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Identifying the drivers of private flood precautionary measures in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Thulasi Vishwanath Harish
Section Hydrology, GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, 14473 Potsdam, Germany
Chair of Hydrology and River Basin Management, Technical
University of Munich, 80333 Munich, Germany
Nivedita Sairam
Section Hydrology, GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, 14473 Potsdam, Germany
Liang Emlyn Yang
Department of Geography, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU), 80333 Munich, Germany
Matthias Garschagen
Department of Geography, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU), 80333 Munich, Germany
Heidi Kreibich
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Section Hydrology, GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, 14473 Potsdam, Germany
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Coastal Asian cities are becoming more vulnerable to flooding. In this study we analyse the data collected from flood-prone houses in Ho Chi Minh City to identify what motivates the households to adopt flood precautionary measures. The results revealed that educating the households about the available flood precautionary measures and communicating the flood protection measures taken by the government encourage the households to adopt measures without having to experience multiple flood events.
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