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Multi-scale vulnerability assessment for adaptation planning

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Title Multi-scale vulnerability assessment for adaptation planning
 
Creator Esteves, Tashina
 
Contributor Ravindranath, Darshini
Beddamatta, Satyasiba
Raju, KV
Sharma, Jagmohan
Bala, G.
Murthy, Indu K.
 
Subject coping strategies
inherent vulnerability
multi-scale assessment
climate variability
adoption
 
Description Vulnerability of communities and natural ecosystems,
to potential impacts of climate change in developing
countries like India, and the need for adaptation are
rapidly emerging as central issues in the debate
around policy responses to climate change. The present
study presents an approach to identify and prioritize
the most vulnerable districts, villages and
households in Karnataka State, through a multi-scale
assessment of inherent vulnerability to current climate
variability. It also identifies the drivers of inherent
vulnerability, thereby providing a tool for developing
and mainstreaming adaptation strategies, in ongoing
developmental or dedicated adaptation programmes.
The multi-scale assessment was made for all 30 districts
at the state level in Karnataka, about 1220 villages
in Chikballapur district, and at the household
level for two villages – Gundlapalli and Saddapalli – in
Bagepalli taluk of Chikballapur district. At the district,
village and household levels, low levels of education
and skills are the dominant factors contributing
to vulnerability. At the village and household level, the
lack of income diversification and livelihood support
institutions are key drivers of vulnerability. The
approach of multi-scale vulnerability assessment facilitates
identification and prioritization of the drivers
of vulnerability at different scales, to focus adaptation
interventions to address these drivers.
 
Date 2016-04-10
2017-02-08T22:59:57Z
2017-02-08T22:59:57Z
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/9428; http://www.currentscience.ac.in/cs/index.php
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Tashina Esteves, Darshini Ravindranath, Satyasiba Beddamatta, KV Raju, Jagmohan Sharma, G. Bala, Indu K. Murthy. (10/4/2016). Multi-scale vulnerability assessment for adaptation planning. Current Science, 110(7), pp. 1225-1239.
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766/5591
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Language en
 
Rights CC-BY-NC-4.0
 
Format PDF
 
Publisher Indian Academy of Sciences
 
Source Current Science;110,(2016) Pagination 1225,1239