Vulnerability determinant | Indicators | Hypothesised functional relationship between indicator and vulnerability |
Sensitivity | Human development Index (HDI) | The higher the HDI the lower the vulnerability |
| Population living under $3.20 (%) | The higher the number % population living under $3.20, the higher the vulnerability |
| Literacy level (%) | The higher the literacy level the lower the vulnerability |
| Children under age of 5 years underweight (%) | The higher the % of under age children underweight the higher the vulnerability |
Adaptive capacity | Irrigated arable land (%) | The higher the percentage irrigated arable land, the lower the vulnerability |
| Land management index | The higher the land management index the lower the vulnerability |
| Crop production index | The higher the crop production index, the lower the vulnerability |
| Access to electricity (%) | The higher the percentage of population that have access to electricity the lower the vulnerability |
| Mobile cellular subscription (%) | The higher the % cellular subscription the lower the vulnerability |
Exposure | Population exposed to drought, floods and extreme temp (%) | The higher the population exposed to extreme events the higher the vulnerability |
| Coefficient of variation in precipitation | The higher the co efficient of variation of precipitation the higher the vulnerability |
| Coefficient of variation in NDVI | The higher the coefficient of variation of NDVI the higher the vulnerability |