Essays about: "Mekong Delta"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 20 essays containing the words Mekong Delta.

1. 1. Ecological risk assessment of pesticide use in rice farming in the Mekong Delta , Vietnam

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi

   Author : Bubaraye Ohiosimuan Dirikumo; [2023]
   Keywords : Pesticides; Ecological Risk Assessment ERA ; rice farming; Mekong Delta; PRIMET Model; Exposure Toxicity Ratio ETR ; species sensitivity distribution SSD ; predicted environmental concentrations PECs ;

   Abstract : Pesticide use in rice farming is a common practice in the Mekong Delta and poses ecological risks to aquatic organisms, the environment, and human health. This study focused on the ecological risk assessment of pesticide use in rice farming using the PRIMET model as a decision support tool to evaluate the risks of pesticide exposure, ecotoxicity, and risk characterization, as well as employing the species sensitivity distribution (SSD) assessment model to calculate the potentially affected fraction (PAF) of species based on the computed predicted environmental concentrations (PECs) from PRIMET. READ MORE

3. 2. Environmental changes and migration : Understanding perceptions and rationalizations of stakeholders in An Biên District, Vietnam

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

   Author : Vendela Permats Hammarbäck; [2023]
   Keywords : Vietnam; Mekong Delta; Environmental changes; Climate Change; Migration; Sustainable Rural Livelihoods; Drivers of Migration; Adaptation; Minor Field Study.;

   Abstract : As environmental changes, including climate change, become more and more severe and affect every corner of the world, many people are forced to move from their homestead as the nearby environment that once was a safe place slowly becomes inhabitable. The Mekong Delta in southern Vietnam is one of the places in the world where environmental changes jeopardize rural livelihoods creating a trend of out-migration and urbanization. READ MORE

4. 3. Risodling i Mekongdeltat : hur påverkas risodling i Mekongdeltat av klimatförändringarna och vattenkraften?

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

   Author : Mathilda Ogden; [2021]
   Keywords : Vietnam; Mekongdelta; risodling; klimatförändring; vattenkraft;

   Abstract : Uppsatsen redogör för hur klimatförändringen och vattenkraften i Mekongregionen påverkar risodling i Mekongdeltat samt vad det betyder för livsmedelssäkerheten och fattigdomsbekämpningen i Vietnam. Cirka 40% av Vietnams landyta används till jordbruk och Mekongdeltat är ett av världens största jordbrukssystem för risodling (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2018). READ MORE

5. 4. Determinants of Financial Inclusion: A Case Study of Remittance Recipients in Vietnam

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Hong Dao; [2020]
   Keywords : financial inclusion; financial literacy; financial development; remittance; Vietnam; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : The topic of financial inclusion has attracted attention from several researchers and policymakers in the recent years. However, there has been limited number of studies in the context of Vietnam, especially to explore the factors driving financial inclusion in the country. READ MORE

6. 5. "Life is Chaos Now" : Water, Modernity and Changing Landscapes in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kulturantropologi och etnologi

   Author : Anders Johansson; [2019]
   Keywords : Mekong; climate change; modernity; Vietnam; migration; markets; water; landscapes;

   Abstract : This study details the effects of climate change and market fluctuations on the rural district of Cu Lao Dung located in the Mekong Delta of southern Vietnam. Using theoretical concepts on modernity, the environment and water from researchers Arjun Appadurai, Tim Ingold and Veronica Strang I study the political ecology of the Delta. READ MORE