Half of the land area of Tien Giang Province in Vietnam is exposed to annual floods and the other half to saline intrusion. Action was taken to formulate the National RWSS Strategy and efforts were made to make local communities aware of methods and approaches in harvesting water and well drilling that are cost effective and sustainable in their development. The key lesson learnt is appropriate planning prior the project.
RWSS is considered as a useful point of departure for poverty elimination and rural development, and achievements from RWSS motivates other social efforts.
Information, education and communication (IEC) activities are essential to communities, local authorities, technical and credit agencies.