Contents of and principles for formulating irrigation planning in Vietnam

Contents of and principles for formulating irrigation planning in Vietnam (Internet image)

1. Rules for formulating irrigation planning in Vietnam

Irrigation planning shall be formulated under regulations of the law on planning and the following rules in Vietnam:

- Conform to irrigation planning, national comprehensive planning, planning for natural disaster management and irrigation, water resources planning, regional planning and socio - economic development, national defense and security plan;

- Attach to the national infrastructure planning and relevant planning;

- Perform the overall management of water resources and ensure consistency with river basins and systems of irrigation works, adaptability to impacts resulting from climate change and socio-economic development activities occurring in river basins and sustainable development;

- Serve multiple objectives, ensure the compatibility between extraction and protection of natural resources, environment and natural disaster management. Give special emphasis on supplying water to islands, coastal regions, boundary areas, mountainous areas, highland areas and areas surrounding hydropower reservoirs;

- Ensure balanced distribution of water nationwide, within specific regions, river basins, systems of irrigation works or administrative divisions; transfer water from areas with an abundant volume of water to those with a shortage of water; store water occurring in rainy season and water-abundant years for later use in dry season and water-deficit years, respectively.

(Article 12 of Law on Irrigation 2017, as amended by Clause 3, Article 14 of Law on Amendments to some articles concerning planning of 37 laws 2018)

2. Contents of irrigation planning in Vietnam

- The irrigation planning shall define developmental orientation, spatial arrangement and distribution of irrigation resources by the extent specified in the planning.

- Irrigation planning intended for inter-provincial river basins contains at least:

+ Analysis and assessment of natural and water resource conditions, socio-economic conditions, available resources; assessment of current irrigation conditions and results of implementation of the planning in the previous planning period;

+ Forecast of developmental tendencies and scenarios, water sources in the situation where they are impacted by climate change and natural disasters; forecast of technological and scientific advances and resources directly affecting irrigation matters;

+ Assessment of sectoral and regional connection; identification of socio-economic development requirements concerning irrigation aspects; opportunities and challenges for irrigation development within river basins;

+ Determination of irrigation development viewpoints and objectives within river basins;

+ Analysis, calculation and formulation of irrigation plans based on developmental scenarios that may occur within river basins. The planning shall certainly help create, store, balance, regulate and distribute water resources, minimize risks of drought, saltwater intrusion, desertification, flood, inundation, waterlogging, pollution and degradation to watercourses and other water-related disasters within river basins;

+ Proposed solutions, list of works, projects and order of priority;

+ Anticipation of demands for land used for development, construction, modification and improvement of irrigation works; demands for land used as the ground for storage of materials produced from dredging and expansion of channels or canals;

+ Solutions and resources available for implementation of the irrigation planning;.

+ Zoning drawings or plans.

- Irrigation planning intended for systems of irrigation works that involve at least 02 provinces contain at least:

+ Analysis and assessment of natural and water resource conditions, socio-economic conditions, available resources; assessment of current irrigation conditions and results of implementation of the irrigation planning in the previous planning period in systems of irrigation works;

+ Forecast of developmental tendencies and scenarios, water sources in the situation where they are impacted by climate change and natural disasters; forecast of technological and scientific advances and resources directly affecting irrigation matters;

+ Assessment of sectoral and regional connection; identification of socio-economic development requirements concerning irrigation aspects; opportunities and challenges for irrigation development in systems of irrigation works;

+ Determination of irrigation development viewpoints and objectives in systems of irrigation works;

+ Analysis, calculation and formulation of irrigation plans based on developmental scenarios that may occur within river basins; irrigation solutions intended for each subject in systems of irrigation works; plan for cooperation in operation between irrigation works in systems of irrigation works. The planning shall certainly help create, store, balance, regulate and distribute water resources, minimize risks of drought, saltwater intrusion, desertification, flood, inundation, waterlogging, pollution and degradation to watercourses and other water-related disasters in systems of irrigation works;

+ Proposed solutions, list of works, projects and order of priority;

+ Anticipation of demands for land used for development, construction, modification and improvement of irrigation works; demands for land used as the ground for storage of materials produced from dredging and expansion of channels or canals;

+ Solutions and resources available for implementation of the irrigation planning;.

+ Zoning drawings or plans.

(Article 13 of Law on Irrigation 2017, as amended by Clause 4 Article 14 of Law on Amendments to some articles concerning planning of 37 laws 2018)

Diem My

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