Environment and Ecology Research Vol. 9(6), pp. 389 - 398
DOI: 10.13189/eer.2021.090606
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The Resilience of Small-Scale Fishing Households to the Anthropogenic Environmental Shocks

Le Thi Hong Phuong ^1,*, Truong Quang Dung ², Duong Ngoc Phuoc ¹, Le Thi Thanh Thuy ¹, Tran Cao Uy ¹, Truong Van Tuyen ^1
1 University of Agriculture and Forestry, Hue University, Vietnam
² Hue College of Economics, Hue University, Vietnam

ABSTRACT

The marine environmental incident causing mass fish death in Central Vietnam by Formosa Ha Tinh Steel Plant in 2016 severely impacted people's livelihoods in four provinces. Several previous studies have indicated that diversifying livelihoods is one of the best solutions to increase the resilience of households to overcome such incidents. This study investigated the relationship between livelihood diversification and the stability of small-scale fishing households. Our findings showed that impact levels and resilience capacity under family perception are important aspects for impact assessment in the context of the environmental shock. Local families can diversify their livelihoods based on their resources as well as through government-supporting policies. The livelihood diversification of impacted households is significantly valuable in increasing the resilience process after the Formosa incident. Families with more livelihood activities related to income sources have better resilience than families with less livelihood activities. By the effort of households and government support policies, impacted households have gradually improved their livelihood resilience.

KEYWORDS
Livelihood Diversification, Resilience, Small-Scale Fishing, Formosa, Vietnam

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(a). IEEE Format:
[1] Le Thi Hong Phuong , Truong Quang Dung , Duong Ngoc Phuoc , Le Thi Thanh Thuy , Tran Cao Uy , Truong Van Tuyen , "The Resilience of Small-Scale Fishing Households to the Anthropogenic Environmental Shocks," Environment and Ecology Research, Vol. 9, No. 6, pp. 389 - 398, 2021. DOI: 10.13189/eer.2021.090606.

(b). APA Format:
Le Thi Hong Phuong , Truong Quang Dung , Duong Ngoc Phuoc , Le Thi Thanh Thuy , Tran Cao Uy , Truong Van Tuyen (2021). The Resilience of Small-Scale Fishing Households to the Anthropogenic Environmental Shocks. Environment and Ecology Research, 9(6), 389 - 398. DOI: 10.13189/eer.2021.090606.