Introduction of Cau river basin environmental

development program

By Nguyen Tuan AnhVietnam Agenda 21 Office- MPI

Contents of the presentation:

1. Social, economic and environmental conditions of Cau river basin

2. Contents of Cau river basin environmental development program

3. Implementations

Overview of Social, economic and Overview of Social, economic and environmental conditions of Cau river environmental conditions of Cau river

basinbasinThe system of Cau river starts from

Bac Kan, Thai Nguyen, Vinh Phuc and runs through Bac Giang, Bac Ninh, Hai Duong provinces, lying in 6 provinces Bac Kan, Thai Nguyen, Vinh Phuc, Bac Giang, Bac Ninh, Hai Duong. The main branch is Cau river of 288 km long and the basin is 6032 km2 large.

Climate, hydrometeorologyClimate, hydrometeorology

Tropical climateAnnual average temperature: 21 degree Gap between seasons clearlyHigh annual average rainfall : 1500-2700

mm. In the high land: 1800-2000Total waterfall in Cau river is 4.5 km3/yearFlood season starts from June, ends at

September

Water demand in Cau basinWater demand in Cau basin

For agriculture: irrigated for 40,000 ha and required around 400 million m3/ year

For householders For industriesIn general, lack of 36 millions m3 water

during dry season, especially in January – March

Social and economic figuresSocial and economic figures

Total area: 16000km2, the basin’s area is more than 6000 km2

Backan is largest province ( 4796 km2) but less population ( 292383 people), less density is 61 people/ km2

BacNinh is smallest province, but high population (987022 inhabitants) and density is highest: 1238 people/ km2

The development of region based on: natural resources, water source and cultivated land, labors

Environmental degradationEnvironmental degradation

Forest area reduced around 1.4 million ha, remains 3.9 million ha.

Forest cover in Thai nguyen and BacKan reduced from 48 % to 39 % in 2000, including planted forest.

Forest quality in Cau basin is low, poor, lees coverage and lose of capability to keep the water and avoid floods.

Water quality: degraded, many places are heavy polluted. The polluters are:

- Industry- Handicraft villages- Domestic solid waste, hospital waste- From agriculture and other production

Contents of Contents of Cau river basin Cau river basin environmental development programenvironmental development program

The needs for implementation of above program:

- The basin are overloaded, over carrying capacity, especially on forest, land, water resources…

- The river is heavy polluted by untreated wastewater spill

- Degradation of landscape.

Contents of Contents of Cau river basin Cau river basin environmental development environmental development

programprogram Overall objective: -      Ensure sufficiency

and balance of water in Cau river and its branches; ensure that the river and its branches are not polluted, have good landscape, mild climate, safe and sustainable water constructions and flow systems. Cau river meets the standard of a prosperous and sustainable river basin without re-violation.

Main tasksMain tasks

To preserve the nature, gene system, bio diversity, bring into full play the advantages of the basin. Improve the natural landscape.

Setup the management system in the hole basin

Restoration the environmental hotpots

Solutions for implementationSolutions for implementation

Socialization the environmental, ecological, landscape management in Cau basin

Improve of state management efficiencyPromote the international cooperationImplement the specific projects

Organization and Organization and implementationimplementation

Set up the Integrated management committee ( Cau river committee) for implementation the program, that will be approved by Prime Ministry

The role and mandate of central government, line ministries

Propose:Propose:

Study on organization model

Formulation of sustainable development strategy for the the basin (Agenda 21 for basin)

Implementation of pilot projects

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