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Country: Vietnam
Publication Year: 2017
Research Areas: Climate Change
Research Topic: Mitigation
Analytical Framework: Behavioral/ Experimental Economics

Bài viết The Flood Insurance Market in Vietnam: Challenging but Potentially Profitable đã xuất hiện đầu tiên vào ngày EEPSEA Partnership.

Research Report: Download
Country: Vietnam
Publication Year: 2015
Research Areas: Climate Change
Research Topic: Migration
Analytical Framework: Behavioral/ Experimental Economics

Bài viết Mediation Analysis of Factors that Influence Household Flood Mitigation Behavior in Developing Countries: Evidence from the Mekong Delta, Vietnam đã xuất hiện đầu tiên vào ngày EEPSEA Partnership.

By Chhinh Nyda, Cheb Hoeurn and Poch Bunnak
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Bài viết Quantitative Analysis of Household Vulnerability to Climate Change in Kampong Speu Province, Cambodia đã xuất hiện đầu tiên vào ngày EEPSEA Partnership.

By Ma. Salome B. Bulayog, Humberto R. Montes Jr., Suzette B. Lina, Teofanes A. Patindol, Adelfa C. Diola, Eliza D. Espinosa, Analyn M. Mazo, Julissah C. Evangelio, Art Russel R. Flandez, Marianne A. Gesultura, and Ris Menoel R. Modina
Summary: This study assessed the existing natural resources in Sogod Bay, Southern Leyte, Philippines, and determined how their quality has been affected by the economic activities in the area. Soil physical analysis revealed that some nutrients in the study sites are deficient, particularly phosphorus. A diverse species of mangroves and macroinvertebrates can be found at the study sites. Those with MPAs have good coral covers and high life form diversity indices, while the opposite was observed in non-MPA sites. However, there were also non-MPA sites that exhibited good coral covers and rich species diversity. Results also showed that the natural resources in Sogod Bay are no longer as productive as before due to the decreased quality of these resources. Based on survey results, most households are less dependent on fishery and farming as livelihood sources; most households had nonfarm income sources, which are the largest contributors to household income. Meanwhile, the valuation results indicate that the values of the provisioning services of these ecosystems are higher in sites with MPA and in farms with adequate nutrients and proper cultivation. Hence, this study recommends establishing marine sanctuaries and improving land productivity to restore the marine and terrestrial ecosystems in Sogod Bay.

Bài viết Assessment of Natural Assets in the Agricultural and Aquatic Ecosystems in Sogod Bay, Southern Leyte đã xuất hiện đầu tiên vào ngày EEPSEA Partnership.

By Kannika Thampanishvong
Summary: This study used the field experiment approach to assess how effective information and feedback provision about electricity consumption is to influence households to conserve energy. This approach relied on statistical methods to establish whether households in the treatment groups were able to reduce their electricity consumption with respect to the control group. Three treatments were considered, (1) self vs. neighbors’ electricity consumption comparison (Treatment 1); (2) provision of general advice on electricity saving (Treatment 2); and (3) advice on electricity saving as well as self vs. neighbors’ comparison (Treatment 3). A total of 138 households in the Minburi and Nongjok districts of Bangkok participated in this experiment. Results showed that households that had received both electricity-saving advice and peer-comparison feedback (Treatment 3) were able to significantly decrease their electricity consumption relative to the control group. This supports the hypothesis that the electricity conservation “nudge” of providing feedback to households on their own and peers’ home electricity usage works in terms of eliciting behavioral changes and in influencing a reduction in residential electricity consumption. Telling people how their energy consumption compares to that of their neighbors has the statistically significant impact of reducing their consumption by about 6%, and that providing energy-saving “hints” has a positive but more modest positive effect.

Bài viết Using Feedback as a Tool for Household Energy Conservation: An Experimental Approach đã xuất hiện đầu tiên vào ngày EEPSEA Partnership.

By Tran Huynh Bao Chau and Le Thi Quynh Anh
Summary: This study estimated the health impact value of the VietGAP program on the health of farmers in Thua Thien Hue province. By employing the propensity score matching (PSM) method, findings show that the VietGAP program has a significant impact on farmers’ health. In particular, the program reduces farmers’ health problems due to pesticide exposure by 15.6%, 22.9%, 25.5%, and 23.6%, respectively, based on four types of matching. Most health problems due to pesticide exposure are moderate in severity and have short-term effects. Conventional farmers experience more health problems with more significant symptoms than VietGAP farmers do. By applying the health cost derived from direct and indirect costs, the health impact value from the VietGAP program is VND 521,870. Many farmers are aware of the harmful effects of pesticide use; intensive use of pesticides and using inadequate protective equipment increase the health risks faced by farmers. This study provided evidence of the positive impacts of the VietGAP program on the health status of farmers in Thua Thien Hue province. It is therefore hoped that the production, consumption, and management solutions provided by the VietGAP program can encourage farmers to use environment-friendly agricultural practices.

Bài viết Impact of VietGAP Vegetable Production on the Health of Farmers in Thua Thien Hue Province, Vietnam đã xuất hiện đầu tiên vào ngày EEPSEA Partnership.

By Liu Zhaoyang, Andreas Kontoleon and Xu Jintao
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Bài viết Who Walks in the Shadows? Revealing the Blind Spots of the Natural Forest Protection Programme in China đã xuất hiện đầu tiên vào ngày EEPSEA Partnership.

By Phumsith Mahasuweerachai and Piyaluk Buddhawongsa
Summary: This study accessed the impact of government aid on farmers’ adaptation to climate change in Nam Phong River Basin, Thailand. This area is prone to flooding between September and October. After the floods, the government generally provides financial compensation to affected farmers of about 70%– 80% of the cropping costs. Our study found that this sort of help from the government is likely to discourage farmers to adapt to climate change. This study found that farmers who believe that the government will step in whenever they suffer losses from floods are more likely to stay with their current crop pattern that carries the highest risk of flooding. In addition, government support was also found to undermine the crop insurance market that the government has been trying to develop.

Bài viết Farmers’ Adaptation to Flood Disasters: Evidence from the Mekong River Basin in Thailand đã xuất hiện đầu tiên vào ngày EEPSEA Partnership.

By Gem B. Castillo, Somaly Chan, Li Wenjun, Li Yanbo, H. Luthfi Fatah, Sivannakone Malivarn, Kian Foh Lee, Alexander D. Anda Jr., Prinyarat Laengcharoen, Pham Duc Chien, and Benoit Laplante
Summary: This cross-country study examined how park managers and decision makers in Southeast Asia responded in the face of pressures on PAs, and assessed the level of resource gaps based on a number of indicators. A sample of 402 PAs from Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam were surveyed in the study. Of the 16 pressure and 15 response variables identified for the pressure-response analysis, the indicators of pressure were (1) number of inhabitants per 1,000 hectares (ha) (or per square kilometer) of PA; (2) population adjacent to the PA per 1,000 ha of the PA; (3) number of visitors per 1,000 ha; (4) length of trails per 1,000 ha; and (5) length of roads per 1,000 ha. The response indicators were (1) full-time staff per 1,000 ha; (2) number of enforcement staff per 1,000 ha; (3) expenditure for operations per hectare; and (4) patrol stations per 1,000 ha.

Bài viết Fiscal Gaps and Financing of Southeast Asia’s Protected Areas: A Cross-Country Analysis đã xuất hiện đầu tiên vào ngày EEPSEA Partnership.

By Sarun Kamolthip
Summary: This study aimed to design a desirable payment for environmental services (PES) program to be implemented in Eastern Thailand. Landowners’ preferences on program factors were both identified and quantified using a choice experiment. The results showed that all hypothetical programs attributes were statistically significant to landowners’ participation decisions, except free-to-choose in-kind benefits. On the average, landowners preferred the land-use option that allowed them to cultivate and manage the enrolled land under the program. The length of contract adversely affected landowners’ participation in the hypothetical PES program. The other three program attributes of unrestricted amount of minimum land to enroll into the program and two in-kind benefits (advisory services and ecotourism-related job training) had positive impacts on landowners’ participation decisions. Willingness to accept (WTA) calculations suggested that higher monetary incentives could help induce landowners to participate in PES programs that generate desirable environmental benefits. Moreover, the WTA estimates showed that in-kind benefits could enhance the attractiveness of a PES program and significantly reduce the need for monetary incentives.

Bài viết Landowners’ Preferences for a Payment for Environmental Services Program: A Case Study in East Thailand đã xuất hiện đầu tiên vào ngày EEPSEA Partnership.