ABSTRACT

This study assessed the livelihood vulnerability of rice farming households in Can Tho, Dong Thap, and Tien Giang provinces in the Mekong delta region (MDR) of Vietnam using primary data collected from 405 rice farmers, and the Livelihood Vulnerability Index (LVI) and LVI-Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (LVI-IPCC) approaches. The calculated LVI revealed that rice farming households were vulnerable in terms of the social network, livelihood strategies, natural disaster and climate variability, and food security. The LVI-IPCC revealed that Tien Giang province was the most vulnerable to climate change and variability, followed by Can Tho province. The findings suggest that intervention programmes strengthen communication networks among farmers and those local governments and other organisations to provide subsidies and training courses for farmers to cope with climatic events, as well as create more opportunities for them to diversify their income sources.

摘要

本研究使用从 405 名稻农收集的原始数据以及生计脆弱性指数 ( LVI ) 和 LVI，评估了越南湄公河三角洲 (MDR) 芹苴、同塔和前江省水稻种植户的生计脆弱性- 政府间气候变化专门委员会( LVI-IPCC ) 方法。计算得出的LVI显示，水稻种植户在社会网络、生计策略、自然灾害和气候变异以及粮食安全方面处于弱势。该LVI-IPCC透露，前江省最容易受到气候变化和多变性的影响，其次是芹苴省。研究结果表明，干预计划加强了农民与当地政府和其他组织之间的沟通网络，为农民提供应对气候事件的补贴和培训课程，并为他们创造更多收入来源多样化的机会。