PhD defence by Quang Nguyen Minh

Vietnam's Mekong Delta before the floods: Climate adaptation policy and farmer livelihoods

On 15 November 2024, Quang Nguyen Minh will defend his PhD thesis in which he assess the current position of small-scale farmers in the volatile context of Vietnam’s Mekong Delta.

PhD student
Date
Friday 15 Nov 2024, 16:30 - 18:30
Type
PhD defence
Spoken Language
English
Room
Aula B
Location
International Institute of Social Studies
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The ceremony will begin promptly at 16:30 hrs in the ISS auditorium (Aula B) of the ISS, Kortenaerkade 12, The Hague. The doors will be closed after the start of the Public Defence, but will be briefly opened after the candidate’s introduction to allow latecomers to enter.

Children under 7 years old are not allowed in the Aula during the first part of the ceremony.

The ceremony will be followed by a reception in the Atrium of the ISS.

Professors are invited to join the academic procession.

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He argues that farmers are affected by what may be called 'a triple challenge' of climate change, the adverse impacts of climate adaptation policies and market-induced capitalist expansion in Vietnam’s agriculture.

He uses four concepts - (i) multi-level and multi-actor governance and decentralisation in climate change, (ii) the politics of policy making, (iii) capacity and informality, and (iv) sustainable livelihood perspectives - to explore Vietnamese policy-making processes and institutions in climate change governance within which farmer livelihoods and numerous policy actors at different levels operate. 

Doctoral Board

Chair

Professor Ruard Ganzevoort

Doctoral dissertation supervisor

Professor Wil Hout
Dr Joop de Wit

Full Doctoral Committee

  • Dr Pham Xuan Phu, An Giang University
  • Professor Haroon Akram-Lodhi, Trent University
  • Professor Margreet Zwarteveen, Amsterdam University
  • Professor Diana Suhardiman, Leiden University 
  • Dr Oane Visser, International Institute of Social Studies

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