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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Mekong River Delta farm-household willingness to pay for salinity intrusion risk reduction |
Author: | Khong, T.D., Young, M. D., Loch, A. Thennakoon, J., |
Citation: | Agricultural Water Management, 2018; 200:80-89 |
Publisher: | Elsevier B.V. |
Issue Date: | 2018 |
ISSN: | 0378-3774 1873-2283 |
Statement of Responsibility: | Tien Dung Khong, Michael D. Young, Adam Loch, Jayanthi Thennakoon |
Abstract: | Sea level rise and upstream development is causing salinity intrusion in Vietnam’s Mekong River Delta (MRD) and, as a consequence, agricultural productivity is declining. As the Vietnamese government and local communities search for a solution, it has become apparent that there are insufficient public resources to build the dykes necessary to control this problem. So, we employ a referendum contingent valuation methodology (CVM) to determine whether or not farm households might be willing to pay for part of the cost of a salinity intrusion risk reduction program. We find that farm households are willing to contribute funds to such a program. In areas where salinity intrusion is already reducing productivity,farm households are willing to contribute US$2.58 per month. In areas where salinity intrusion is expected to be reducing productivity by 2030, willingness to contribute is US$1.99 per month. Surprisingly, in MRD areas where salinity intrusion is not expected within the next 15 years, willingness to contribute remains positive at US$1.32 per month. These findings have local, national and international implications that require careful consideration. In passing, we make a methodological observation that a treatment model including ‘do not know’ responses provides consistent results with conventional referendum elicitation procedures. |
Keywords: | Climate change; Willingness to pay; Referendum |
Description: | Available online 4 February 2018 |
Rights: | © 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.agwat.2017.12.010 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2017.12.010 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest 8 Global Food Studies publications |
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