ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
This work was carried out with the aid of a grant from the International Development Research
Centre, Ottawa, Canada and Economy and Environmental Program for Southeast Asia. Also, there
were contributions from the Hue College of Economics, SEARCA, the University of the Philippines
Los Banos and the Provincial Department including Provincial Hall, the Department of Water
Resource and Meteorology and the Department of Agriculture in the Kampong Speu province. Rural
communities are highly appreciated for their time answering our questions. Authors are grateful
to Dr. Yoko Mochizuki for her comments on the paper.