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1 Marsalek, J.; Stancalie, G.; Balint, G. (Eds.) 2006. Transboundary floods: reducing risks through flood management. Dordrecht, Netherlands: Springer. 336p. (NATO Science Series IV - Earth and Environmental Sciences, vol. 72)
Flood control ; Forecasting ; Disasters ; Risks ; International waters ; River basins ; Remote sensing ; GIS ; Discharges ; Hydrometeorology ; Hydrology ; Telemetry ; Sensors ; Land use mapping ; Models ; Weather forecasting ; Rainfall-runoff relationships ; Urban areas ; History ; Decision making ; Dykes ; Disaster preparedness ; Reservoirs ; International cooperation / Czech Republic / Azerbaijan / Romania / Hungary / Koros River Basin / Upper Tisza Region / Crisul Alb River Basin / Crisul Negru River Basin / Hron River Basin / Crisul Repede River Basin
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 551.489 G000 MAR Record No: H043960)
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2 Tran, T.; James, H. 2017. Transformation of household livelihoods in adapting to the impacts of flood control schemes in the Vietnamese Mekong Delta. Water Resources and Rural Development, 9:67-80. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wrr.2017.04.002]
Flood control ; Adaptation ; Living standards ; Transformation ; Households ; Attitudes ; Farming systems ; Farmers ; Deltas ; Dykes ; Case studies ; Rural communities / Vietnam / Mekong Delta / Phu Thanh B Commune / Phu Xuan Commune / Thoi Hung Commune
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H048193)
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Flood control and irrigation play a significant role in supporting rice intensification and agricultural diversification in the Vietnamese Mekong Delta. Arising out of these mandatory policies have exhibited complicated realities surrounding the linkages between flood control schemes (dykes) and rural livelihoods. However, little has been known about how these development processes shape the social and physical landscapes of the delta, and how rural households have transformed their traditional livelihoods to adapt to change. This paper aims to investigate these household-led practices that have occurred in the wake of the scheme operation across three flood-prone areas in the delta. It employs the mixed methods approach that guides data collection using focus group discussions, in-depth interviews with key informants and household surveys. The analysis suggests that the rural communities have witnessed the dramatic transformation of livelihood practices to adapt to emerging social and environmental conditions. Household groups have devised and adopted a variety of livelihood strategies, which consequently gave rise to polarity among household groups. This study highlights the increased recognition of rural households’ role in contributing farming initiatives to the reframing process of local adaptation policies.
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