Kien, Nguyen Van2012-04-202012-04-202011978-981-07-111-5http://hdl.handle.net/10625/48825This study looks at how floods in the Mekong River Delta (MRD) affect different social groups. Surprisingly, the livelihood diversity index has no effect on household resilience to floods in this context. The study demonstrates how informal social capital (neighbourhood attachment, social supportive networks, participation in groups and organizations) plays an important part in enhancing household resilience to floods. The paper recommends that both the Vietnamese government and local community groups should encourage collective activities to boost resilience. The findings provide insights into developing adaptive non-structural measures for coping with future flood events in the MRD.Text1 digital file (62 p. : ill.)enFLOODSMEKONG RIVER DELTAVIET NAMCLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATIONLIVELIHOOD DIVERSIFICATIONSOCIAL CAPITALNATURAL DISASTERSECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTCAPACITY BUILDINGLIVELIHOOD SECURITYCOMMUNITY POWERFAR EAST ASIASocial capital, livelihood diversification and household resilience to annual flood events in the Vietnamese Mekong river deltaIDRC-Related Report