1. General information
2. Objectives of the intervention
Goals of the intervention
According to the experts, with the Red River passing through Hanoi and having a large and aggressive water flow, it is necessary to ensure safety against floods with a frequency of 500 years (within 500 years, floods may appear over the dyke) and as this is the central focus of the Red River Zoning Plan the following goals were defined:
1. To create a nature conservation park outside the dyke, an agricultural park inside the dyke and an urban park adjacent to the subdivision.
2. To find a new strategy to link nature and urbanised zones from the smallest units that form the city.
3. To make use of the riverine area effectively and to address issues related to flood prevention, soil erosion, and waste management (leading to environmental pollution). (1,2,4)
4. To improve the quality of life of the dwellers living in the riparian zones, therefore, providing environmental justice. (2)
5. To adapt to climate change and extreme weather. (7)
1. To create a nature conservation park outside the dyke, an agricultural park inside the dyke and an urban park adjacent to the subdivision.
2. To find a new strategy to link nature and urbanised zones from the smallest units that form the city.
3. To make use of the riverine area effectively and to address issues related to flood prevention, soil erosion, and waste management (leading to environmental pollution). (1,2,4)
4. To improve the quality of life of the dwellers living in the riparian zones, therefore, providing environmental justice. (2)
5. To adapt to climate change and extreme weather. (7)
Quantitative targets
The quantitate targets defined by the intervention are the following:
- To implement 3 types of parks: nature conservation, agriculture, and urban parks.
- To serve approx. 300k inhabitants over 55 wards from 13 districts.
- To keep the axis of green space and water surface accounting for 80% of the land used for the implementation - the Red River accounts for 3,600 ha (33%), and the riverbank land is over 5,400 ha (50%). (1,2,3,4)
- To implement 3 types of parks: nature conservation, agriculture, and urban parks.
- To serve approx. 300k inhabitants over 55 wards from 13 districts.
- To keep the axis of green space and water surface accounting for 80% of the land used for the implementation - the Red River accounts for 3,600 ha (33%), and the riverbank land is over 5,400 ha (50%). (1,2,3,4)
Monitoring indicators defined
- The number of inhabitants benefiting from the action
- The percentage of the area used as green space and river (1,2,3,4)
- The percentage of the area used as green space and river (1,2,3,4)
Sustainability challenge(s) addressed
Climate change adaptation: What were the goals of the NBS?
Climate change adaptation: What activities are implemented to realize the conservation goals and targets?
Implementation activities
The RRZP had been discussed since 2011, but the idea of planning the two banks of the Red River has been delayed many times due to problems with the Red River and Day river flood drainage planning. Only in 2022 that the Hanoi People's Committee approved the plan and started to implement it. After the planning is approved, the authorities at all levels and departments shall set up the boundaries of the residential areas, on the basis of the boundaries, make detailed plans for the conservation and embellishment of the residential areas, and supplement the technical infrastructure. technology, and social infrastructure for these areas. Furthermore, Hanoi is building three kinds of nature conservation parks, agricultural parks, and urban parks. (Ref 4, 6) Thus, the landscape on both sides of the Red River is expected to become a chain of parks, flower gardens, and ecological agricultural areas in the heart of the city, and associated with the two sides of the river is a friendly road with trees and water surface for people to enjoy. Environmentally friendly walking and riding will be implemented, especially with urban design for dykes so that people in streets and wards can easily access the river, and for Hanoi to organize music festivals, cultural events, and major international and cultural exchange events at the city and at the national level. (7)
