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Household Vulnerability to Climate Change and Identification of Target Beneficiaries to Implement Household-Specific Adaptation Strategies: A Quantitative Assessment

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Relation http://oar.icrisat.org/11928/
https://doi.org/10.37801/ajad2021.18.2.p2
doi:10.37801/ajad2021.18.2.p2
 
Title Household Vulnerability to Climate Change and Identification of Target Beneficiaries to Implement Household-Specific Adaptation Strategies: A Quantitative Assessment
 
Creator Nedumaran, S
Nandi, R
Padmanabhan, J
Reddy, S S
Kadiyala, D M
Kumar, S
 
Subject Telangana
Climate Change
 
Description This study investigated the climate change vulnerability of 6,214 households in the drought-prone
districts of Telangana state in India. Principal component analysis (PCA) and cluster analysis were used to
group farm households based on their level of vulnerability to climate change and to suggest a portfolio
of adaptation strategies. The PCA revealed the presence of five components from 14 key variables:
(1) access to irrigation; (2) credit access, landholding, and income from agriculture; (3) household size and
income sources; (4) access to information and climate-smart adaptation practices; and (5) social capital.
The first five components (eigenvalue ≥ 1) collectively accounted for 60.42 percent of the total variance.
Three clusters emerged after the component scores were analyzed using K-means clustering: extremely
vulnerable, moderately vulnerable, and resilient households. The results of the cluster analysis revealed
that 79 percent of the households were extremely vulnerable, 11.20 percent were moderately vulnerable,
and 9.65 percent were resilient. Moreover, 96 percent of marginal farmers and 94 percent of smallholder
farmers were extremely vulnerable, while 19 percent of large farmers and 16 percent of medium farmers
were moderately vulnerable. Interestingly, nearly 26 percent in the extremely vulnerable category
and 19 percent in the moderately vulnerable category were large farmers, which contradicts previous
assumptions. The findings of this study can guide development practitioners, policymakers, and donors
in designing evidence-based programs focusing on households vulnerable to climate change.
 
Publisher Southeast Asian Regional Center Graduate Study & Research Agriculture
 
Date 2021
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://oar.icrisat.org/11928/1/SEARCA_AJAD_Preprint_20211110192314.pdf
Nedumaran, S and Nandi, R and Padmanabhan, J and Reddy, S S and Kadiyala, D M and Kumar, S (2021) Household Vulnerability to Climate Change and Identification of Target Beneficiaries to Implement Household-Specific Adaptation Strategies: A Quantitative Assessment. Asian Journal of Agriculture and Development (TSI). pp. 1-18. ISSN 1656-4383