Table 1 Variables and sources of data for the computation of climate change vulnerability index
From: Mapping vulnerability to climate change and its repercussions on human health in Pakistan
Sub Indices | Variables | Source | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
Exposure | Standard Deviation of average temperature in month i | Pakistan Meteorological Department | 1951-2009 |
| Â | Standard Deviation of average yearly precipitation | Pakistan Meteorological Department | 1951-2009 |
| Â | Range between maximum and minimum temperature in month i | Pakistan Meteorological Department | 1951-2009 |
| Â | Percentage of districts that are highly prone to droughts | Water Resource Research Institute | Â |
| Â | Percentage of flood-prone districts | Pakistan Agricultural Research Centre (PARC) | Estimated on the basis of 2010 floods |
Sensitivity | Share of population below five years of age | Pakistan Living Standards Measurement Survey (PSLM) District Level Data | 2008-09 |
|  | Share of population above 65 years of age | PSLM District Level Data | 2008-09 |
| Â | Percentage of population without access to improved water source | PSLM District Level Data | 2008-09 |
| Â | Percentage of population without access to improved toilet facility | PSLM District Level Data | 2008-09 |
|  | Percentage of children suffering from Diarrhoea | PSLM 2008–09 District Level Data | 2008-09 |
| Â | Percentage of population that is food insecure | World Food Programme et al. (2009) | 2009 |
| Â | Irrigated land as percentage of total cultivable land | Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC) | 2009-10 |
| Â | Share of crop income in total income | Agricultural Development Bank (2005) | 2002 |
Adaptive Capacity | Employment Rate | PSLM District Level Data | 2008-09 |
| Â | Literacy Rate | PSLM District Level Data | 2008-09 |
|  | Percentage of Children aged 12–23 months immunized against major diseases (proxy for access to health services) | PSLM District Level Data | 2008-09 |
| Â | Percentage of births attended by skilled birth attendants (proxy for access to health services) | PSLM District Level Data | 2008-09 |
| Â | Household consumption per capita | PSLM District Level Data | 2008-09 |