An international workshop to launch the Rapid Planning Project in Da Nang took place in the city on Tuesday.  The project is part of a bilateral cooperation programme between the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research and the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT).   

The 400,000 USD project will be implemented in Da Nang, Kigali (Rwanda) and Assiut (Egypt) between March 2015 and March 2019.

The seminar in progress (Photo: infonet.vn)

The German-funded project aims to develop a rapid multi-sectoral urban planning with a focus on saving energy, protecting and managing water, wastewatern and solid waste, along with promoting the development of urban agriculture. 

In Da Nang, a focus will be on combining green infrastructure planning with water source management and agricultural land planning in rural areas in order to prevent flooding and protect river banks. 

In addition, emphasis will be on providing training courses on enhancing management capacity, implementing policy dialogue, and building a link network.  Special attention will also be paid to working closely with local universities to develop new human resources who will take responsibility for managing green urban areas in a sustainable manner.