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Determinants Of Household Decisions On Adaptation To Extreme Climate Events in Southeast Asia

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  • Herminia A. Francisco

    (Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia (EEPSEA))

  • Canesio D. Predo

    (University of the Philippines Los Banos, Philippines)

  • Areeya Manasboonphempool

    (Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Faculty of Economics, Kasetsart University, Thailand)

  • P. Tran

    (Hue University, Vietnam)

  • Rawadee Jarungrattanapong

    (Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Faculty of Economics, Kasetsart University, Thailand)

  • Bui Dung The

    (Dept of Agricultural & Environmental Economics College of Economics, Hue University)

  • Linda M Penalba

    (Institute of Agrarian and Rural Development Studies, College of Public Affair, University of The Philippines, Los Banos)

  • N.P. Tuyen

    (Vietnam National University, Vietnam)

  • Tran Huu Tuan

    (College of Economics, Hue University)

  • Dulce D. Elazegui

    (Institute of Agrarian and Rural Development Studies, College of Public Affair, University of The Philippines, Los Banos)

  • Yueqin Shen

    (School of Economics & Management, Zhejiang Agriculture & Forestry University)

  • Zhen Zhu

    (School of Economics & Management, Zhejiang Agriculture & Forestry University)

Abstract

In Asia and the Pacific more people are affected by floods, droughts, and storms than in any other part of the world. This problem is set to get worse as the impact of climate change becomes more pronounced and extreme weather events become more frequent. To try and assess how best to help people respond to this challenge, this study looks at how households in a range of Southeast Asian countries have adapted and responded to extreme climate events. It also assesses the factors that influence their behaviour. This study finds that most households rely on reactive measures (such as evacuating their homes), while richer households use more proactive measures (such as building dykes) to respond to storms, floods and other extreme weather events. As proactive adaptation measures are generally more effective at reducing the damage caused by extreme climate events, especially in the longer term, there is a need to promote such measures. The study suggest various potential strategies to do this, including improving information provision and promoting collective action.

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  • Herminia A. Francisco & Canesio D. Predo & Areeya Manasboonphempool & P. Tran & Rawadee Jarungrattanapong & Bui Dung The & Linda M Penalba & N.P. Tuyen & Tran Huu Tuan & Dulce D. Elazegui & Yueqin She, 2011. "Determinants Of Household Decisions On Adaptation To Extreme Climate Events in Southeast Asia," EEPSEA Research Report rr2011074, Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia (EEPSEA), revised Jul 2011.
    • Handle: RePEc:eep:report:rr2011074
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    1. Noy, Ilan & Karim, Azreen, 2013. "Poverty, inequality and natural disasters – A survey," Working Paper Series 2974, Victoria University of Wellington, School of Economics and Finance.
    2. Francisco, Jamil Paolo S., 2015. "Property Damage Recovery and Coping Behavior of Households Affected by an Extreme Flood Event in Marikina City, Metro Manila, Philippines," Research Paper Series DP 2015-40, Philippine Institute for Development Studies.
    3. Sajise, Asa Jose U. & Perez, Maripax L. & Zamora, Glaiza J. & Ramirez, Paul Joseph B. & Arias, Jaimie Kim B., 2017. "Determinants of Climate Change Adaptive Behavior in Coastal Communities in Southeast Asia," Asian Journal of Agriculture and Development, Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), vol. 14(2), December.
    4. Jana Lorena Werg & Torsten Grothmann & Michael Spies & Harald A. Mieg, 2020. "Factors for Self-Protective Behavior against Extreme Weather Events in the Philippines," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(15), pages 1-25, July.
    5. Hoa Dang & Elton Li & Johan Bruwer & Ian Nuberg, 2014. "Farmers’ perceptions of climate variability and barriers to adaptation: lessons learned from an exploratory study in Vietnam," Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change, Springer, vol. 19(5), pages 531-548, June.
    6. Thomas B. Yaméogo & William M. Fonta & Tobias Wünscher, 2018. "Can Social Capital influence Smallholder Farmers’ Climate-Change Adaptation Decisions? Evidence from Three Semi-Arid Communities in Burkina Faso, West Africa," Social Sciences, MDPI, vol. 7(3), pages 1-20, February.
    7. Francisco, Jamil Paolo S., 2015. "Property Damage Recovery and Coping Behavior of Households Affected by an Extreme Flood Event in Marikina City, Metro Manila, Philippines," Discussion Papers DP 2015-40, Philippine Institute for Development Studies.

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