8.7 Issues of most concern in Nhan Ly Commune Disaster
Management Commune Level
Village Level
Planning: Low level of participation of the local people; Not integrated into socio-economic
planning; there is no pre assessment before planning;
Inadaquate level of rescues teams: lack of techniques, skills and facilities, lack of
demonstration.
There is no early warning system. Lack of communication facilities for the
commune, villages, and fishermen. Inadaquate level of rescues
teams: lack of techniques, skills and facilities, lack of
demonstration.
Ineffective, old existing early warning system.
Lack of communication facilities for village, and fishermen.
Governance
Commune Level Village Level
Administrative planning process Consultation through community
representatives Lack of planning techniques and skills
Lack of participatory planning Urban planning:
Upgrading small scale infrastructure with higher foundation than existing residential areas
leading to more ad long lasting inundation.
Lack of consideration of and climate change and disasters impacts in the planning and
implementation.
There is a lack of residential land for the most needed households affected by sea erosion
and sea expansion Ly Hung village There is a lack of residential
land for the most needed households affected by sea
erosion and sea expansion
Hazards Commune Level
Village Level
Frequency and severity of hazards increasing Limited knowledge and low awareness on
climate change and causes and impacts of hazards among government staff, local people
including children and teachers. Frequency and severity of
hazards increasing Limited knowledge and low
awareness on climate change and causes and impacts of
hazards among local people including children and teachers.
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Life Security Commune Level
Village Level
Loss of lives of fishermen main labour Low level of awareness of self-protection
Loss of lives of fishermen
Health Commune Level
Village Level
Degraded Health Centre and lack of facilities, equipment, and staffing, even health workers.
Limited effective programmes targeting women and children, disabled and elderly.
Limited health services system. Poor health and nutrition of the disabled, and
the poor, due to lack of incomes especially during months when disasters happen most.
Sept to December.
Low awareness of self healthcare Common diseases are prevailing such as red
eyes, skin rashes, skin infection, gynecology, cough, lung infection.
High malnutrition among children Poor health and nutrition of the
disabled, and the poor. Low awareness of self health
care among women. Common diseases are prevailing
such as red eyes, skin rashes, skin infection, gynecology,
cough, lung infection.
Deaths from cancer have been increased in recent years.
High malnutrition among children
Education Commune Level
Village Level
Low level of education among main labour force.
Lack of facilities and hygienic conditions in schools.
There is no high school in the area, and high school is located in Quy Nhon 25 km.
High rate of drop-out among the high school children
Existing schools are not resistant to storms and floodings.
Children do not participate in disaster preparedness programmes at schools or
communities.
There is not much integration of climate change and disasters management into the children’s
curriculum.
Informal training classes for local people Low level of education among
main labour force. Informal training classes for local
people remain limited. Children do not participate in
disaster preparedness programmes at schools or
communities.
High rate of drop-out among the high school children
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remain limited.
Clean Water Supply, Drainage Environment Commune Level
Village Level
There is no drainage and sewage system. There is no clean water supply.
35 of the households do not have latrines. Insufficient garbage collection in the commune.
Polluted living environment. No clean water
No sewage system 55 of households have no
latrines Insufficient garbage collection
Polluted living environment
Infrastructure Commune Level
Village Level
Concrete roads in 4 villages cause inundation Degraded electricity line, only 60 of
coverage for all households. Lack of land for processing of sea products
70 of concrete road causing inundation
Lack of anchor, and fish wharf. Lack of land for processing of
sea products
Livelihoods Commune Level
Village Level
There is only one main economic activity with accompanying services for local people, which
is strongly affected by disasters. Women’s earnings depending largely on fishing
are increasingly affected by disasters.
Limited incomes from off-shore and near shore fishing, small scale sea products processing,
hired labour, and services businesses.
Limited access to credit from government. High interest rate from informal money lenders.
Low incomes from agriculture, aquaculture, and other non-
farm work.
Limited access to support services such as credits
provision and extension High interest rate from informal
money lenders.
Self-protection Commune Level
Village Level
There are many semi-solid houses level 4, which are most prone to damages by disasters.
Unsafe housing temporary and semi-solid at vulnerable locations: coastal erosion, sea
expansion
Lack of building and reinforcement techniques resistant to floods and typhoons government
staff, local people, local builders
Lack of finance There are many semi-solid
houses level 4, which are most prone to damages by disasters.
Unsafe housing temporary and semi-solid at vulnerable
locations: coastal erosion, sea expansion
Lack of building and reinforcement techniques
resistant to floods and typhoons local people, local builders
Lack of finance for housing Page 101
9. CONCLUSIONS