LVI-IPCC contributing factors

Capital forms

Major component

Indicators

Exposure

Natural

Natural resource

% of household heads (HHs) that depend on natural resource for cash/food

% of HHs with inconsistent water supply

Average time taken to reach water source (hours)

Inverse of the average liters of water per HH per day

Natural disaster

Number of extreme events in the last 10 years

Number of extreme crop disease/pest outbreak in the last 10 years

Number of extreme livestock disease outbreak in the last 10 years

% of HHs that didn’t receive warning on pending extreme events

Climate change and variability

Mean SD of monthly average of average max daily T0 (30 years average).

Mean standard deviation (SD) of monthly average of average min daily T0 (30 years average)

Mean SD of monthly average precipitation (30 years average)

% HHs that did not perceived decreasing trend in precipitation

% HHs that did not perceived increasing trend in temperature

Sensitivity

Land use and sustainability

% of HHs with non-suitable cultivated land (fertility, slope)

% of HHs not practicing soil and water conservation

% of HHs not practicing irrigation

Agriculture

No. of months HH cannot fulfill food requirement from own production

Average crop diversity index [1/(no. of crops grown + 1)]

Adaptive

capacity

Financial

Income/wealth

Annual income (sales of crop, livestock and off-farm income) (Birr) (inverse)

Livestock in total livestock unit (TLU) (inverse)

Cultivated farm size (ha) (inverse)

Physical

Technology

% of HHs not using farm chemicals

% of HHs not using fertilizer

% of HHs not using improved seed

Infrastructure

Average time to reach market (walking hours)

Average time to reach human health facility (walking hours)

Average time to reach veterinary service facility (walking hours)

Human

Knowledge/skill

% of HH heads with no formal education

% of HH heads not received climate specific extension advise/training

Livelihood

Livelihood diversification [1/(no. of livelihood activities + 1)]

% of HHs that majorly depend on agriculture as source of income

Social

Socio-demographic

Adult equivalent ratio (inverse)

Dependency ratio

Farm experience (inverse)

Social networks & external support

Average receive: give ratio

Average borrow: lend ratio

% of households that receive government/NGO assistance in a year