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- Preface
- European Year for Development
- COP21 and the Paris Agreement
- I. Luxembourg’s official development assistance in 2015
- II. Cooperation with the main partner countries
- III. Regional cooperation and cooperation with other countries
- IV. Multilateral cooperation
- V. European Union
- VI. Cooperation with non-governmental development organisations
- VII. Humanitarian action
- VIII. Programme support
- IX. Development education and awareness raising
- X. Inclusive finance
- XI. Evaluation
- XII. Report on the progress of the work of the Interministerial Committee for Development Cooperation
- Appendices
II. Cooperation with the main partner countries
Vietnam
Vietnam – Lagoon zone in the province of Thua Thien Hué, where a programme of local development and adaptation to the consequences of climate change is being implemented
Vietnam
Population 92,5 million
Surface area 330 960 km2
GNP per inhabitant (PPP in $) 5 092
Classification in HDI 116/188
2015 marked 20 years of partnership between Vietnam and Luxembourg’s development cooperation. The progress made by Vietnam over those years in development terms has been considerable, such that in 2011 the country was able to change its classification from “least developed country” to “middle-income country”.
Given the advanced stage of development in Vietnam, the 3rd ICP (2011-2015) was the last ICP to be drawn up and implemented by Luxembourg and Vietnam. However, a substantial number of bilateral and multilateral projects will still be implemented beyond 2015.
Some of these projects will consolidate what has been done together in the past, while others aim to explore avenues for the diversification of relations between Luxembourg and Vietnam. One of these projects focuses on development and local innovation and aims to reduce poverty in three coastal districts in Hue province by preparing the population better for the consequences of climate change.
Another project builds capacities in the finance sector and should provide an opportunity to consolidate contacts and links between the Luxembourgish and Vietnamese financial sectors.
Another project which also signals the transition from development cooperation to a potential new cooperation between the countries, this time in the domain of science, will benefit Vietnam by improving the quality and effectiveness of the services supplied by the anatomy and pathology departments of the two central hospitals.
Finally, the project to provide educational bursaries for BBI Luxembourg (School of International Hospitality and Tourism Business) and the LTHAH (Lycée Technique Hôtelier Alexis Heck) to teachers at Vietnamese schools previously supported by Luxembourg’s development cooperation, continued in 2015 and should contribute to maintaining the links between Vietnamese and Luxemburgish schools once the vocational training projects in hospitality and tourism in Vietnam have ended.
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