Community Adaptation to the Impact of Pluvial Flood: A Case Study of Nahae Village, Sikhottabong District, Vientiane Capital

Abstract

This research article has two objectives: 1) to analyze the impact of Pluvial Flood on the community in Nahae Village, Sikhottabong District, Vientiane Capital  2) to study behavioral patterns of adaptation to the impact of Pluvial Flood on the community in Nahae Village, It's a mixed research between quantitative research and qualitative research. From the interview form with the informants, consisting of community leaders, relevant agencies in the area and household heads. The sample consisted of 158. Data were analyzed by descriptive content analysis technique. And analyzed by frequency distribution and percentage.

The results showed that, Pluvial Flood cause impacts on the community in 3 aspects: the economic aspect is the stoppage of work due to the flooding of the streets causing a lack of income; the health aspect is the disease that comes with the flooding. The environment is traffic. Difficult. There is garbage, sewage and rotten water. As for the behavioral patterns of community adaptation, they can be classified into periods before, during and after the flood. During the period before the flood, it was found that the most common behavior of the community was "None", discussing flood problems. And did not attend community-level discussions during the flooding, the most common adaptive behavior was following the news situation. Living on high ground, free from flooding the use of vehicles that can travel during the flood as for the behavioral pattern of adaptation after the flood the most common proportion is that there is no adjustment after the flood. And improving or cleaning houses the nature of the community's adaptation is considered an adaptation that occurs spontaneously. Which requires joint planning between the government and the community and between community members.