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  • Research Article   
  • J Earth Sci Climat Change 2012, Vol 3(1): 109
  • DOI: 10.4172/2157-7617.1000109

Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment: Approaches DPSIR Framework and Vulnerability Index

Anupam Khajuria* and N.H. Ravindranath
Research Associate, Centre for Sustainable Technologies, Indian Institute of Science, , Bangalore 560012, India
*Corresponding Author : Anupam Khajuria, Research Associate, Centre for Sustainable Technologies, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012, India, Email: khajuriaanu@gmail.com

Received Date: Nov 25, 2011 / Accepted Date: Jan 21, 2012 / Published Date: Jan 23, 2012

Abstract

Climate change is a reality. The effects of climate change are observed in every continent and in all sectors. These changes do not occur in isolation and often reflect changes in the global markets that may amplify or dampen the importance of the environmental challenges. Vulnerability refers to the potential of a system to be harmed by an external stress. This paper shows two different vulnerability assessment indexes: the Livelihood Vulnerability Index (LVI) and the Livelihood Effect Index (LEI). Both indexes validly reflect the relative difference in terms to examining the vulnerability index of climate change and both could usefully form the basis for a nationally applicable index to identify and prioritize adaptation and mitigation needs. The Drivers-Pressures-State-Impact-Response (DPSIR) framework has evolved into an interdisciplinary tool for environmental analyses and assumes cause-effect relationship between interacting component of social, economic, and environmental systems. The DPSIR framework helps in identifying the indicators of (LVI) and (LEI) vulnerability index as cause-effect relationship. The DPSIR framework also provides the feedback of cause-effect continuous process which will be helpful in developing the capacities to cope or adapt to the vulnerability as responses factor.

Keywords: Climate Change; Vulnerability; Assessment; Framework; ulnerability Index

Citation: Khajuria A, Ravindranath NH (2012) Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment: Approaches DPSIR Framework and Vulnerability Index. J Earth Sci Climat Change 3: 109. Doi: 10.4172/2157-7617.1000109

Copyright: ©2012 Khajuria A, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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