Vulnerability to climate change and residents' adaptations in coastal areas of Soc Trang Province, Vietnam

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 the Vulnerability of Agriculture Systems to Climate Change in Coastal Areas: A Novel Index

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su12114771 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (11) ◽

pp. 4771

Author(s):

Komali Kantamaneni ◽

Louis Rice ◽

Komali Yenneti ◽

Luiza C. Campos

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Andhra Pradesh ◽

Cultural Practices ◽

Weather Conditions ◽

Vulnerability Index ◽

Coastal Areas ◽

Government Support ◽

Cropping Patterns ◽

Vulnerability To Climate Change

This study proposes a novel index to evaluate agricultural vulnerability to climate change in coastal areas, using the case of Andhra Pradesh, the state with the second longest coastline in India. Field data was collected from more than 1000 farmers (involved in over 50 varieties of crops) in 22 riverine and coastal case study areas. Data was collected through site visits, surveys and five workshops conducted between November 2018 and June 2019. Based on the collected data sets, a new Agricultural Coastal Vulnerability Index (AGCVI) was developed and applied to the 22 sites located in two districts (Krishna and Guntur) of Coastal Andhra Pradesh. The analysis revealed that the areas with three crop seasons (Kharif, Rabi and Zaid) per year are highly vulnerable to climate change. On the other hand, sites with one crop season (Kharif) per annum are the least vulnerable to climate change. Moreover, grains (particularly rice), flowers and fruit crops are more susceptible to climate change and its induced impacts. Rice is no longer a profitable crop in the case study areas partly as a result of unfavourable weather conditions, inadequate insurance provision and lack of government support for farmers. Cumulatively, all these circumstances impact farmers’ incomes and socio-cultural practices: this is leading to a marriage crisis, with a reduction in the desirability of matrimony to farmers. These findings provide valuable information that can support climate and agriculture policies, as well as sustainable cropping patterns among farmers’ communities in coastal areas of India in the future.

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Vulnerability to climate change of surface water resources of coastal areas of Sindh, Pakistan

Desalination and Water Treatment ◽

10.1080/19443994.2015.1094418 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 57 (40) ◽

pp. 18668-18678 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Aamir Alamgir ◽

Moazzam Ali Khan ◽

Ilda Manino ◽

Syed Shahid Shaukat ◽

Shoaib Shahab

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Surface Water ◽

Water Resources ◽

Coastal Areas ◽

Surface Water Resources ◽

Vulnerability To Climate Change

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Integrating local knowledge and perception for assessing vulnerability to climate change in economically dynamic coastal areas: The case of natural protected area Aiguamolls de l'Empordà, Spain

Ocean & Coastal Management ◽

10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2013.09.010 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 85 ◽

pp. 90-102 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Sandra Fatorić ◽

Ricard Morén-Alegret

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Local Knowledge ◽

Protected Area ◽

Coastal Areas ◽

Vulnerability To Climate Change

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Vulnerability to climate change and residents' adaptations in coastal areas of Soc Trang Province, Vietnam

International Journal of Global Warming ◽

10.1504/ijgw.2018.094312 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 16 (1) ◽

pp. 102 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Makoto Tamura ◽

Kazuya Yasuhara ◽

Kiyotake Ajima ◽

Van Cong Trinh ◽

Song Van Pham

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Coastal Areas ◽

Vulnerability To Climate Change

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The role of the community and voluntary sector in identifying vulnerabilities to climate change in coastal areas and implementing climate adaptation responses

Administration ◽

10.2478/admin-2021-0029 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 69 (4) ◽

pp. 83-108

Author(s):

Paul Lawlor

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Climate Adaptation ◽

National Level ◽

Coastal Areas ◽

Coastal Communities ◽

Climate Change Effects ◽

Enabling Environment ◽

Coastal Adaptation ◽

Vulnerability To Climate Change

Abstract The National Adaptation Framework aims to reduce Ireland’s vulnerability to climate change by establishing climate adaptation considerations as a priority at local, regional and national level. With coastal areas and habitats particularly susceptible to negative climate change effects, it is necessary to build resilience in these areas by devising coastal adaptation responses in collaboration with coastal communities. Policies and structures have also been put in place to create an enabling environment which facilitates community participation. However, the extent of community engagement and its current role in formulating and implementing coastal adaptation responses are unclear. This paper assesses the effectiveness of the enabling environment in encouraging community-led coastal adaptation solutions by identifying community and voluntary groups who are actively engaging with stakeholders at all levels of governance in key adaptation tasks. The findings reveal that the policies and structures for enhanced local participation in coastal adaptation responses are in place, but as only a small number of communities are actively engaging in coastal adaptation solutions, further progress in their implementation is needed.

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Assessment of Aggregation Frameworks for Composite Indicators in Measuring Flood Vulnerability to Climate Change

Scientific Reports ◽

10.1038/s41598-019-55994-y ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Hyun Il Choi

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Comparative Analysis ◽

Vulnerability Assessment ◽

Coastal Areas ◽

Composite Indicators ◽

Flood Vulnerability ◽

Vulnerability To Climate Change ◽

Assessment Outcomes ◽

The Republic ◽

Flood Vulnerability Assessment

AbstractThe IPCC Third Assessment Report presents a conceptual framework for vulnerability to climate change with the three attribute components of exposure, sensitivity, and coping. Since the vulnerability assessments have been conducted mainly by the composite indicators aggregated from the IPCC’s components, it is necessary to assess aggregation frameworks for constructing the composite indicators that have an influence on vulnerability assessment outcomes. This study therefore investigates the robustness of assessment outcomes for flood vulnerability to climate change through a comparative analysis of the six vulnerability indicators aggregated from the IPCC’s components by the conventional aggregation frameworks. The comparative analysis has been illustrated through both the possible combinations of reference values for vulnerability attribute components and a case study on the flood vulnerability assessment to climate change for coastal areas in the Republic of Korea. The study demonstrates that there can be large fluctuations and reversals in ranking orders across the six vulnerability outcomes by different aggregation frameworks. It concludes that for flood vulnerability assessment to climate change in coastal areas, the vulnerability indicator needs to be aggregated by a multiplicative utility function from all the three assessment components with positive elasticity to vulnerability.

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