7.8 Issues of most concern in Nhon Binh ward
Disaster Management
Ward Level Section Level
Planning: Low level of participation of the local people especially women in disaster
planning; Not integrated into SEDP; there is no pre assessment before planning;
Inadequate level of rescues teams: lack of techniques, skills and facilities, lack of
demonstration.
Inadequate and inefficient, old existing early warning system.
Lack of communication facilities. Inadequate level of rescues teams:
lack of techniques, skills and facilities, lack of demonstration.
Ineffective, old existing early warning system.
Lack of communication facilities.
Governance
Ward Level Section Level
Administrative planning process Consultation through community
representatives Lack of planning techniques and skills
Lack of participatory planning Urban planning:
There is a master plan for Nhan Binh but no detailed plan.
Upgrading small scale infrastructure with higher foundation than existing residential areas
leading to more ad long lasting inundation.
Lack of consideration of CC and disasters impacts in the planning and implementation.
Lack of assessment of alternative livelihoods for local people before landuse conversion for
industry zones.
Limited participation of the local people, especially women in planning
Hazards
Ward Level Section Level
Frequency and severity of hazards increasing Knowledge and awareness on climate change
and causes and impacts of hazards. Frequency and severity of hazards
increasing Knowledge and awareness on
climate change and causes and impacts of hazards.
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Life Security Ward Level
Section Level
Loss of lives for adults and children. Low level of awareness of self-protection
Loss of lives for adults Health
Ward Level Section Level
Degraded Health Centre and lack of facilities, equipment, staffing.
There are constraints such as limited understanding on climate change related
diseases in the future, and limited programmes targeted children and women, as
well as elderly people in the area.
Unpredictable weather changes have an impact on people’s health and diseases.
Limited programmes targeting women and children, disabled and elderly.
Limited health services system. Poor health and nutrition of the disabled, and
the poor. Low awareness of self health care among
women. Lack of understanding of reproductive health
among women. Women and children suffer from disaster
related diseases with limited and poor treatment.
Malnutrition among children Poor health and nutrition of the
disabled, and the poor Low awareness of self health care
among women. Women and children suffer from
disaster related diseases with limited and poor treatment.
High malnutrition among children
Education
Ward Level Section Level
Low level of education among main labour force.
Lack of facilities and hygienic conditions in schools.
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. 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 unemployment among young people.
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Informal training classes for local people remain limited.
High unemployment among young people Clean Water Supply, Drainage and Environment
Ward Level Section Level
There is no drainage and sewage system. 20 of Nhan Binh ward population do not
have access to clean water. 30 of households in the ward do not have
family latrines. Polluted environment in the commune and in
all sections: living environment and air pollution.
Lack of clean water Lack of sewage system
Lack of latrines Environment pollution
living and air pollution
Infrastructure
Ward Level Section Level
Most of earthern intersection roads. Lack and low quality electricity lines
Some part of the East Dyke is still earthern Narrowed watercourse of Ha Thanh river land
fill-up, sand exploitation, changed riverflows, construction of houses, construction of public
works. Most of earthern intersection roads.
Dyke resistant to intrusion of saline water and river dyke
Poor Transportation road
Livelihoods
Ward Level Section Level
Key livelihoods most affected by disasters are resourced base.
Limited incomes from agriculture, aquaculture and salt production disasters, affecting the
poor.
Non-farm work is also affected, reducing the incomes of the poor especially hired labour.
The poor suffer most from the impacts of disasters.
Limited access to support services such as credits provision and extension
High interest rate from informal money lenders Ward future development to stop the resource
based livelihoods agriculture, and salt areas will limit the alternative livelihoods options of
the local people. 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. Ward future development to stop the
resource based livelihoods will limit the alternative livelihoods options of
the local people
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Self-Protection
Ward Level Section Level
There are many semi-solid houses level 4, which are most prone to damages by
disasters on Ha Thanh river bank.
Unsafe housing temporary and semi- solid
Illegal housing on East Dyke 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 on Ha Thanh river bank.
Unsafe housing temporary and semi-solid Illegal housing on East Dyke
Lack of building and reinforcement techniques resistant to floods and
typhoons government staff, local people, local builders
Lack of finance for housing 8.
CAPACITY AND VULNERABILITY – NHAN LY COMMUNE
Nhan Ly is a rural commune of Quy Nhon City. The assessment examined capacities and vulnerabilities at the village level in two sample villages – Ly Hoa and
Ly Hung, and at the Commune level.
8.1 Health 8.1.1