IMPACTS OF FLOOING AN RIVER ANK EROSION ON LOCAL PEOPLE OF HINTHAA TOWNSHIP, AYEYARWAY REGION
Abstract
- Flooding and River bank erosion have emerged as one of the environmental problems in Hinthada Township. Hinthada Township is located on Ayeyarwady Deltaic Area known as Myanmar Granary and is located on the western Bank of Ayeyarwady River. As the study area is located on the bank of Ayeyarwady River in the deltaic area, flooding and bank erosion occur every year. At present, flooding and bank erosion are more severe in the area due to climate change and agricultural land was eroded yearly. Because of flooding and bank erosion, status of education, health and economy of the local people are low. Existing fertile kaing land support crop cultivation and local farmers cultivate seasonal crops especially kaing crops in flood free period. To get higher income through crop cultivation, farmers practice adaptable ways in crop cultivation. The objectives of the paper are to understand flooding and bank erosion in the area, to study loss of agriculture land, to assess the socio economic impacts of river bank erosion and to find the perception on adaptability and resilience of the inhabitants. Field observation was thoroughly done to get detail understanding on impacts of flooding and river bank erosion. To illustrate local people perspectives on bank erosion, focus group discussion was done. To present the paper, qualitative quantitative mixed method will be applied.
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Year
- 2018
Author
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Ohanmar Thein
Subject
- Geog Geol
Publisher
- Myanmar Academy of Arts and Science (MAAS)