Print Email Facebook Twitter Socio-hydrological approach for farmer adaptability to hydrological changes Title Socio-hydrological approach for farmer adaptability to hydrological changes: a case study in salinity-controlled areas of the Vietnamese Mekong Delta Author Pham, Luan Dang Manh Hong (Vietnam National University) Patiño Guerra, J.D. (TU Delft Policy Analysis) Nguyen, Hong Quan (Vietnam National University) Korbee, D. (TU Delft Policy Analysis; Hochschule Pforzheim) Tran, Duc Dung (Vietnam National University) Ho, Loc Huu (AIT Asian Institute of Technology) Do, Quang Hung (University of Transport Technology) Luu, Tang (Vietnam National University) Gorman, Timothy (Montclair State University) Hermans, L.M. (TU Delft Policy Analysis; IHE Delft Institute for Water Education) Date 2022 Abstract The Vietnamese Mekong Delta (VMD) is an example of a complex dynamic socio-hydrological system in which societies and hydrology interact and co-evolve. The dominant engineering approach in the VMD has enhanced the dynamics of society and hydrology. This study looks at the implications of socio-hydrological dynamics in the coastal VMD where saline water is controlled by various infrastructures. In the first phase, key informant interviews and focus group discussions were used to explore socio-hydrological dynamics in the study area. The results show divergence in livelihood strategies inside the freshwater-projected area, shaping a heterogeneous agricultural landscape of fresh- and brackish-water livelihoods manifested by four socio-hydrological groups. Next, the Motivation and Ability (MOTA) framework and household surveys were used to assess the adaptability in the agricultural development pathway advocated by the freshwater policy. The result revealed differentiations among these socio-hydrological groups. The findings suggest other practices may be required to help the area navigate towards future adaptations to socio-hydrological changes. Subject hydrological dynamicsMotivation and Ability (MOTA) frameworksalinity-control measuressocio-hydrologyVietnamese Mekong Delta To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:20a78e29-5017-434a-a9d6-2bd7870ec917 DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/02626667.2022.2030865 Embargo date 2022-09-22 ISSN 0262-6667 Source Hydrological Sciences Journal, 67 (4), 495-507 Bibliographical note Green Open Access added to TU Delft Institutional Repository ‘You share, we take care!’ – Taverne project https://www.openaccess.nl/en/you-share-we-take-care Otherwise as indicated in the copyright section: the publisher is the copyright holder of this work and the author uses the Dutch legislation to make this work public. Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type journal article Rights © 2022 Luan Dang Manh Hong Pham, J.D. Patiño Guerra, Hong Quan Nguyen, D. Korbee, Duc Dung Tran, Loc Huu Ho, Quang Hung Do, Tang Luu, Timothy Gorman, L.M. Hermans Files PDF Socio_hydrological_approa ... hanges.pdf 17.27 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:20a78e29-5017-434a-a9d6-2bd7870ec917/datastream/OBJ/view