The Spanish Association for Peace and Development (PyD) is currently implementing the Regional programme for the promotion of political participation with gender equality in Vietnam, Cambodia, Bangladesh, Philippines and Timor Leste, funded by the Spanish Agency for International Cooperation and Development (Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional, AECID) (Program “Women in Politics”).
The Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung (RLS; www.rosalux.de) originated from the registered association "Social Analysis and Political Education" founded in Berlin in 1990. In 1996, it was recognised by the Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS) as its close political education institution. The Party of Democratic Socialism transformed itself into “PDS/Linkspartei”, later renamed itself into “Linkspartei” (Left Party) which is one of two parties in Germany that formed the new party “Die LINKE” (“The Left”) in 2007. RLS has become a provider of civic education and a centre for progressive social research in both Germany and throughout the world.
ChildFund Vietnam is the representative office of ChildFund Australia - an independent and non-religious international development organisation that works to reduce or eliminate poverty for children in the developing world.
ChildFund Australia is a member of the ChildFund Alliance - a global network of 12 organisations which assists more than 16 million children in over 50 countries. With a focus on child-centered development programs that are undertaken in partnership with more than 1,400 local communities, the Alliance puts more than $503 million (USD) to work each year to help deprived, excluded and vulnerable children.
Project: "Flood-proofing and drainage for medium-sized coastal cities in Vietnam for adaptation to climate change " Start of assignment: March 2013 Duty stations: Hanoi, Tuy Hoa, Quy Nhon Contact person: Ms. Tran Thuy ([email protected]) Address: MoC/GIZ Wastewater and Solid Waste Management Programme Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH Ministry of Construction 37 Le Dai Hanh Hanoi, Vietnam
Vietnam is among the most vulnerable countries in the world to natural disasters. Its 3,440 kilometre coastline is prone to hydro-meteorological hazards such as typhoons and storms, which give rise to floods, tidal surge, and salt water intrusion. The central coastal provinces of Quang Nam and Binh Dinh are among the worst affected by hydro-meteorological hazards. The September-to-February rainy season is characterized by typhoons as well as regular heavy and prolonged rain, which causes widespread flooding. Typhoon Ketsana (Sept. 2009), one of the worst disasters to hit central Vietnam in recent years, killed over 99 people and caused floods that seriously damaged or destroyed 337,000 houses, as well as 14,000 ha of crops in 10 provinces. Typhoon Mirinea (Nov.
The central coastal provinces of Quang Nam and Binh Dinh are among the worst provinces of Vietnam affected by hydro-meteorological hazards. Catholic Relief Services (CRS) and local government are responding to the needs of coastal communities that are chronically affected by coastal hazards and who have lost lives, livelihoods, and assets to regularly occurring cyclones in Binh Dinh and Quang Nam province through the “Disaster Risk Reduction and Community Preparedness in Rural Vietnam” project. The goal is to reduce the vulnerability of coastal communities to natural hazards such as cyclones, flooding, and tidal surges.
The project “Support to Knowledge Management and Policy Dialogue through the Partnership on Avian and Human Influenza” (KMP-API) was funded by USAID through UNDP and was implemented from May 2012 to May 2013. The implementing partner of KMP-API is assigned to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
Urban Development Project Management Unit is seeking for 01 (one) individual international consultant to develop long-term strategy and operational plan for Vietnam Urban Forum (VUF) in the frame of project: “Strengthening of the Vietnam Urban Forum (VUF) and Operationalizing the National Urban Upgrading Program (NUUP)”. (the Grant Agreement No. TF010121).The objective of the assignment is to develop short term and long term strategy for Vietnam Urban Forum and action plans for its stages Requirements : - At least university graduate majoring at urban planning, urban management or other closely related disciplines (public policy, economics, environmental management, public administration).
