We welcome the visitor to this renewed IMOLA website with the announcement that the Donor, the Government of Italy, provided additional finance to the Organization in support of the IMOLA Project and therefore it will continue uninterruptedly its operations in assistance to the poorest lagoon communities of Tam Giang-Cau Hai for at least another biennium.

The IMOLA Phase I (formally ending in July 2008) has the prospect of presenting complete and finalized results to the stakeholders in November 2008. The IMOLA Phase II will start up with staffing and work planning immediately to become fully operational at the same time.

In the past triennium, the project operated among the complexities of an economically highly dynamic and socially unstable environment, subject to unbearable human pressure and under the threat of adverse climatic events: yet, we achieved some tangible successes, obtaining recognition from the beneficiaries. We recorded a few failures but gathered a substantial amount of valuable information and lessons learned ready to be used for planning and development of the lagoon economy.

The Organization deployed his best international expert to tackle the numerous and undeferrable problems affecting the vaste and strategic wetland of Tam Giang, that feeds and supports a community of over 300.000 people; on their side, the community and the Government authorities responded with such a massive and coral participation that the results, if not in place yet, will be seen soon.

The further assignment of finance from the Donor and partner Governments (among which Vietnam, Japan, The Netherlands) testifies recognitions for the work done so far and trust for future more prominent achievemnts.

We therefore take the opportunity to farewell IMOLA I and salute the forthcoming IMOLA II in this turning point of our history. Please, enjoy the website and feed us back with your comments and suggestions.

Warmest regards,

The Project CTA
Massimo Sarti