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Ty, Pham Huu Faculty of Land Resources and Agricultural Environment, University of Agriculture and Forestry, Hue University
Laura, Baas MAEX Platform, Mayor of Karnebeeklaan
Phuong, Tran Thi Faculty of Land Resources and Agricultural Environment, University of Agriculture and Forestry, Hue University
Tan, Nguyen Quang Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University
Abstract
The widespread development of hydropower dams has led to involuntary displacement, which has become a significant global issue. In Vietnam, around 70,000 households were displaced in 2020, causing uncertainty and social disruption. The aim of this study is to analyze the effects of resettlement on the livelihood and food security of displaced households, explore the underlying challenges and causes of these effects, and recommend policy implications for sustainable livelihood development and poverty alleviation. This study conducted a decade-long sociological examination of three displaced communities in Thua Thien Hue province, Vietnam. Our research reveals that resettled households are unable to regain their former standard of living due to the loss of cultivated land and restricted access to public property, which exacerbates food insecurity. Unemployment, illiteracy, and low income further perpetuate poverty. These findings highlight the deficiencies in current policies and planning approaches and call for implementing socially responsible resettlement processes guided by principles of equity. Addressing the inequalities arising from displacement and enabling affected communities to participate in growth is economically justified and morally imperative.
Keywords
food insecurity
hydropower dams
impoverishment
poverty
livelihoods
Published Date
2023-04-06
Publication Title
Social Sciences
Volume
volume12
Issue
issue4
Publisher
MDPI
Start Page
222
ISSN
2076-0760
Content Type
Journal Article
language
English
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岡山大学
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Ty, Pham Huu, Baas Laura, Tran Thi Phuong, and Nguyen Quang Tan. 2023. Impoverishment Persistence in Hydropower Dam-Induced Resettled Communities: A Sociological Investigation on Livelihood and Food Security in Vietnam. Social Sciences 12: 222. https://doi.org/10.3390/ socsci12040222