WB to Finance $17.7M for Forestry Development Proj in Vietnam Quang Binh

The World Bank (WB) will provide $17.7 million in official development assistance (ODA) for a project on forestry development and climate change resilience in Vietnam’s central province of Quang Binh, the local newspaper Nong Nghiep Vietnam (Vietnam Agriculture) reported. The $21.98-million project, with the remaining reciprocal capital from the Vietnamese government, will be carried out in 2019-2023. The project is expected to benefit districts such as Quang Trach, Bo Trach, Quang Ninh, Le Thuy, Ba Don Township, and Dong Hoi city. (Nong Nghiep Viet Nam, m.nongnghiep)