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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING, SCIENCE AND - Volume 2, Issue 4 , December 2013

Pages: 131-153

Date of Publication: 01-Dec-2013


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CONSTRUCTION OF COMPOSITE VULNERABILITY INDEX: A DISTRICT-WISE ANALYSIS FOR KARNATAKA STATE, INDIA

Author: Jyoti Nair (Research Intern)? Kaiser Manzoor (Research Associate)* Sunil Nautiyal (Associate Professor)*

Category: Engineering, Science and Mathematics

Abstract:

Karnataka is one among the states in India likely to be impacted seriously by climate change due to its heavy reliance on monsoon-dependent rain-fed agriculture (80% of cropland), frequent occurrence of drought and floods, monsoon-dependent seasonal flow of the rivers, large coastal fishing community and biodiversity-rich Western Ghats. Therefore, with the help of the current research work, we have developed district-wise vulnerability for a broader assessment of climate change impacts in Karnataka.