Feasibility Study: Water and Irrigation Management

The Mekong Delta is Vietnam’s most important agricultural region feeding more than 145 million people. It faces existential threats, such as sea level rise and coastal ecosystem damage in the face of climate change. The GIZ Integrated Coastal Management Program (ICMP/CCEP) supports the Vietnamese authorities in addressing these challenges. ICMP/CCEP tested several technologies aimed at improving the livelihoods of the rural population and planned to scale up promising technologies by leveraging additional finance from international institutions. Water and irrigation management systems were among the technology packages considered as having potential to be scaled up. In this context, UNIQUE was contracted to conduct an in-depth feasibility assessment of management systems and the development of operational guidelines.

• Selection of irrigation and water management intervention sites.
• Identification of appropriate irrigation, water management measures and design features.
• In-depth economic and financial analysis of management measures.
• Socio-economic impact analysis and identification of environmental and social risks.
• Assessment of stakeholder partner organizations capacity development needs.
• Definition of major implementing partners and institutional implementation arrangements.