Project ID: 73915

Chinese Government donates $20,000 USD in cash to Vietnam following the September 2000 Mekong Delta Floods

Commitment amount

$ 51329.134575905606

Adjusted commitment amount

$ 51329.13

Constant 2021 USD

Summary

Funding agency [Type]

Unspecified Chinese Government Institution [Government Agency]

Recipient

Vietnam

Sector

Emergency response (Code: 720)

Flow type

Grant

Infrastructure

No

Category

Intent

Development (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Commercial

Development

Representational

Mixed

Financial Flow Classification

ODA-like (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Official Development Assistance

Other Official Flows

Vague (Official Finance)

Flows categorized based on OECD-DAC guidelines

Project lifecycle

Status

Completion (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Pledge

Commitment

Implementation

Completion

Suspended

Cancelled

Milestones

Commitment

2000-09-01

Actual start

2000-09-27

Actual complete

2000-09-27

Geography

Description

In September 2000, approximately 480 people were killed in floods as waters in the Mekong Delta rose to historically high levels. According to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Financial Tracking Service (flow ID #2016), the Chinese Government responded by donating $20,000 in cash for emergency shelter and non-food items (NFI).

Additional details

This $20,000 USD donation for emergency shelter and non-food items is distinct from Project #34203 which is $20,000 for food security.

Number of official sources

1

Number of total sources

1

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Details

Cofinanced

No

Direct receiving agencies [Type]

Government of Viet Nam [Government Agency]

Implementing agencies [Type]

Government of Viet Nam [Government Agency]