Mapping the need for adaptation: assessing drought vulnerability using the livelihood vulnerability index approach in a mid-hill region of Nepal

• Published in: Climate and development Vol. 11; no. 7; pp. 607 - 622
• Main Authors: Mainali, Janardan, Pricope, Narcisa G.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Taylor & Francis 09.08.2019; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Adaptation; Biophysical; climate; Climate change; Climate variability; Climatic extremes; Components; data collection; development needs; Drought; Economics; household surveys; Interconnections; Livelihood; Livelihoods; Local communities; Mapping; Nepal; Regions; resilience; socioeconomic; Socioeconomic aspects; Socioeconomic factors; Socioeconomics; Spatial variations; Surveys; topography; villages; Vulnerability; Water availability; Nepal

For effective development and adaptation interventions in resource-poor regions to take place, it is critical to identify, at the highest spatial scale possible, regions of higher priority based on current needs and vulnerabilities. The index-based assessment of vulnerability to climate change and v...