Strengthening the resilience of smallholder agriculture to climate change-induced water insecurity in the Central Highlands and South-Central Coast regions of Vietnam

The report identifies systemic gender inequalities and capacity gaps in Vietnam's climate and agricultural sectors, proposing a Gender Action Plan (GAP) to ensure equal access to water, climate information, and credit for vulnerable smallholders.

• Vietnam possesses a strong legal framework for gender equality, including the 2006 Law on Gender Equality and the 2013 Constitution, but suffers from poor implementation and a lack of coordination between gender and climate change policies.
• State agencies, including the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD) and the People's Committees, lack the technical skills and gender analysis capacity required to identify and address gender-specific needs in climate resilience activities.
• Women face significant barriers to resource control and decision-making; men dominate land ownership, as most land tenure certificates are issued in the male household head's name, which limits women's access to credit.
• Climate-induced water insecurity and drought disproportionately impact women because they are often restricted by gender norms to stay at home, limiting their access to climate information and adaptive training compared to men who can migrate for work.
• Ethnic minorities experience extreme poverty at much higher rates than the Kinh majority, with some groups accounting for up to 70% of the extreme poor, and they face additional barriers such as language and lower educational attainment.
• Gender stereotypes dictate the division of labor in agriculture, where men handle 'heavy' tasks like irrigation and infrastructure maintenance, leaving women with limited experience and influence over water management decisions.
• The proposed Gender Action Plan focuses on four main recommendations: institutional capacity building for state agencies, providing 'hand-holding' support via the Vietnam Women's Union, tailoring communication materials for non-literate and ethnic minority groups, and promoting equality in community and household decision-making.

APA

Green Climate Fund (2020). Strengthening the resilience of smallholder agriculture to climate change-induced water insecurity in the Central Highlands and South-Central Coast regions of Vietnam. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/fp125-ga.pdf

Chicago

Green Climate Fund. Strengthening the resilience of smallholder agriculture to climate change-induced water insecurity in the Central Highlands and South-Central Coast regions of Vietnam. 2020. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/fp125-ga.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{greenclimatefund2020strengthening, author = {{Green Climate Fund}}, title = {{Strengthening the resilience of smallholder agriculture to climate change-induced water insecurity in the Central Highlands and South-Central Coast regions of Vietnam}}, institution = {Green Climate Fund}, year = {2020}, month = feb, url = {https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/fp125-ga.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }