1. Introduction of Cau river basin environmental development program
By Nguyen Tuan Anh
Vietnam Agenda 21 Office- MPI

2. Contents of the presentation:
1. Social, economic and environmental conditions of Cau river basin
2. Contents of Cau river basin environmental development program
3. Implementations

3. Overview of Social, economic and environmental conditions of Cau river basin
The system of Cau river starts from Bac Kan, Thai Nguyen, Vinh Phuc and runs through Bac Giang, Bac Ninh, Hai Duong provinces, lying in 6 provinces Bac Kan, Thai Nguyen, Vinh Phuc, Bac Giang, Bac Ninh, Hai Duong. The main branch is Cau river of 288 km long and the basin is 6032 km2 large.

4. Climate, hydrometeorology
Tropical climate
Annual average temperature: 21 degree
Gap between seasons clearly
High annual average rainfall : mm. In the high land:
Total waterfall in Cau river is 4.5 km3/year
Flood season starts from June, ends at September

5. Water demand in Cau basin
For agriculture: irrigated for 40,000 ha and required around 400 million m3/ year
For householders
For industries
In general, lack of 36 millions m3 water during dry season, especially in January – March

6. Social and economic figures
Total area: 16000km2, the basin’s area is more than 6000 km2
Backan is largest province ( 4796 km2) but less population ( people), less density is 61 people/ km2
BacNinh is smallest province, but high population ( inhabitants) and density is highest: 1238 people/ km2
The development of region based on: natural resources, water source and cultivated land, labors

7. Environmental degradation
Forest area reduced around 1.4 million ha, remains 3.9 million ha.
Forest cover in Thai nguyen and BacKan reduced from 48 % to 39 % in 2000, including planted forest.
Forest quality in Cau basin is low, poor, lees coverage and lose of capability to keep the water and avoid floods.

8. Water quality: degraded, many places are heavy polluted
Water quality: degraded, many places are heavy polluted. The polluters are:
Industry
Handicraft villages
Domestic solid waste, hospital waste
From agriculture and other production

9. Contents of Cau river basin environmental development program
The needs for implementation of above program:
The basin are overloaded, over carrying capacity, especially on forest, land, water resources…
The river is heavy polluted by untreated wastewater spill
Degradation of landscape.

10. Contents of Cau river basin environmental development program
Overall objective: -      Ensure sufficiency and balance of water in Cau river and its branches; ensure that the river and its branches are not polluted, have good landscape, mild climate, safe and sustainable water constructions and flow systems. Cau river meets the standard of a prosperous and sustainable river basin without re-violation.

11. Main tasks
To preserve the nature, gene system, bio diversity, bring into full play the advantages of the basin. Improve the natural landscape.
Setup the management system in the hole basin
Restoration the environmental hotpots

12. Solutions for implementation
Socialization the environmental, ecological, landscape management in Cau basin
Improve of state management efficiency
Promote the international cooperation
Implement the specific projects

13. Organization and implementation
Set up the Integrated management committee ( Cau river committee) for implementation the program, that will be approved by Prime Ministry
The role and mandate of central government, line ministries

14. Propose: Study on organization model
Formulation of sustainable development strategy for the the basin (Agenda 21 for basin)
Implementation of pilot projects

15. Thank you