Role of Villagers in Building Community Resilience Through Disaster Risk Management: A Case Study of a Flood-Prone Village on the Banks of the Mekong River in Cambodia

© 2011, Springer Science+Business Media B.V. Floods are a normal feature of the monsoon season around the Tonle Sap Great Lake and areas neighboring the Mekong River in Cambodia. In some years, floods are much more severe than others; in particular, when there is a combination of high discharge from...

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Main Authors: Serey Sok, Louis Lebel, Ram C. Bastakoti, Sokkalyan Thau, Sela Samath
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spelling th-cmuir.6653943832-499122018-09-04T04:21:53Z Role of Villagers in Building Community Resilience Through Disaster Risk Management: A Case Study of a Flood-Prone Village on the Banks of the Mekong River in Cambodia Serey Sok Louis Lebel Ram C. Bastakoti Sokkalyan Thau Sela Samath Earth and Planetary Sciences Environmental Science © 2011, Springer Science+Business Media B.V. Floods are a normal feature of the monsoon season around the Tonle Sap Great Lake and areas neighboring the Mekong River in Cambodia. In some years, floods are much more severe than others; in particular, when there is a combination of high discharge from upstream and a high run-off from rainfall within the area. Actions taken by villagers could help build resilience at household and community levels against these more serious floods and thus reduce the risks of disasters, loss of life, and costly damage. In a detailed study of impacts and responses to floods in Angkor Ang village in Prey Veng Province, we found evidence of major barriers to effective actions by villagers and other actors working at community and other levels. Building and maintaining resilience in flood-prone communities requires that attention be given to local capacity and knowledge, differences in wealth or poverty, gender relations, and local participation. Moreover, these factors need to be examined in various social processes before, during, and after major floods. 2018-09-04T04:20:09Z 2018-09-04T04:20:09Z 2011-01-01 Book Series 22151621 15740919 2-s2.0-85009207452 10.1007/978-94-007-0934-8_14 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=85009207452&origin=inward http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/49912
institution Chiang Mai University
building Chiang Mai University Library
country Thailand
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topic Earth and Planetary Sciences
Environmental Science
spellingShingle Earth and Planetary Sciences
Environmental Science
Serey Sok
Louis Lebel
Ram C. Bastakoti
Sokkalyan Thau
Sela Samath
Role of Villagers in Building Community Resilience Through Disaster Risk Management: A Case Study of a Flood-Prone Village on the Banks of the Mekong River in Cambodia
description © 2011, Springer Science+Business Media B.V. Floods are a normal feature of the monsoon season around the Tonle Sap Great Lake and areas neighboring the Mekong River in Cambodia. In some years, floods are much more severe than others; in particular, when there is a combination of high discharge from upstream and a high run-off from rainfall within the area. Actions taken by villagers could help build resilience at household and community levels against these more serious floods and thus reduce the risks of disasters, loss of life, and costly damage. In a detailed study of impacts and responses to floods in Angkor Ang village in Prey Veng Province, we found evidence of major barriers to effective actions by villagers and other actors working at community and other levels. Building and maintaining resilience in flood-prone communities requires that attention be given to local capacity and knowledge, differences in wealth or poverty, gender relations, and local participation. Moreover, these factors need to be examined in various social processes before, during, and after major floods.
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Louis Lebel
Ram C. Bastakoti
Sokkalyan Thau
Sela Samath
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Ram C. Bastakoti
Sokkalyan Thau
Sela Samath
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title Role of Villagers in Building Community Resilience Through Disaster Risk Management: A Case Study of a Flood-Prone Village on the Banks of the Mekong River in Cambodia
title_short Role of Villagers in Building Community Resilience Through Disaster Risk Management: A Case Study of a Flood-Prone Village on the Banks of the Mekong River in Cambodia
title_full Role of Villagers in Building Community Resilience Through Disaster Risk Management: A Case Study of a Flood-Prone Village on the Banks of the Mekong River in Cambodia
title_fullStr Role of Villagers in Building Community Resilience Through Disaster Risk Management: A Case Study of a Flood-Prone Village on the Banks of the Mekong River in Cambodia
title_full_unstemmed Role of Villagers in Building Community Resilience Through Disaster Risk Management: A Case Study of a Flood-Prone Village on the Banks of the Mekong River in Cambodia
title_sort role of villagers in building community resilience through disaster risk management: a case study of a flood-prone village on the banks of the mekong river in cambodia
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