.... This study aims to understand the effect of climate change on the livelihood of the fisherman community. Design/methodology/approach This study assessed the vulnerability of fishermen communities in three unions of Shyamnagar Upazila: Munshiganj, Burigoalini and Gabura, using the livelihood vulnerability...

...Esayas Nigatu Gebremeskel; Degefa Tolossa; Getachew Gebru Purpose The Somali Region of Ethiopia is extremely vulnerable to climate variability and its effects because of its arid and semi-arid environment. This study aims to examine precipitation and temperature from 1990 to 2020 together...

...Aimro Likinaw; Arragaw Alemayehu; Woldeamlak Bewket Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the vulnerability of smallholder farmers to climate change in northwest Ethiopia. Design/methodology/approach To achieve this aim, data was collected from a survey of 352 households, which...

...Thomas Toma Tora; Degefa Tolossa Degaga; Abera Uncha Utallo Purpose The conceptual root of vulnerability dates back to the 1970s in the social science spheres. Vulnerability is a multi-dimensional and determinant precondition for disaster occurrence. The Gamo lowlands are exposed to a wide range...

...Enoch Bessah; AbdulGaniy Olayinka Raji; Olalekan John Taiwo; Sampson Kwaku Agodzo; Olusola Oluwayemisi Ololade; Alexandre Strapasson; Emmanuel Donkor Purpose This study aims to assess gender-based differences on farmers’ perception of impacts and vulnerability to climate change...

...Yueyue He; Changchun Zhou; Tanveer Ahmed Purpose The purpose of this paper is to quantitatively measure the vulnerability level of the whole rural social-ecological system in Yunnan Province and to analyze the spatial differences of the vulnerability in different regions. Design/methodology...

... in this climate change scenario for sustainable production. The practise of these adaptation strategies helps to reduce vulnerability to improve their “socio-economic status” and the “quality of life”. Design/methodology/approach The present study was attempted to document all the indigenous practices, which...

... of this licence may be seen at http://creativecommons.org/licences/by/4.0/legalcode Agriculture Biodiversity Climate change Human-health Karakoram mountains Vulnerability The Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC, 2013) indicated that the global mean...

...Dramani J.M. File; Emmanuel Kanchebe Derbile Purpose This paper aims to draw on community risk assessment (CRA) for assessing vulnerability to climate change in north-western Ghana, focusing on sunshine, temperature and wind, elements of climate which are seldom explored in vulnerability...

...) and maximum tidal range (m). Three different methods are used to combine the various vulnerability parameters, namely, DRASTIC index, analytical hierarchy process (AHP) and square root of the geometric mean. Findings The three approaches presented in this work show different types evaluating vulnerability...

... and municipalities in this study took into account vulnerability scenarios based on the two criteria of temperature and precipitation for the 2011-2040 period. Findings The participants of the focus groups believe that climate change began 10 years ago and that human activities have caused climate change...

... (SIDS) like St Lucia in terms of their vulnerabilities to disasters, catastrophes and emergencies. This particular country has had its own fair share of economic yo-yoing: St Lucia was set up as a sugarcane plantation economy following European discovery. This was eclipsed by serving as a coal...

...Wahid Ullah; Takaaki Nihei; Muhammad Nafees; Rahman Zaman; Muhammad Ali 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...

...Obert Jiri; Paramu L. Mafongoya; Pauline Chivenge Purpose The purpose of this paper is to assess smallholder farmers’ vulnerability to climate change and variability based on the socioeconomic and biophysical characteristics of Chiredzi District, a region that is susceptible to the adverse effects...

...Md. Mahmudul Alam; Chamhuri Siwar; Basri Abdul Talib; Abu N.M. Wahid Purpose Sustainable food security at the household level is one of the emerging issues for all nations. Several factors such as social, economic, political, demographic, natural and livelihood strategies cause vulnerability...

...Charlotte Kendra Gotangco; Abigail Marie Favis; Ma. Aileen Leah Guzman; Marion Lara Tan; Carissa Quintana; Jairus Carmela Josol Purpose Climate vulnerability assessments are often operationalized by the analysis of indicators defined by the spatial boundaries of the community under study...

...An Van Quach; Frank Murray; Angus Morrison-Saunders Purpose This paper aims to investigate shrimp income losses of farmers in the four farming systems in the research areas of Ca Mau, Vietnam, and determine the vulnerability of shrimp farming income to climate change events. Design/methodology...

... for sustained food security. Such a framework consists of five pillars derived from the agricultural water vulnerability analysis. Design/methodology/approach The method combined a new designed tool “ClimProspect”, adapted to the Sahelian climatic context, participatory and analogue approaches. Findings...

...Ricardo Barbosa; Romeu Vicente; Rui Santos Purpose This paper aims to investigate vulnerability factors that influence thermal comfort in residential buildings in the context of climate change and variability, as well as adaptive strategies that can be adopted. There is a need for research...

... vulnerable populations adjust to climate change. However, with pilot projects in their infancy documented experience for Pacific Islands remains scarce. This limits the ability of the region – faced with persisting development challenges and predicted significant climate impacts – to learn from and build...