Mapping human vulnerability to climate change in the Brazilian Amazon: The construction of a municipal vulnerability index

Climate change has directly and indirectly affected the livelihood of households that rely on climate conditions for their livelihood in the coastal areas of Vietnam. This study applied the livelihood vulnerability index (LVI) to assess the vulnerability of a household’s livelihood under the effect of climate change in one of the most highly vulnerable areas of Viet Nam - the Can Gio coastal district of Ho Chi Minh city. Based on a survey of 107 households within six communes and one town located in the Can Gio district, the LVI was calculated at both district and commune scales. The results reveal that the district of Can Gio is at a moderate vulnerability level (LVI=0.303), while the Ly Nhon commune (LVI=0.334) is the most vulnerable of the seven surveyed areas. Additionally, the aspects of livelihood strategies (0.516), socio-demographic profile (0.391), and food (0.385) are critical to the determination of the livelihood vulnerability of the seven surveyed communes.

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Assessing Local Vulnerability to Climate Change by Using Livelihood Vulnerability Index: A Case Study of Dipang Watershed in Central Himalaya Region of Nepal

Grassroots Journal of Natural Resources ◽

10.33002/nr2581.6853.040312 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 4 (3) ◽

pp. 147-163

Author(s):

Kapil Dhungana ◽

Harish Bahadur Chand ◽

Dinesh Bhandari ◽

Abhishek Kumar ◽

Sanjay Singh ◽

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Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Vulnerability Index ◽

Primary Data ◽

Contributing Factors ◽

Group Discussions ◽

Intergovernmental Panel ◽

High Exposure ◽

Climate Risks ◽

Average Temperature ◽

Vulnerability To Climate Change

The current study uses the livelihood vulnerability index (LVI) and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change livelihood vulnerability index (IPCC-LVI) approaches to assess household’s livelihood vulnerability in the Dipang watershed located in the Central Himalayan region of Nepal. Primary data was collected through various participatory rural appraisal (PRA) tools such as direct observation, key informant interviews (KIIs), focus group discussions (FGDs) and household surveys. Similarly, data on climatic variables were collected from the nearby meteorological station over 30 years (1987-2018). The mean annual average temperature increased by 0.036°C while the average rainfall decreased by 2.30 mm. Respondents perceived a similar trend of rising temperatures, decreasing rainfall intensity, dryness in the atmosphere, and dwindling water sources. The overall LVI score (0.416) indicated that the households are vulnerable to climate change. Food (0.642) and natural disasters and climate variability (0.566) were the most vulnerable among all contributing factors. Similarly, the overall LVI-IPCC score (0.104) indicated that the households were moderately vulnerable due to high exposure (0.566), sensitivity (0.448), and low adaptive capacity (0.334). The study findings suggest an urgent need to reduce high exposure to climate risks, improved livelihood strategies, and boost agricultural productivity and health in the watershed area.

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Environmental Vulnerability to Climate Change in Mediterranean Basin

Hydrology and Water Resource Management ◽

10.4018/978-1-5225-3427-3.ch003 ◽

2017 ◽

pp. 61-96

Author(s):

Ahmed Karmaoui

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Mediterranean Basin ◽

Anthropogenic Activities ◽

Vulnerability Index ◽

Environmental Vulnerability ◽

The North ◽

Mediterranean Countries ◽

Vulnerability To Climate Change ◽

The Mediterranean ◽

Heterogeneous Region

The Mediterranean basin (MB) connects the south with the north and the East (Europe, Africa & Asia).It is a highly heterogeneous region where natural and anthropogenic activities interact in complex ways with climate variability. Climate change (CC) impacts are already defined on the Mediterranean. That is why the time has come to formulate a long-term plan for adaptation to CC of the MB. In this chapter the author aims (i) the assessment of the environmental vulnerability under CC provided in the BM during the last 30 years, (ii) the determination of environmental vulnerability indicators that the author call Major Common Indicators (MCI), and (iii) identification of adaptation strategies based on these indicators. For this analysis the author used the results of the Environmental Vulnerability Index (EVI), developed by SOPAC. In this paper, the author extracted, compiled, compared and analyzed the data of the EVI of 8 selected Mediterranean countries; 4 countries in North Africa (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Egypt) and 4 Southern Europe (Spain, France, Italy and Greece).

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Assessing Local Vulnerability to Climate Change by Using Livelihood Vulnerability Index: A Case Study of Dipang Watershed in Central Himalaya Region of Nepal

SSRN Electronic Journal ◽

10.2139/ssrn.3951330 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Grassroots Journal of Natural Resources

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Vulnerability Index ◽

Central Himalaya ◽

Vulnerability To Climate Change

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Measuring Structural Economic Vulnerability in Africa

The Oxford Handbook of Africa and Economics ◽

10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199687114.013.36 ◽

2014 ◽

pp. 406-426

Author(s):

Patrick Guillaumont

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Developing Economies ◽

Vulnerability Index ◽

Fragile States ◽

Structural Vulnerability ◽

Methodological Issues ◽

Physical Vulnerability ◽

State Fragility ◽

Economic Vulnerability ◽

Vulnerability To Climate Change

This chapter examines the structural vulnerability of Africa’s economy and the methodological issues involved in measuring it. It begins by proposing a conceptual framework for measuring economic structural vulnerability that distinguishes it from general vulnerability, from physical vulnerability to climate change, and from state fragility. It then considers the main features and evolution of structural economic vulnerability in Africa using an economic vulnerability index. It suggests that structural economic vulnerability is higher in the continent than in other developing economies, reinforced by physical vulnerability to climate change. In addition, Africa has the highest proportion of fragile states among all continents. Finally, the chapter indicates that structural vulnerability, if adequately measured, may be useful as a criterion for the international allocation of official development assistance and of concessional resources.

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