Investments under the Vietnam Coastal Cities Sustainable Environment Project will focus on flood reduction; drainage and wastewater collection networks; waste water treatment plants, school sanitation and public toilets; revolving funds for household connections and solid waste management. It will also improve priority roads and bridges along canals, drains, and rivers, thereby strengthening connectivity and relieving traffic pressure. Relevant institutional arrangements and sustainability aspects will also be comprehensively addressed and enhanced though the project implementation.

The remaining US$78.74 million will support the Northern Delta Transport Development Project which will finance the construction of a canal to connect the Day and Ninh Co rivers with a navigational lock to improve freight vessel access to Ninh Phuc port, the main inland waterway port in the Ninh Binh region. Construction of the canal is expected to facilitate economic activity by reducing logistics costs, and to mitigate the risks of climate change by reducing the emission of greenhouse gases incurred in freight transportation.