RESEARCH ON DEVELOPING A SEMI-QUANTITATIVE METHOD FOR EVALUATING THE ACHIEVEMENT OF OBJECTIVES IN NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT SECTOR PLANNING

Abstract

    In practice, evaluating the results and the degree of achieving objectives for Natural Resources and Environment (NR&E) sector planning in Vietnam is a task regularly performed mid-term and at the end of the planning period, in preparation for creating a new planning phase. However, this evaluation activity still faces many difficulties and shortcomings due to the lack of an evaluation criteria system, including parameters, indicators, and indices. Based on the objectives set for 2030 in various plans, the research team developed a system of parameters, indicators, and indices to evaluate the results of 6 NR&E sector plans, including: National Hydro-Meteorological Station Network Planning; Comprehensive Planning for Sustainable Exploitation and Utilization of Coastal Resources; Mineral Resources Basic Survey Planning; Water Resources Planning; Environmental Protection Planning; and Biodiversity Conservation Planning. The research team developed a semi-quantitative method to evaluate the implementation results of these 6 plans by assessing the achievement level of each parameter (X_nij) compared to the set parameters (X_{nji_mt}), using relative parameters (X_{nij_td}) với with values from 0 to 5, thereby calculating relative indicators (Y_{nj_td}) and relative indices (Z_{n_td}). Research results indicate that the semi-quantitative method can be applied to evaluate the implementation results of NR&E sector planning in the previous planning period and upcoming planning periods.