Statusrapport
Midterm Review on the Community Development Project in the Tam Giang Lagoon
The goal of the community development project is to improve the livelihoods of vulnerable and marginalized groups by empowering them to take care of their own development. The project is implemented in the Tam Giang lagoon area in Thua Thien Hue province in central Vietnam. Target groups are the resettled sampan (boat) people and those who still live on boats in Phuoc Lap and My On villages of Quang Phuoc and Quang An communes. The livelihood of approx. 90% of the households in the two villages rely exclusively on wild catch fishing. The Tam Giang lagoon is in a situation where the aquatic resources are depleting quickly due to intensification of fishing activities, use of destructive fishing practices, shrinking water surface due to shrimp farming, poorly planned aquaculture development and lack of appropriate enforcement of resource management policies. The purpose of the evaluation was to examine the achievements so far, weaknesses and strengths, appropriateness and effectiveness of the project, and make recommendations for the second phase of the project.