Tran Thong Anh, Rigg Jonathan, Pham Van Huynh Thanh, Yong Ming Li, Van Vo Oc, Pham Phu Xuan, Dang Phu Thanh, Van Tran Hieu, Nguyen Cam Hong Thi, Vo Thanh Duy
Fenner School of Environment and Society, College of Systems and Society, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia.
Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, An Giang University, Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City (VNU-HCM), Long Xuyen City, An Giang, Vietnam.
Ambio. 2025 Oct;54(10):1666-1682. doi: 10.1007/s13280-025-02172-2. Epub 2025 Apr 24.
What role does traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) play in resource-based livelihoods under conditions of hydrosocial rupture? Does such knowledge come into its own, or is it sidelined, even eroded and jeopardised? This paper addresses these core questions in the fragile floodscapes of the Vietnamese Mekong floodplains. It examines how TEK is intertwined with transboundary hydrological effects of climate and water infrastructural development, and in situ agriculture-driven development policies. Drawing on qualitative data from in-depth interviews and focus group discussions with relevant stakeholders alongside policy and social media documentations, the paper argues that while TEK is an inherent component of the floodplains communities' adaptation, its erosion is caused by hydrosocial rupture characterised by compounding climate-development effects and associated floodwater disruptions, agrarian transitions, and rural-urban migration. The paper suggests that TEK should be integrated into adaptive agri-environmental governance policies, allowing floodplains communities to better navigate regional climate-development challenges.
在水文社会断裂的情况下，传统生态知识（TEK）在以资源为基础的生计中发挥着什么作用？这种知识是得以彰显，还是被边缘化，甚至受到侵蚀和危及？本文探讨越南湄公河洪泛区脆弱洪灾地貌中的这些核心问题。它考察了传统生态知识如何与气候和水利基础设施发展的跨界水文效应以及当地以农业为驱动的发展政策相互交织。本文利用与相关利益攸关方进行深入访谈和焦点小组讨论获得的定性数据，以及政策和社交媒体文献，认为虽然传统生态知识是洪泛区社区适应的固有组成部分，但其受到侵蚀的原因是水文社会断裂，其特征是气候与发展效应叠加以及相关的洪水干扰、农业转型和城乡迁移。本文建议应将传统生态知识纳入适应性农业环境治理政策，使洪泛区社区能够更好地应对区域气候与发展挑战。
