t h e f i v e y e a r s
2 0 0 6 - 2 0 1 0
1
2 R e d u c e b y 3 / 4 o f p o v e r t y r a t e i n t e r m s o f
f o o d s h o r t a g e a g a i n s t t h e y e a r 2 0 0 0 ’ s , i . e .
r e d u c e t o 2 - 3 % b y 2 0 1 0 f r o m 1 2 % i n 2 0 0 0
B a s i c a l l y c o m p l e t e t h e i m p r o v e m e n t
a n d u p g r a d a t i o n o f w a s t e w a t e r a n d
r a i n - w a t e r d r a i n a g e s y s t e m s i n u r b a n
a r e a s , i n d u s t r i a l z o n e s a n d e x p o r t
p r o c e s s i n g z o n e s ; 9 0 % o f s o l i d w a s t e s
c o l l e c t e d ; o v e r 8 0 % o f h a z a r d o u s
w a s t e s a n d 1 0 0 % o f m e d i c a l w a s t e s
t r e a t e d ;
B a s i c a l l y t r e a t e n v i r o n m e n t a l
c a l a m i t i e s o n r i v e r s
I n c r e a s e t h e
q u a n t i t y a n d
q u a l i t y o f j o b s
a n d e n s u r e j o b
s a f e t y f o r t h e
p o o r a n d p e o p l e
w i t h e x t r e m e
d i f f i c u l t i e s
j E n s u r i n g 1 0 0 % o f p o o r c o m m u n e s t o h a v e
a c c e s s t o v i t a l i n f r a s t r u c t u r e w o r k s b y 2 0 1 0
9 5 % o f u r b a n a n d 7 5 % o f r u r a l
p o p u l a t i o n h a v e a c c e s s t o c l e a n w a t e r
4 I m p r o v e t h e i n c o m e s i t u a t i o n o f t h e p o o r ,
e s p e c i a l l y p o o r h o u s e h o l d s h e a d e d b y
w o m e n
B y 2 0 1 0 , 7 5 % o f h o u s e h o l d s h a v e
h y g i e n i c l a t r i n e s
N R E 5 y e a r p l a n
1 T h e s l u m s i n u r b a n a n d r u r a l a r e a s t o b e
d e l e t e d
T h e r u r a l p o p u l a t i o n h a s a c c e s s t o s a f e
w a t e r s u p p l y
2
T h e u r b a n a r e a s h a v e w a s t e w a t e r
t r e a t m e n t s y s t e m s m e e t i n g
e n v i r o n m e n t a l s t a n d a r d s .
1
3 H o u s e h o l d s h a v e a c c e s s t o s a n i t a r y
t o i l e t
4 T h e p o p u l a t i o n h a s a c c e s s t o s a n i t a r y
e n v i r o n m e n t
S o l i d w a s t e t o b e c o l l e c t e d
H a z a r d o u s & M e d i c a l w a s t e s t o b e
t r e a t e d
V I E / 0 1 / 0 2 p r o j e c t
1 R a t e o f | p o p u l a t i o n l i v i n g u n d e r p o v e r t y l i n e
t
R a t e o f p o p u l a t i o n h a v i n g a c c e s s t o
s a f e w a t e r
U n e m p l o y m e n t
r a t e i n u r b a n
a r e a s o r r a t e o f
u s e d w o r k i n g
t i m e o f l a b o u r i n
r u r a l a r e a
2 G i n i c o e f f i c i e n t o f i n c o m e g a p R a t e o f p o p u l a t i o n h a v i n g a c c e s s t o
s a n i t a t i o n
R a t e o f t r a i n e d
l a b o u r
3 A v e r a g e h o u s i n g p e r p e r s o n i n u r b a n a r e a s R a t e o f u r b a n c e n t e r s w i t h a i r p o l l u t i o n
e x c e e d i n g t h e a l l o w e d l i m i t
C P R G S
1 B e t w e e n 2 0 0 0 a n d 2 0 1 0 , r e d u c e p o v e r t y
r a t e a c c o r d i n g t o t h e i n t e r n a t i o n a l f o o d
P r o v i d e e s s e n t i a l i n f r a s t r u c t u r e ,
e s p e c i a l l y w a t e r s u p p l y a n d
P r o v i d e
a d d i t i o n a l j o b s t o
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P o v e r t y r e d u c t i o n E n v i r o n m e n t - S u s t a i n a b i l i t y L i v e l i h o o d
p o v e r t y l i n e ( 2 , 1 0 0 K c a l p e r c a p i t a d a i l y ) b y
t h r e e f o u r t h s .
e n v i r o n m e n t a l h y g i e n e , f o r p o o r a r e a s
i n c i t i e s a n d t o w n s
1 . 4 - 1 . 5 m i l l i o n
p e o p l e p e r
a n n u m . R a i s e t h e
s h a r e o f f e m a l e
w o r k e r s o f t o t a l
n e w j o b h o l d e r s
t o 5 0 % b y 2 0 1 0
0
E n s u r e t h a t t h e r e a r e n o s l u m s a n d
t e m p o r a r y h o u s e s i n a l l t o w n s a n d c i t i e s b y
2 0 1 0
E n s u r e t h a t 8 0 % o f u r b a n a n d 6 0 % o f
r u r a l p o p u l a t i o n w i l l h a v e a c c e s s t o
c l e a n a n d s a f e w a t e r b y 2 0 0 5 ; 8 5 % o f
r u r a l p o p u l a t i o n t o h a v e a c c e s s t o s a f e
w a t e r b v 2 0 1 0
I n c r e a s e t h e r a t i o
o f r u r a l w o r k i n g
t i m e u t i l i z a t i o n
o f p e o p l e o f
w o r k i n g a g e t o
a b o u t 8 0 % b y
2 0 0 5 a n d 8 5 %
b y 2 0 1 0
3
E n s u r e t h a t 1 0 0 % o f a l l w a s t e - w a t e r i s
t r e a t e d i n t o w n s a n d c i t i e s b y 2 0 1 0 .
R e d u c e u r b a n
u n e m p l o y m e n t
r a t e t o a b o u t
5 . 4 % i n 2 0 0 4
a n d t o l e s s t h a n
5 % b y 2 0 1 0
4 E n s u r e t h a t 1 0 0 % o f s o l i d w a s t e i s
c o l l e c t e d a n d d i s p o s e d o f s a f e l y i n a l l
t o w n s a n d c i t i e s b y 2 0 1 0 .
Within the “Support to strengthen institutional capacity to monitor and report poverty -
environment indicators" project, TA Consultant consider the P-E-L Information and P-
E -L In d icators as follow s:
Data is collected and used as statistics by various ministries and departments at national,
provincial and district levels which is presented, amongst other things, as a measurement of
various levels of poverty, environmental concerns and livelihoods in Viet Nam. Such raw
and basic data can be termed P-E-L Information and will include figures such as the
numbers of poor families and the various categories of poverty; the location of these poor
families; steps that can be taken to reduce the numbers of poor families; environmental
concerns in taking these steps; and the livelihood categories of all levels of society.
However, by themselves this raw data cannot be considered for valid comparison and
therefore a series of indicators have to be prepared which can be used to compare
conditions both within the country and on an international basis.
For instance, the amount of paddv harvested in the specific area of land is good factual data
but by itself cannot be used for comparison with other areas, or groups of people. The
usual accepted indicator in this case would be productivity in terms of kilograms per
hectare, or Kgs./ha. The recently published United Nations Human Development Report
for 2006 is a very useful example of the use of indicators.
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24. The TA Consultant will consider the large numbers of indicators that exist in the fields of
Poverty alleviation, natural resources and Environmental concerns, and Livelihoods
analysis. These P-E-L Indicators will include such matters as percentages and ratios of
poor families, levels of productivity in various areas, the environmental considerations in
these locations, and the resultant livelihoods that emerge from that data. Currently
hundreds of indicators exist, but the TA Consultant will determine which of these
indicators are most relevant and useful on a national and international basis. The TA
Consultant will also work with the recently approved National Stastistic Indicator System
by the GSO. (For futher information, see Annex 1 and 2).
4.3 Assum ptions and Risks
To strengthen capacity for meeting the goals of sustainable development, especially that of
sustainable use of natural resources use and poverty reduction, the Government of Vietnam
during the last decade has made considerable efforts in establishing an overall strategic
framework for sustainable development, including:
- National Strategy for Socio-Economic Development 2001-2010, approved in 2001 and
renewed in 2005 for 2006-2010 period.
Strategic Orientation for Sustainable Development in Vietnam - Vietnam Agenda 21,
approved in 2004,
- Comprehensive Poverty Reduction and Growth Strategy (CPRGS), approved in 2002.
- National Strategy for Environmental Protection until 2010 and Vision Toward 2020.
NSEP approved in 2003.
The understanding and active implementation of the above mentioned strategic orientations
in various regions of the country, from developing urban areas to remote mountainous and
coastal underdeveloped areas, are creating a solid base for the implementation of this
project.
So far in Vietnam the General Statistics Office (GSO) and its provincial, district and
commune affiliations have deployed considerable efforts for collecting and systematizing
data and information related to socio-economic development, environmental protection and
poverty reduction in the country. MPI, MONRJE, MARD, MOH. MOLISA, some other
ministries and their provincial departments, with cooperation of international and foreign
organizations, have deployed efforts for collection of data and elaboration of sets of
indicators related to environment, sustainable development and poverty reduction in the
country. These efforts still have no completed final results, but have created a good starting
base for the activities of this project.
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Information and data useful for the project could be also obtained from reports and
documentation of development, research and extension programmes and projects
implemented by Vietnamese and international organizations such as: National Poverty
Alleviation Programs 135, 237: Poverty Environment Nexus (PEN) project of World Bank,
Project Environment Information and Report (E[R) of DANIDA-MONRE.
We can say that there are basic information and methodology knowledge necessary for the
carryine out of the project. However the implementation of the project according to the
defined time and allocated resources could meet the following difficulties:
1. The availability of reliable information and data related to environment, poverty and
livelihood. According to Vietnamese governmental regulations official statistic
information at national level should be published bv the General Statistics Office
(GSO), at provincial level by GSO provincial departments in the annual statistic data
publications. In these publications there are still only few data and information on
environment, poverty and livelihood. Data and information from projects reports could
be used only as unofficial references.
2. There are still no completed designed sets of indicators for environment, for poverty
and livelihood (PEL). For environment the National Environment Agency (NEA) of the
previous Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment (MOSTE) has issued in
1999 a preliminary set of 80 environmental indicators for experimental use. After some
years of use NEA has left this set of indicators and since 2004 MONRE has cooperated
with DANIDA for implementation of the Environment Information and Reporting
Project (EIR). So far this project has onlv proposed 3 set of indicators related to air
pollution, coastal and marine environment, surface water resources. The similar
situation is for poverty and livelihood indicators. The set of sustainable development
indicators recently developed by Vietnam Agenda 21 project and used bv MPI still has
not covered various important aspects of environment and livelihood.
3. The institutional arrangement of monitoring and reporting of PEL data and information
has not been decided. At national level the General Statistics Office (GSO) has the task
of monitoring and reportina all information and data related to the country’s socio­
economic situation, including PEL. At local level (province, district and commune)
affiliations of GSO have this task in the localities. The cooperation between GSO
ministries, and their related affiliations at local level for monitoring, reporting related
information and data related to PEL has not been clearlv defined.
4. The network for environmental monitoring has been more or less designed but not
completely defined and accepted, especially at provincial and lower level. The network
for poverty monitoring and that for livelihood are still not defined.
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5. The use of reported PEL data and information for elaboration of development policies,
strategies and plans at national and provincial level and assessment of their
implementation results has not been clearly defined.
6. There are limitations in institutional arrangement, as well as in executing manpower
for EPL monitoring and reporting in related national and local oraanizations.
For successful implementation of the project on “Support to strengthen institutional
capacity to monitor poverty - environment indicators” it is necessary to understand the
above mentioned risks and difficulties and to make full use of the favorable conditions
created by the on going national and local efforts of Vietnamese government and people for
environment protection, poverty eradication and sustainable development.
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