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 |