Flood risk management in Central Viet Nam: challenges and potentials |
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| Authors: | Phong Tran Fausto Marincioni Rajib Shaw Massimo Sarti Le Van An |
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| Institution: | (1) Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies, Kyoto University, Yoshida Honmachi, Sakyo-Ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan;(2) Department of Earth and Environmental Science, Long Island University, Brookville, NY, USA;(3) IMOLA Project, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Hue, Viet Nam;(4) Hue University of Agriculture and Forestry, Hue, Viet Nam |
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| Abstract: | This article explores the impacts of floods on the economy, environment, and society and tries to clarify the rural community’s
coping mechanism to flood disasters in Central Viet Nam. It focuses on the social aspects of flood risk perception that shapes
the responses to floods. The research findings revealed that flooding is an essential element for a coastal population, whose
livelihood depend on productive functions of cyclical floods. The findings also revealed that floods, causing losses and damages,
often inhibited economic development. The surveyed communities appeared to have evolved coping mechanisms to reduce the negative
impacts of the floods, yet these coping mechanisms are under pressure due to environmental degradation. Integrated flood risk
management is considered as a suitable paradigm for coping with flood disasters.
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| Keywords: | Floods impact Perception Coping mechanism Vulnerability Risk management |
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