Can Tho, Nov. 28 -- A World Bank (WB) delegation, led by Carlos Felipe Jaramillo, WB Vice President for the East Asia and Pacific, and Mariam J. Sherman, Country Director for Vietnam-Laos-Cambodia, visited Can Tho city on November 27 to survey progress under the Can Tho Urban Development and Resilience Project (WB3).

The project, with the Can Tho People's Committee as the investor, has significantly reduced flood risks and improved living conditions for more than 420,000 residents. It comprises three components: flood control and environmental sanitation; development of an urban corridor; and strengthened climate-resilient urban management.

Tran Chi Hung, Vice Chairman of the municipal People's Committee, thanked the WB for its financia...