Household Level Assessment of Climate Change Vulnerability of North Bank Plains Zone Farmers of Assam

2022 ◽  
Vol 58 (1) ◽  
pp. 81-84
Author(s):  
Trilochan Karki Chetri ◽  
Pabitra Kr. Das ◽  
Misha Madhavan M. ◽  
Indrajit Barman ◽  
Dipankar Saikia
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Random Sampling ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Household Level ◽  
Climate Change Vulnerability ◽  
North Bank

The study was carried out to assess the vulnerability of farmers to climate change in northbank plains zone of Assam. For this 2 districts were selected randomly from the northbank plains zone of Assam i.e., Sonitpur and Udalguri. A household level survey was carriedout with the selected farmers to obtain the primary data. For this, total 120 farmers wereselected from 6 different villages through proportionate random sampling. Vulnerabilityindex was worked out by considering 10 different indicators. Findings revealed that 69.17per cent of farmers belonged to medium vulnerability category followed by 16.67 per centand 14.17 per cent in high and low vulnerability category respectively. The meanvulnerability score was 0.455 indicating that, on an average, respondents had mediumvulnerability to climate change. Most of the respondents are belonged to medium category.

Assessing climate change vulnerability of water at household level

2014 ◽  
Vol 20 (8) ◽  
pp. 1471-1485 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rajiv Pandey ◽  
Sparsh Kala ◽  
Vishnu Prasad Pandey
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Household Level ◽  
Climate Change Vulnerability

scholarly journals Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment in the High Mountain Region of Nepal: A Case Study of Lamjung District

2020 ◽  
pp. 48-59
Author(s):  
Kala Rai ◽  
Basanta Kumar Neupane ◽  
Raj Kumar Pariyar
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Vulnerability Assessment ◽  
Scientific Information ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
High Mountain ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Climate Change Vulnerability ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment

Climate change vulnerability has need access to targeted scientific information about the impacts of climate change in order to adapt to its effects. Awareness can be measured through three different parameters-conceptualization, engagement and experimental. This research has conduct in Lamjung district where people are victimize from climate change. Primary and secondary sources of data are used. This study used household surveys and focus group discussions to assess people perceptions of these changes and identify the climate change vulnerability. Thus, the present study aimed to evaluate the Lamjung districts, vulnerable in the context of the climate change. This result is useful for policymaker, local government and different stockholder who are working on climate change sector. It is also important for long term changes in climate variables and occurrences of natural disasters is the most important component to determine the overall vulnerability. Climate change vulnerability had been decreased considerably in this study area. Meanwhile, long-term research in Nepal is required for extensive work on climate change and primary data collection for climate change vulnerability assessment.

scholarly journals Inter –Linkages Between Climate Change Vulnerability and Inequality an Empirical Study Across Hill, Foothill, Drought and Coastal Regions of West Bengal, India

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Uttam Haldar ◽  
Aishwarya Basu
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
West Bengal ◽  
Vulnerability Index ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Poor People ◽  
Coastal Regions ◽  
Climate Change Vulnerability ◽  
Climatic Regions ◽  
Poverty Measures

India is one of the vulnerable countries in the world in terms of climate events. The poor people and poor regions are badly affected by climate change. On the other hand, the reduction of vulnerability received a top priority in the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations. The present paper attempts to examine the inter-linkages between climate change vulnerability and inequality empirically across four agro-climatic regions of West Bengal like hill, foothill, drought and coastal regions. Vulnerability in the present paper is measured by adopting composite livelihood vulnerability index and income (consumption) inequality is measured by Gini coefficient. This is an empirical paper based on primary data collected from 627 households over 15 villages in different agro-climatic regions of West Bengal during 2018- 2019. The result of the paper showed that there is a positive correlation relation between income inequality (consumption) and vulnerability. The higher inequality is accompanied by higher vulnerability and vice versa. The study draws an important policy implication for reduction of vulnerability as well as reduction of inequality. The poverty reduction measures are not sufficient to reduce inequality i.e., if inequalities are on the rise the anti-poverty measures cannot reduce such inequality.

scholarly journals Measuring climate change vulnerability: a comparison of two indexes

1970 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
AA Urothody ◽  
HO Larsen
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Contextual Information ◽  
Climate Change Impacts ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Rural Poor ◽  
Climate Change Vulnerability ◽  
Relative Differences ◽  
Effect Index

Climate change is predicted and currently observed to especially affect the rural poor,and some sort of support for adaptation is relevant. This paper tests two vulnerabilityassessment indexes in Lete and Kunjo VDCs in Mustang District: the LivelihoodVulnerability Index (LVI) and the Livelihood Effect Index (LEI). The indexes are completedbased on primary data from 60 randomly selected respondents and the vulnerabilities atVDC and household levels are assessed. The figures resulting from the vulnerabilityassessments correspond with contextual information from the area elicited during keyinformant interviews and the methods are concluded useful in a Nepalese context. Bothindexes validly reflect the relative differences between the two VDCs in terms of vulnerabilityto climate change impacts and factors contributing to it and both could therefore usefullyform the basis for a nationally applicable index to identify and prioritise mitigation needs.However, a number of challenges to using indexes and basing them on respondents’perceptions are recognised.Key words: Climate change; livelihoods; Mustang; vulnerabilityDOI: 10.3126/banko.v20i1.3503Banko Janakari, Vol. 20, No. 1 pp.9-16

scholarly journals Perceptions of Glacier Grafting: An Indigenous Technique of Water Conservation for Food Security in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (9) ◽  
pp. 5208
Author(s):  
Ramsha Munir ◽  
Umer Khayyam ◽  
Iftikhar Hussain Adil
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Food Security ◽  
Water Conservation ◽  
Water Cycle ◽  
Adaptation Strategy ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Climatic Effects ◽  
Household Level ◽  
Water Provision ◽  
Gilgit Baltistan

Climate change and disruption in the water cycle patterns are leading to water scarcity. This unsustained water provision is drastically affecting the areas of limited water resources. This research has studied the impacts of climate change on water availability and the localized indigenous technique of glacier grafting for sustained water provision. This adaptation strategy helps the water-stressed locality to conserve water for food security. For this reason, 160 self-administered questionnaires were deployed at the household level, and the primary data were analyzed through STATA Software for ordinal logit regression to estimate the results for both restricted and unrestricted models, against the three dependent variables of glacier grafting, glacier melt water and food security. It is found that glacier grafting ensures sustained water provision for irrigation. It increases fertile land and agricultural production to achieve food security. The income of the households from non-/agricultural products leads to afford a better standard of living. The extension of the glacier grafting strategy to curb climatic effects can help global societies to address the food insecurity issue for sustained living.

Understanding climate change vulnerability, adaptation and risk perceptions at household level in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 359-378 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wahid Ullah ◽  
Takaaki Nihei ◽  
Muhammad Nafees ◽  
Rahman Zaman ◽  
Muhammad Ali
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Risk Perceptions ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Original Research ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ◽  
Household Level ◽  
Climate Change Vulnerability ◽  
Farming Communities

Purpose This study aims to investigate risks associated with climate change vulnerability and in response the adaptation methods used by farming communities to reduce its negative impacts on agriculture in Pakistan. Design/methodology/approach The study used household survey method of data collection in Charsadda district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, involving 116 randomly selected respondents. Findings Prevalent crops diseases, water scarcity, soil fertility loss and poor socio-economic conditions were main contributing factors of climate change vulnerability. The results further showed that changing crops type and cultivation pattern, improved seed varieties, planting shaded trees and the provision of excessive fertilizers are the measures adapted to improve agricultural productivity, which may reduce the climate change vulnerability at a household level. Research limitations/implications The major limitation of this study was the exclusion of women from the survey due to religious and cultural barriers of in Pashtun society, wherein women and men do not mingle. Practical implications Reducing climate change vulnerability and developing more effective adaptation techniques require assistance from the government. This help can be in the form of providing basic resources, such as access to good quality agricultural inputs, access to information and extension services on climate change adaptation and modern technologies. Consultation with other key stakeholder is also required to create awareness and to build the capacity of the locals toward reducing climate change vulnerability and facilitating timely and effective adaptation. Originality/value This original research work provides evidence about farm-level vulnerability, adaptation strategies and risk perceptions on dealing with climate-change-induced natural disasters in Pakistan. This paper enriches existing knowledge of climate change vulnerability and adaptation in this resource-limited country so that effective measures can be taken to reduce vulnerability of farming communities, and enhance their adaptive capability.

scholarly journals Systematic review of current efforts to quantify the impacts of climate change on undernutrition

2015 ◽  
Vol 112 (33) ◽  
pp. E4522-E4529 ◽  
Author(s):  
Revati K. Phalkey ◽  
Clara Aranda-Jan ◽  
Sabrina Marx ◽  
Bernhard Höfle ◽  
Rainer Sauerborn
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Extreme Weather Events ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Current Evidence ◽  
Subsistence Farmers ◽  
Household Level ◽  
Socioeconomic And Demographic Factors ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Impacts Of Climate Change

Malnutrition is a challenge to the health and productivity of populations and is viewed as one of the five largest adverse health impacts of climate change. Nonetheless, systematic evidence quantifying these impacts is currently limited. Our aim was to assess the scientific evidence base for the impact of climate change on childhood undernutrition (particularly stunting) in subsistence farmers in low- and middle-income countries. A systematic review was conducted to identify peer-reviewed and gray full-text documents in English with no limits for year of publication or study design. Fifteen manuscripts were reviewed. Few studies use primary data to investigate the proportion of stunting that can be attributed to climate/weather variability. Although scattered and limited, current evidence suggests a significant but variable link between weather variables, e.g., rainfall, extreme weather events (floods/droughts), seasonality, and temperature, and childhood stunting at the household level (12 of 15 studies, 80%). In addition, we note that agricultural, socioeconomic, and demographic factors at the household and individual levels also play substantial roles in mediating the nutritional impacts. Comparable interdisciplinary studies based on primary data at a household level are urgently required to guide effective adaptation, particularly for rural subsistence farmers. Systemization of data collection at the global level is indispensable and urgent. We need to assimilate data from long-term, high-quality agricultural, environmental, socioeconomic, health, and demographic surveillance systems and develop robust statistical methods to establish and validate causal links, quantify impacts, and make reliable predictions that can guide evidence-based health interventions in the future.

scholarly journals Differential climate change vulnerability among different poverty groups in southwestern Bangladesh: lessons for adaptation planning

2020 ◽  
pp. 6-10
Author(s):  
N.M Ha-Mim ◽  
M.Z. Hossain
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Research Strategy ◽  
Complex Relationship ◽  
Adaptive Responses ◽  
Household Level ◽  
Climate Change Vulnerability ◽  
Poor Households ◽  
Data Collection Process ◽  
Research Findings

This article draws on research findings from fieldwork undertaken in Mongla Upazila of Southwest Bangladesh from 2018 to 2019 to analyse how climate-related vulnerability and adaptation is differentiated among different poverty groups. The principal aim of this research is to investigate complex relationship between vulnerability, poverty, and adaptation in a case study carried out in two rural cyclone-prone areas of southwest Bangladesh, focusing on household level vulnerability and adaptive responses to climate change. The quantitative research strategy was adopted in this research. Specific methods utilized for the data collection process included in-depth questionnaire survey of 98 households. The significance of the results was in the differences of poverty and adaptation choices of the households with differential climate change vulnerability which revealed a complex relationship within vulnerability, poverty and adaptation. This research also highlighted that the poor households with high vulnerability could highly be adaptive through adopting a significant number of adaptations to deal with sudden and gradual changes in climate, but the results also suggest that households who are not poor who have usually low vulnerability, likely to have less adaptive responses than households who have high vulnerability. Moreover, this research is an attempt to reveal the complex relationship among vulnerability, poverty and adaptation that may help to develop more effective adaptation framework than before to deal with climate variability and change.

Pengaruh Kepemimpinan dan Disiplin Kerja Terhadap Kinerja Karyawan: Studi Kasus PT Sucofindo Palembang Indonesia

MBIA ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 76-84
Author(s):  
Muhammad Idris ◽  
Dian Novita Sari
Keyword(s):  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Linear Regression ◽  
Random Sampling ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Multiple Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Collection Method ◽  
Analysis Techniques ◽  
Analysis Technique

The problem in this study is whether there is an influence of leadership and work discipline on the employees’ performance of PT.Sucofindo Palembang City. This research includes associative research. The sample in this study were 88 respondents, with propotionate random sampling analysis technique. The data used were primary data and secondary data. Data collection method through questionnare. Analysis techniques using multiple linear regression analysis, F test (Simultaneoys) and t test (partial) and determination coeffiecient. The results show that there is influence of leadership and work discipline on the performance of PT.Sucofindo Palembang City.

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