Vulnerability Components

Elements

Indicators

Exposure

Current water availability

Rainfall, temperature and river runoff

Historical patterns, observed trends and occurrence such as perceived warming and rainfall

Sensitivity

Degree of climate variability, water stress, and extreme events such as Flood and drought

Awareness, effects of climate variability, level of water availability and water shortage

Adaptive

capacity

Resilience

Socio-demographic characteristics, changes in livelihood activities, adaptive measures employed and institutional capacity inform of engagement

Level of education, size of household, occupation(type of activity and location)/income diversification, access to resources/basic services during normal periods (health, water, land, education, road networks), available resources during stress period (climate information, warnings), coping measures in agriculture, water supply and flood control