Sunday, June 04, 2023

Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment of flood in West Bengal: An Example


Stage-1: Defining the purpose: Defining the purpose of the vulnerability assessment 

Stage-2: Planning the vulnerability assessment: It may be done in following ways:

Participatory rural appraisal (PRA) tools are used at local level to identify the key vulnerabilities of local communities, to understand community members perceived risks and threats to their lives and livelihoods, and to analyse resources and strategies to address or reduce risks. Household survey for community information and household assets, food security, level of education and training; climate trends analysis for the district, GIS based regional and micro-level assessments to identify flood prone areas.


Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) tools (Bottom-up approach)

  • Focus groups discussions

  • Community mapping

  • Seasonal Crop Calendars

  • GIS based regional micro-level assessment

The aim of this part of the vulnerability assessment was to assess the regional ground condition of surface runoff and identify areas that are heavily affected by waterlogging. The assessment followed a four step process:

1. Assessment of topography and land use through GIS and Remote Sensing

2. Field trip/ground survey

3. Discussion with villagers

4. Synthesis of findings and recommendations)

Stage-3: Assessing Current Vulnerability: 


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