Internal Migration in the Upper Mekong Delta, Viet Nam: What is the role of climate-related stressors?  

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Geest, Kees van der ; Khoa, Nguyen Viet ; Thao, Nguyen Cong

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Asia-Pacific Population Journal vol. 29 no. 02 (Dec. 2014), page 25-42.
Topik: Mogration; livelihood; food security; climate change; climate variability; floods; poverty; landlessness; Mekong Delta; Viet Nam

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The present paper reports on a case study that ivestegeted under what circumstances households are migration to cope with climate variability and food insecurity. Fieldwork was conducted in three communities in Dong Thap Province in the Upper Mekong Delta in Viet Nam. Methods used included a household survey (N=150), participatory research tools and key informant interview. Ninety per cent ogf the survey respondents reported that climate-related stressors, such as floods, storms and changes in rainfall patterns, had adversely affected their livelihoods. Those effects, however, were more often qualified as being "moderate" rather than being "severe". and fot the survey population as a whole, no evidance was found that climatic stressors were principaldrivers of migration from the area. The Upper Mekong Delta in Viet Nam is undergoing rapid economic development, with increasing migration mostly being driven by demand for labour in industrial centres. However, an analysis differentiated by income groups reveals that poorerhousehold with little or no land are much more likely to be severely affected by climatic stressors than non-poor households. Their ability to cope and adapt locally is limited, and migration, which in most cases tends to be internal. is a common alternative. The present paper shows the importance of disaggregating climate impacts and migration causes fo different socioeconomic group.

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