Flood Emergency Assistance for Central Viet Nam (ADB-59495-001)

Countries
  • Vietnam
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Financial Institutions
  • Asian Development Bank (ADB)
International, regional and national development finance institutions. Many of these banks have a public interest mission, such as poverty reduction.
Project Status
Approved
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Bank Risk Rating
C
Environmental and social categorization assessed by the development bank as a measure of the planned project’s environmental and social impacts. A higher risk rating may require more due diligence to limit or avoid harm to people and the environment. For example, "A" or "B" are risk categories where "A" represents the highest amount of risk. Results will include projects that specifically recorded a rating, all other projects are marked ‘U’ for "Undisclosed."
Voting Date
Dec 4, 2025
Date when project documentation and funding is reviewed by the Board for consideration and approval. Some development banks will state a "board date" or "decision date." When funding approval is obtained, the legal documents are accepted and signed, the implementation phase begins.
Borrower
Government of Vietnam - Ministry of Agriculture and Environment; State Bank of Vietnam
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Sectors
  • Education and Health
  • Humanitarian Response
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Investment Type(s)
Grant
The categories of the bank investment: loan, grant, guarantee, technical assistance, advisory services, equity and fund.
Investment Amount (USD)
$ 2.00 million
Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.
Project Cost (USD)
$ 2.00 million
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Bank Documents
Primary Source

Original disclosure @ ADB website

Updated in EWS Mar 18, 2026

Disclosed by Bank Dec 4, 2025

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Project Description
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Between 16 November 2025 and 22 November 2025, intense rainfall led to severe flooding in Central Viet Nam from Quang Tri to Khanh Hoa provinces. On 20 November 2025, water levels on the Ba River in Dak Lak province reached 40.99 meters on, surpassing the 1993 historic flood by 1.09 meters. At Phu Lam, the river rose to 5.4 meters at 02:00 on the same day, 0.19 meters above the 1993 record. Similarly, the Dinh River in Khanh Hoa province at the locality of Ninh Hoa recorded a peak of 6.77 meters at 14:00 on 20 November 2025, 0.19 meters higher than the 1986 record. As of 27 November 2025, preliminary government reports indicated 108 people dead or missing due to the rainfall, 2,505 homes collapsed or damaged, and more than 272,000 houses inundated. Additionally, 51,807 hectares of rice and crops were damaged. Over 0.9 million livestock and poultry perished or were swept away, and 1,375 hectares of aquaculture sustained damage.

Given the unprecedented scale of destruction and the compounding nature of these disasters, the Government has formally requested emergency support from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on 24 November 2025 to complement ongoing international efforts to aid national and local responses (Attachment 3). The severity of the crisis has overwhelmed existing capacities, with significant gaps in emergency relief. The Viet Nam Disaster and Dyke Management Authority (VDDMA) under the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment has been designated as the focal point for coordinating emergency relief and recovery activities.

On 26 November 2025, the United Nations Resident Coordinator (UNRC) reported that approximately $49.4 million is required for the humanitarian response, based on the latest estimates. The UNRC identified primary needs of those affected to be food, non-food items, shelter repair, water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH), rebuilding material, and cash support.

According to the Bank’s website, the proposed grant will fund eligible activities as per paragraph 14 of the APDRF Implementation Guidelines, including but not limited to: (i) provision of emergency rescue equipment; (ii) provision of medical kits, food, and bottled drinking water; (iii) purchase of water purification and sanitation systems; (iv) provision of transitional shelter; (v) provision of personal hygiene kits; (vi) purchase of emergency communication equipment; (vii) debris sifting; (viii) site clearance; (ix) safe disposal of useless rubble; (x) provision of medical care-related goods and equipment; (xi) payment of overtime for first responders, and (xii) bulk purchase of aviation fuel.

Early Warning System Project Analysis
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The grant is categorized as C for Environment, Involuntary Resettlement, and Indigenous Peoples.

Investment Description
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The financing amount is $2,000,000, which will be financed on a grant basis by ADB’s Asia Pacific Disaster Response Fund.


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For the Recipient:

State Bank of Vietnam
49 Ly Thai To
Ha Noi, Viet Nam
Facsimile Number: (84-24) 3825-0612

For ADB:

Asian Development Bank
6 ADB Avenue
Mandaluyong City
1550 Metro Manila
Philippines
Facsimile Numbers: (632) 8636-2444
With a copy to ADB's Viet Nam Resident Mission: (84-24) 3933 1373

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ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISM OF ADB

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