CFM - Hiep Thanh Wind Project – Community Needs Assessment - 2021

Description of Project:

Ecotech, an entity established in Vietnam and in accordance with Vietnam law (Project Company), is developing the Hiep Thanh Project 78 MW nearshore wind project in Tra Vinh Province, South Vietnam (the “Project”). The Project is located approximately 130km from Ho Chi Minh City. The Project is located in the following five communes: Hiep Thanh, My Long Nam, Hiep My Tay, Hiep My Dong and Long Son. In  accordance  with  the  principles  of  CFM’s  Responsible  Investment  Code, CFM  is  committed  to maximising opportunities for delivering environmental and social benefits through its investments, particularly to the local communities in the area of influence of its project investments. This assignment aims to carry out stakeholder mapping and a needs assessment along with prioritisation and ranking to provide the information necessary for the development of the community development programme for the Project.

Description of actual services provided by your staff within the assignment:

Mekong Economics’ inputs were to carry out stakeholder mapping and a needs assessment along with prioritisation and ranking to provide the information necessary for the development of the Do Good program for the Tra Vinh project. This involved the following specific details:

·         Conducted comprehensive desk review of relevant project to develop and formalize an assessment framework in compliance with IFC‘s Performance Standards - including a methodology to assess it in close consultation with CFM and its partners.

·         Identified opportunities for environmental interventions that restore, conserve or enhance the local environment through meetings with stakeholders including NGOs, Government officials and through relevant studies (for example ESIA baseline studies, desk-based research).

·   Ranked of the different Do Good opportunities will commence with local stakeholders