| Groups of Index | Main Index | Sub-index | Data sources |
| Exposure degree (E) | Extreme disasters (E1) | Number of floods affecting the area/year (a) | IMHEN |
| Number of storms affecting the area/year (b) | IMHEN | ||
| Average duration of drought (c) | IMHEN | ||
| Changes in climate variables (compared to the base year) (E2) | Temperature change (RCP 8.5) (a) | Climate Change Scenario for VN, 2016 | |
| Rainfall change (RCP 8.5) (b) | Climate Change Scenario for VN, 2016 | ||
| Moisture change (c) | Climate Change Scenario for VN, 2016 | ||
| Sensitivity (S) | Land area (S1) | Agriculture (a) | Statistical Yearbook |
| Forestry (b) | Statistical Yearbook | ||
| Aquaculture (c) | Statistical Yearbook | ||
| Flooded areas based on sea level rise (S2) | Agriculture (a) | GIS analysis | |
| Forestry (b) | GIS analysis | ||
| Aquaculture (c) | GIS analysis | ||
| Production value/year (S3) | Agriculture (a) | Statistical Yearbook | |
| Forestry (b) | Statistical Yearbook | ||
| Aquaculture (c) | Statistical Yearbook | ||
| Average fluctuation in the area (S4) |
| Survey | |
| Adaptative Capacity (AC) | Education (AC1) | School numbers (a) | Statistical Yearbook |
| Percentages of high school graduates (b) | Statistical Yearbook | ||
| Infrastructure (AC3) | Farm numbers (a) | Survey | |
| Number of meteorological and hydrological observation stations in the area (b) | Survey | ||
| Government (AC4) | Number of staff assigned to the field of natural resources and environment (a) | Survey | |
| Awareness of managers about climate change and the impacts of climate change on the agricultural sector (b) | Survey | ||
| Program/plan to support people in agricultural activities to cope with climate change (AC5) | Energy saving policy (a) | Survey | |
| No burning forest, deforestation limitation (b) | Survey | ||
| No burning upland fields (c) | Survey | ||
| Planting forests, greening bare land and bare hills (d) | Survey | ||
| Use water economically and efficiently (e) | Survey | ||
| Community awareness about climate change (AC6) | Survey | ||
| Measures to adapt to climate change (AC7) | Plant structure transformation (a) | Survey | |
| Livestock’s structure change (b) | Survey | ||
| New farming techniques (c) | Survey |