Vietnamese coastal residents' awareness and attitude to climate change (A case study in Thinh Loc community, Loc Ha district, Ha Tinh province)

Nguyen, Thi Huong Tra;Boon, Helen J.;King, David

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Climate change is a global environmental issue that many countries throughout the world have been thinking to address it. Vietnam, the focus of this research, is highly influenced by climate change impacts and natural hazards, especially in coastal zones. The objective of this study is to understand Vietnamese rural and coastal residents’ awareness and attitude to climate change from a sample of 108 Vietnamese coastal participants. To obtain most representative results, mixed methods were used: a questionnaire, observations, and interviews. Preliminary results showed a low level of climate change knowledge, especially in school students and farmers. However, residents were very aware about the risks of climate change impacts to their livelihoods and community sustainability. They also predicted with a high level of accuracy a range of negative future climate change effects. Local residents agreed that a climate change education program is necessary for Thinh Loc community. It is expected that this study will develop an appropriate education program on climate change to enhance adaptive capacity of Vietnamese coastal communities to cope with climate change.

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Journal of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences

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American Research Institute for Policy Development

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10.15640/jaes.v5n1a4