ICH and Natural Disasters in Black Hà Nhì and Red Dao Communities in Lào Cai Procince, Vietnam
| Author(s) | Phan, Phương Anh Vũ, Cảnh Toàn |
|---|---|
| Title | ICH and Natural Disasters in Black Hà Nhì and Red Dao Communities in Lào Cai Procince, Vietnam |
| Publication Type | Project Report |
| Language | eng |
| Number of Pages | 22 |
| Location | Vietnam |
| Relevance to ICH Safeguarding | identification awareness raising |
| ICH Genre | ecological knowledges and practices ICH in general |
| Description | The same village, Tùng Chỉn, was affected nine years later, on 26 August 2017, by another flash flood that damaged five villages in the Trịnh Tường commune. This was a small event compared to the 2008 flash flood. However, one man in this village was washed away washed away (he was later found about 20 km away in the Red river), about 60 heads of livestock were killed, and a dozen hectares of rice fields and cops were damaged. These events raise many questions, including the following: What is the relationship between flash and the livehood (i.e. wet-rice cultue in terraced rice fields) of the Dao people in mountainous areas? Why are the Dao people in Bát Xát more vulnerable to flash floods as compared with their neighbours, such as the Black Hà Nhì community? What is the link among the Daao people’s knowledge, livelihood and vulnerabillity to natural disasters? This project provides an invaluable opportunity to conduct a survey on the intangible cultural heritage (ICH) preservation, disaster risk management (DRM) and disater risk redution (DRR). We compare the knowledge, livelihood practices and vulnerabilities of two ethnic communites (the Red Dao and Black Hà Nhì) living at the same altitude in Lào Cai province to help elucidate the role of ICH in the DRM/DRR process. Although the focus is on two districts, including Bát Xát an Sa Pa, which have been highly exposed to natural hazards, and where is a high concentration of two ethnic groups, we also provide some backround information about the DRM structure and process on a broader scale (i.e. at the provincial and national levels). In addition, relevant axamples from other parts of the province are cited to illustrale the story. |
| Book/Journal Title | Preliminary Research on ICH Safeguarding and Disaster Risk Management in the Asia-Pacific Region |
| Publisher | IRCI |
| Place of Publication | Osaka |
| Date of Publication | 2018 |
| Pages | 153-174 |
| Contributor | Bui Hoai Son, Nam Institute of Culture and Arts Studies Nguyen Thi Hien, Nam Institute of Culture and Arts Studies Pham Lan Oanh, Viet Nam Institute of Culture and Arts Studies Vu Dieu Trung, Viet Nam Institute of Culture and Arts Studies Association of Vietnamese Folklorists (FY 2021) Hanoi University of Culture (FY 2021) Institute of Ethnology, Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences (FY 2021) |
| Active Contribution | Viet Nam, FY 2019-2021 |
| Data Collection Project | |
