Nga Thanh Thi Pham|Duy Nong|Archana Raghavan Sathyan|Matthias Garschagen
Vulnerability assessment of households to flash floods and landslides in the poor upland regions of Vietnam
Institute for Environment and Human Security|United Nations University|Thai Nguyen University of Agriculture and Forestry|University of Bonn|Kerala Agricultural University|Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
increased frequency intensity flash floods landslides northern mountainous regions vietnam represent damaging hazards production activities livelihoods rural households heavily reliant agriculture assessing households vulnerability therefore becomes critical urgent help policymakers vietnam facilitating implementation adaptation strategies households living area thus paper employed household vulnerability index method along qualitative data analysis evaluate vulnerability level smallholder farmers effect hazards data collected 405 households three communes yen bai province one poorest provinces northern mountainous regions vietnam high proportion ethnic minorities extremely low incomes education levels food fresh water quality security also relatively low region empirical results indicate ethnicity diversified sources income organizational membership health insurance food security land tenure documentation water resources locational dimensions key factors affecting vulnerability farmers impacts flash floods landslides results also suggest livelihoods farmers dai son commune vulnerable natural hazards identified social network sociodemographic profile water component factors subsequently identify prioritize measures ensure sustainable livelihoods local farmers practices improving peoples literacy enhancing production systems strengthening natural resource management strategies