An integrated approach for the identification and prioritization of areas based on their livelihood vulnerability index: a case study of agro-pastoral community from Western Indian Himalaya

Household livelihood resilience of pastoralists and smallholders to climate change in Western Himalaya, India

“… Major factor Indicator (Linkages) Description Data type Source ASSIMILATIVE CAPACITY Financial capital Access to loan (+) Loan accessibility to the household Categorical (binomial): 0-No, 1-Yes [ 9 ] Adult cattle units (ACU) (+) Number of livestock units Numeric [ 56 ] Asset value (+) Monetary value of household assets Access to insurance (+) Insurance facilities accessed – Livelihood diversity (+) Number of livelihood activities [ 57 ] Human capital Availability of labour (+) Number of members between 15 and 64 years Numeric [ 58 ] Dependency ratio (−) Ratio of non-working population (<15 years, >64 years) to working population (15–64 years). Ratio [ 57 ] Family literacy (+) Average literacy of family Numeric [ 59 ] Education of head of the family (+) Literacy level of head of the household Sick members in the family (−) Number of sick family members [ 56 ] Out migration (+) Households where at least one member has migrated for earning Categorical (binomial): 0-No, 1-Yes [ 57 ] Natu...…”

“… Categorical (ordinal): 1-Never, 2-Rarely, 3-Sometimes, 4-Often, 5-Always Lending (+) Frequency of monetary support given to others. Family level Cooking Energy Sources (+) Count of cooking energy sources available Numeric [ 62 ] Food Sufficiency (+) Food sufficiency in months Categorical (ordinal): 1 (0–2); 2 (3–4); 3 (5–6); 4 (7–8); 5 (9–10); 6 (11–12) Toilet Facility (+) Access to sanitation facilities within premises Categorical (binomial): 0-No, 1-Yes Farm level Adjustment in Cultivation (−) Adjustments in crop sowing dates Categorical (binomial): 1-Early/delayed, 0-No change [ 61 ] Use of Chemical Fertilizer (−) Amount of fertilizer applied to the soil (kg) Numeric Distance to Farmland (−) Distance (km) [ 59 ] Manure Production (+) Amount of cattle manure produced and added to the farmland [ 57 ] Forest level Forest Protection (+) Family contribution towards forest protection Categorical (ordinal): 1 - Very low, 2 - Low, 3 - Moderate, 4 - High, 5 - Very High [ 43 ] Social Inclusion Assistance to/from Others (+) Non-monetary support to/from neighbours Categorical (ordinal): 1-Never, 2-Rarely, 3-Sometimes, 4-Often, 5-Always [ 58 ] Cooperative Grazing (+) Participatory livestock grazing Labour Exchange (+) Labor exchange where family...…”