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1 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.
2 Tran, T. A.; Nguyen, T. H.; Vo, T. T. 2019. Adaptation to flood and salinity environments in the Vietnamese Mekong Delta: empirical analysis of farmer-led innovations. Agricultural Water Management, 216:89-97. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2019.01.020]
Flooding ; Salinity ; Salt water intrusion ; Adaptation ; Strategies ; Farmer participation ; Innovation systems ; Water management ; Agricultural practices ; Policies ; Rural communities ; Case studies / Vietnam / Mekong Delta / Phu Thanh B Commune / Phu Xuan Commune / Thoi Hung Commune / Long Phu Commune / Dai Ngai Commune
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H049198)
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Agriculture is exposed to climatic impacts, especially in developing countries. Adaptation is the predominant practice that farming communities undertake to deal with these climate-induced challenges. While significant attention has been devoted to farmers’ adaptation strategies, little is known about how innovative practices are associated with the improvement of rural livelihoods. To address this gap, the paper attempts to investigate how farmers lead the process of rural innovations that constitute successful forms of adaptation to address the mixed impacts of dyke policies and climate change in two distinct agro-ecological zones (i.e. flooding and salinity) in the Vietnamese Mekong Delta (VMD). Drawing on qualitative information collected from focus group discussions and interviews across the case studies, the paper argues that farmers are the key innovation actors who contribute to improving rural farming and water management practices. The study suggests that the evolution of farmer-led innovations is mainly attributed to the operation of various informal learning networks that provide important platforms for the generation and diffusion of effective innovative practices across farming communities. It also highlights how farmers contribute their innovative knowledge to local adaptation policies. From the policy perspective, this study sees the development of rural innovation systems as the best practices of farmers’ adaptation, which needs to be scaled out to better support agricultural water management in the delta.
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