An Assessment of Vulnerability of Livestock Farming to Climate Variability

Letha Devi, G and Varma, D and Kataktalware, MA (2016) An Assessment of Vulnerability of Livestock Farming to Climate Variability. [Book Chapter]

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Abstract

The livelihood vulnerability index (LVI) was developed to estimate climate change vulnerability in the Chitradurga and Kolar Districts of Karnataka, India. 120 households were surveyed, each district collected data on socio-demographics, livelihoods, social networks, health, food and water security, natural disasters and climate variability. Data were aggregated using a composite index and differential vulnerabilities were compared. Results suggest that Chitradurga may be more vulnerable in terms of water resources, while Kolar may be more vulnerable in terms of socio-demographic structure. This pragmatic approach may be used to monitor vulnerability, program resources for assistance, and/or evaluate potential program/policy effectiveness in data-scarce regions by introducing scenarios into the LVI model for baseline comparison. © 2016, Springer International Publishing Switzerland.

Item Type:	Book Chapter
Publication:	Environmental Science and Engineering
Series.:	Environmental Science and Engineering book series
Publisher:	Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Additional Information:	The copyright for this article belongs to Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Keywords:	Aggregates; Agriculture; Disasters; Population statistics; Water resources, Climate variability; Composite index; Karnataka; Livestock farming; Natural disasters; Sociodemographics; Vulnerability index; Water security, Climate change
Department/Centre:	Division of Interdisciplinary Sciences > Management Studies
Date Deposited:	12 Aug 2021 10:19
Last Modified:	16 Aug 2021 05:15
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/69042

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