Author: Chea Vuthy
AIT Library Call Number: AIT Thesis no.RD-14-01
Year: 2014
Academic Program: Regional and Rural Development Planning (RRDP)
Type: Thesis (M.Sc.) – Asian Institute of Technology, 2014
Examination Committee: Soparth Pongquan (Chairperson); Jayant Kumar Routray, Mokbul Morshed Ahmad (Examination Committee Members)
Abstract: The research assessed economic effects of IRP of severely affected households (SAHs) mplemented by the high voltages transmission line of EDC project in Cambodia. The specific objectives of the research were to examine types and amo unt of compensations received by the SAHs from the EDC‘s project to study the utilization of the compensation of the SAHs for building new assets and investment in livelihood utilities obtained from the EDC project to evaluate agriculture knowledge gaine d and utilized by the SAHs with IRP and assess their satisfaction and needs to assess the changes in occupation, employment and income of the SAHs and to provide recommendations on the improvement of the implementation of IRP program of the EDC project fo r the SAHs. The research was based on a survey approach applying primarily a qualitative approach with the support of qualitative data. The sampled households in this research were both SAHs with the support of IRP and without the support of IRP. Other pr imary data collection methods were field observation, questionnaire survey, key informants interview and focus group discussion. Both quantitative and qualitative data analysis were applied in this research. The IRP provided technical training in agricult ural activities including system rice intensification (SRI), chicken and pig raisings. The period of the study explore the operation of the IRP from 2009 to 2013 for income recovery of the SAHs with IRP. Main findings showed that all SAHs had received the compensations from the project by type of affected property of both SAHs with and without IRP. However, there was a variation between them in the utilization aspects showing that those with IRP utilized more in the purchase of new agricultural land outside the area and in livelihood equipment while those without IRP spent
Scholarship Donor(s): Electricite du Cambodge
Note: A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Regional and Rural Develop ment Planning
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