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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.

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 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 Adrian Boyett D. Agbon, Corazon G. Anzano, Asa Jose U. Sajise, Paul Joseph R. Ramirez, Glaiza J. Zamora
Summary: This study is an attempt to systematically study the intra-household implications and issues of climate-related shocks or hazards. We look at how the internal dynamics of decision making within the household and the joint adaptive action of household members (particularly the husband and wife) affect outcomes/risks for different groups and individuals within the household itself. The areas covered in the study are three municipalities in the province of Bohol, Philippines. Coastal erosion and sea level rise appear to be the most apparent threats in all the study sites, although other climate hazards such as typhoons, flooding, and saltwater intrusion are also felt. This paper provides a relatively clear picture of the vulnerable condition of people living in selected coastal areas in Bohol, Philippines. Perhaps, social protection in the form of insurance to fisherfolk could be developed so that they can recover from shocks, as this may be better than the usual dole-out system. Building more resilient communities does not only mean capacitating the local officials but also providing more inclusive disaster and risk reduction strategies. The role of women and children must be integrated into the whole plan as their needs are different from those of men during and after calamities.

Bài viết Intra-household Impacts of Climate Change Hazards and Autonomous Adaptation: Evidence from Bohol, Philippines đã xuất hiện đầu tiên vào ngày EEPSEA Partnership.

By Moises Neil Seriño, Julie Carl Ureta, Jayson Baldesco, Karl John Galvez, Canesio Predo, Eunice Kenee Seriño
Summary: This research empirically investigated the protection service provided by mangroves after super typhoon “Haiyan” devastated central Philippines in November 2013. Using data on 384 coastal villages controlling for historical mangrove cover and other confounding village level characteristics in examining the influence of remaining mangrove vegetation on human deaths and housing damage. Results show that coastal villages with substantial mangrove cover suffered less damage compared to coastal villages with reduced mangrove cover. The life- and property-saving effects of mangroves is robust across several specifications suggesting that the remaining mangrove cover played a significant protective role when the super typhoon hit central Philippines. The estimated average cost of saving a life, by retaining the remaining mangrove vegetation, amounts to as much as USD 302,000 (PHP 15 million) while the estimated reduction in compensation for totally damaged houses is around USD 53,000. Empirical findings of the study provide additional evidence on the role of mangroves in protecting coastal communities during typhoons. Policy makers now have additional reason to intensify efforts to conserve mangrove forests as a long-term strategy in providing protection to coastal communities and better adaptability to typhoon-related disasters.

Bài viết Valuing the Protection Service Provided by Mangroves in Typhoon-hit Areas in the Philippines đã xuất hiện đầu tiên vào ngày EEPSEA Partnership.

By Jamil Paolo S. Francisco
Summary: This research examined ways by which households obtain safe drinking water to explore the possibility of using point-of-use water filters to address water quality concerns. A random sample of 1,050 households in Metro Cebu, Philippines; Jingzhou, China; and Phnom Penh, Cambodia were surveyed. Results demonstrate the role of perceptions in household behavior. The widespread and persistent distrust of tap water in spite of government assurances that the water is safe to drink has no doubt influenced the continued reliance of households with private water connections (PWC) on traditional household water treatments, particularly boiling. The outcome of auction experiments show that households are willing to pay for improved drinking water quality and that households without PWCs are generally willing to pay more than households with PWCs. In Jingzhou connected and unconnected households were willing to pay about the same amount (both less than USD 3.00) for the auctioned water filter. In Cebu and Phnom Penh, unconnected households were willing to pay more for the auctioned water filter.

Bài viết To Drink or Not to Drink: Exploring the Riddle of Household Water Quality đã xuất hiện đầu tiên vào ngày EEPSEA Partnership.