Table I.

A set of indicators for vulnerability assessment

No.Tier I indicatorsTier II indicatorsTier III indicatorsUnitData source
1Exposure (E)Extreme events (E1)Average number of storms and tropical depressions (E1-1)Statistical yearbooks for nine districts in Can Tho City during 2013
2Average number of floods (E1-2)
3Heavy rain (E1-3)mm
4Climate variation (E2)Increase in annual average temperature (E2-1)oC
5The change in annual rainfall (E2-2)%
6Sea-level rise (E3)Sea-level rise (E3-1)cmVietnam’s climate change and sea level of MONRE (2016)
7Sensitivity (S)Water resources (S1)Change in potential evaporation compared with a baseline period
(S1-1)
%Results from the CROPWAT model
8Change in flow compared with a baseline period (S1-2)%Results from the MIKE NAM model
9Society (S2)Population density (S2-1)Person/km2Statistical yearbooks of nine districts in Can Tho City during 2013
10Water use per capita (S2-2)l/person.day
11Female rate (S2-3)%
12Poverty rate (S2-4)%
13Unemployment rate
(S2-5)
%
14Agriculture (S3)Area of agricultural land (planted area of paddy, planted area of annual industrial crops and planted area of perennial industrial crops) (S3-1)Thous. ha
15Yield of crops (yield of paddy, annual industrial crops and perennial industrial crops) (S3-2)quintal/ha
16Output value of agricultural production (S3-3)dong (billions)
17Livestock population
(S3-4)
Head
18Rural population (S3-5)Person
19Forestry (S4)Area of forest (S4-1)ha
20Output value of forestry (S4-2)dong (billions)
21Aquaculture (S5)Area of water surface used for aquaculture (S5-1)ha
22Number of vessels for offshore fishing (S5-2)Piece
23Output value of fishing (S5-3)dong (billions)
24Industry (S6)The number of different industrial activities (S6-1)activities
25Industrial output value (mining and quarrying, manufacturing, electricity, gas and water supply) (S6-2)dong (billions)
26Adaptive Capacity (AC)Communication (AC1)Number of telephone subscribers/100 persons (AC1-1)%
27Number of Internet subscribers/100 persons (AC1-2)%
28Social-infrastructure (AC2)Number of health establishments (AC2-1)
29Number of doctors (AC2-2)Person
30Number of schools (AC2-3)School
31Working-age population (AC2-4)Person
32Upgraded rural roads (AC2-5)km
33Irrigation constructions
(AC2-6)
Construction

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