38 projects with confirmed or possible displacement between 2004 and 2013. That represents 30% of all the World Bank-financed projects in Vietnam. An estimated 1,255,603 people were displaced by 27 projects. The World Bank doesn't have information on the effects produced by the rest.
Top 3 projects per estimated # people physically or economically displaced
Click on the project name to see more details. (Data updated as of December 31, 2014. Read more .)
* = This project was administered by the World Bank but paid through another financier.
** = Most people were expected to experience only minor impacts from this project, according to the bank’s reports. Read more .
Confirmed displacement (27) Possible displacement (11)
Confirmed displacement
Project name
Approval date
Status
Cost
Displaced people (estimated)
Vietnam Road Asset Management Project Dec. 12, 2013
Active
$250M
7,788
Danang Sustainable City Development Project (SCDP) Apr. 26, 2013
Active
$202.5M
11,752
Distribution Efficiency Project Sep. 11, 2012
Active
$448.9M
31,581**
Vietnam - Managing Natural Hazards Project Jul. 26, 2012
Active
$150M
5,525
Medium Cities Development Project Dec. 15, 2011
Active
$210M
13,115
VN - Mekong Delta Water Management for Rural Dev Jun. 7, 2011
Active
$160M
15,504
Urban Water Supply and Wastewater May. 24, 2011
Active
$200M
16,983
Da Nang-Quang Ngai Expressway Development Project May. 24, 2011
Active
$613.5M
13,790
VN-Trung Son Hydropower Project Apr. 26, 2011
Active
$330M
10,591
VIETNAM: Haiphong Urban Transport Project Mar. 29, 2011
Active
$175M
16,828
Central North Region Health Support Project Apr. 6, 2010
Active
$65M
366
VN-GEF-Coastal Cities Project Jun. 23, 2009
Closed
$5M*
423
Vietnam Renewable Energy Development Project May. 5, 2009
Active
$202M
1,500
VN-Priority Infrastructure Investment Project May. 22, 2008
Closed
$152.4M
13,788
Rural Distribution Project May. 22, 2008
Closed
$150M
92,642**
Hanoi Urban Transport Development Project Jul. 3, 2007
Active
$155.2M
7,329
Mekong Delta Transport Infrastructure Development Project May. 22, 2007
Active
$207.7M
40,979
Coastal Cities Environmental Sanitation Project Dec. 19, 2006
Closed
$124.7M
16,194
Third Rural Transport Project Feb. 21, 2006
Closed
$106.3M
6,413
VN-Red River Delta Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project Sep. 15, 2005
Closed
$45.9M
855
Natural Disaster Risk Management Project Sep. 15, 2005
Closed
$86M
11,643
Second Transmission and Distribution Project Jul. 28, 2005
Closed
$200M
35,117**
Road Safety Project Jun. 7, 2005
Closed
$31.7M
52
Vietnam Water Supply Development Project Dec. 21, 2004
Closed
$112.6M
360
Second Rural Energy Project Nov. 18, 2004
Closed
$220M
773,838**
Urban Upgrading Project Apr. 29, 2004
Closed
$222.5M
57,047
Water Resources Assistance Project Mar. 30, 2004
Closed
$157.8M
53,600**
Possible displacement
Project name
Approval date
Status
Cost
VN - Central Highlands Poverty Reduction Project (CHPov) Dec. 27, 2013
Active
$150M
Mekong Integrated Water Resources Management Project- Phase II Nov. 27, 2013
Active
$25M
Vietnam Industrial Pollution Management Project Oct. 25, 2012
Active
$50M
Coastal Resources for Sustainable Development Project May. 10, 2012
Active
$100M
Mekong Delta Region Urban Upgrading Project Mar. 22, 2012
Active
$292M
Second Northern Mountains Poverty Reduction Project Apr. 6, 2010
Active
$150M
Vietnam Livestock Competitiveness and Food Safety Sep. 22, 2009
Active
$65.3M
VN - Agriculture Competitiveness Project Sep. 23, 2008
Closed
$59.8M
Northern Delta Transport Development Project Jun. 24, 2008
Active
$170M
Livestock Waste Management in East Asia Project Mar. 21, 2006
Closed
$7M*
Forest Sector Development Project Jul. 8, 2004
Active
$39.5M
