Author: Huynh Thi Anh Phuong
AIT Library Call Number: AIT Diss. no.GD-14-02
Year: 2014
Academic Program: Gender and Development Studies (GDS)
Type: Thesis (Ph. D.) – Asian Institute of Technology, 2014
Examination Committee: Bernadette P. Resurreccion (Chairperson); Philippe Doneys, Ganesh P. Shivakoti (Examination Committee Members)
Abstract: This study used differentiated gender as its central analysis lens to investigate the differentiated vulnerability and adaptations to climate – related agricultural water scarcity in Ky Nam commune – a rural community in Central Vietnam. A mixed quantitative – qualitative methods approach was applied in both data collection and analysis. Particularly, focus group discussion, key informants interview s, in – depth interviews, and participant observation and household survey with questionnaires as major research methods were used in collecting field – based primary data qualitative and quantitative secondary data was collected from other different sources of information. For data analysis, it used content and thematic analysis to explain qualitative data, whereas statistical analysis including descriptive statistics and simple binary logistic regression analysis was applied in analyzing quantitative data. T he conceptual and theoretical basis for this study includes existing and emerging approaches and discourses on gender particular in environmental and climate change field, frameworks for social vulnerability analysis and adaptations. The research finding s show that local people are socially vulnerable and their vulnerability is differentiated with class and gender – based household headship implications in the first place. Climate – related agricultural water scarcity just as among driving forces worsened the ir particular vulnerability. In such situation, it is found that local adaptation is most visible and local women rather men have developed multiple adaptation strategies to moderate such hardships placed on their traditional livelihoods. Social difference s including age, class, gender, economic status and others insect to each other to shape adaptation strategies of local women differentiated. In additi
Scholarship Donor(s): Ford Foundation; Asian Institute of Technology Fellowship
Note: A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Gender and Development Studies, School of Environment, Resources and Development
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