Research, Policy and Practice
Hypothesized variables | Percentage | Influence on vulnerabilitya |
---|---|---|
Social vulnerability variables | Â | Â |
Sex of HH head: female-headed | 50.7 | + |
Age of HH head: 50+ years | 26.6 | − |
Experiences in the area: less than 5Â years | 7.9 | + |
HH size: more than 5 persons | 64.6 | − |
Educational level: no primary education | 80.1 | + |
Dependents: more than 5 persons | 43.8 | − |
Marital status: single (including divorced and widowed) | 29.5 | + |
Linkages: having no social linkages | 25.8 | − |
Visit by extension officers: no access to extension services | 54.3 | + |
Access to early warning information: no access to the information | 74.8 | + |
Economic vulnerability variables | Â | Â |
Non-farm income: have no non-farm income | 35.5 | − |
Herd size: own less than 2 TLUs | 18.3 | + |
Herd structure: no milking herd | 72.8 | + |
Distance to market: more than 10 km away | 39.4 | − |
Property regime: own private land | 8.6 | − |
Access to remittances: no cash transfers | 58 | + |
HH employed: no member of HH employed | 88.1 | + |
HH coping strategies: more than 2 coping strategies | 92.1 | + |
Livestock diversity: less than 2 livestock species | 45.4 | − |
Credit access: having no access to credit at all | 77.8 | + |
Mobility: able to move livestock freely | 67.9 | − |
Environmental vulnerability variables | Â | Â |
Climate change: experiencing change | 96.7 | + |
Temperature: experiencing increase | 47.9 | + |
Drought: noticed increasing events | 3.4 | + |
Flood: noticed change | 4.1 | + |
Wind: noticed unusual change | 11.6 | + |
HH facing more than 2 hazards in 5 years | 72.5 | − |