A big push for integrated drought resilience – can it

include all?

Tuesday, 27 August 2019 | 14.00-15.30

Pillar 2: VULNERABILITY AND IMPACT ASSESSMENT

How to target the most vulnerable?

Maitreyi Koduganti VenkataWater Youth Network

M.Sc Student in Water Management and Governance(Former Research Officer, WOTR-India)

Inputs from Bhavana Rao Kuchimanchi,, PhD at Wageningen University

Lako Stephano, Water Youth Network

Connecting you(th) on water issues

OVERVIEW

1. VULNERABILITY AND ITS INDICATORS

2. IMPACT ASSESSMENT APPROACHES

3. CASE STUDY FROM WYNers

4. CONCLUSIONS

1. VULNERABILITY AND ITS INDICATORS

“..measure of a person or group’s exposure to the effects of a natural hazard, including the degree to which they can recover from the impact of that event..” – Blaike et at. 2

Social

• Social Networks

• Access to information, education, security

• Customs and beliefs

• Access to Food security

Economical

• Household income

• Availability of loans

• Sources of livelihoods

• Sources of alternative livelihoods

Biophysical

• Topography

• Soil and Water Conditions

• Land Cover

Physical

•Presence of public infrastructure - WASH

•Presence of transportation networks

•Presence of communication networks

2 www.ifrc.org/en/what_we_do/disaster_management/about_disasters/what_is_a_disaster/what_is_vulnerability

• Impacts of drought depend on vulnerability of the affectedsystem. Some tools and databases to assess them include:

http://europeandroughtcentre.com/

https://drought.unl.edu/

2. IMPACT ASSESSMENT APPROACHES

Community-Driven VulnerabilityEvaluation-Programme Design in Maharashtra, India

ReviewsHistory and currentscenario of drought

sensitive systems(Agriculture, Livestock,

Foresties, Fisheries, and Other livelihoods)

Examines

Drivers and Pressures thatinfluence the

system

Records

Perceptions of stakeholders

towards drought

Creates

Systems Maps of interdependencies

and interactions

Generates

Vulnerability code (1-5) based on 5 capitals- Human,

Social, Natural, Physical and Financial

Source: https://wotr.org/sites/default/files/WOTR-PD-handbook-Community%20Driven%20Vulnerability%20Evaluation%20%E2%80%93%20Programme%20Designer.pdf

3. CASE STUDY FROM WYNers- INDIA

Snapshot of the code

3. CASE STUDY FROM WYNers- INDIA

WHAT DID WE FIND?• To manage the impact faced by

the climate risks identified, communities adopted several responses.

• These responses, however, varied among the different farmer categories and social groups indicating their adaptive capacity and vulnerability in context to the five livelihood capitals.

Study area

NEXT STEPS• Provide results of these to the state agricultural and water resources department, in

order to inform policy makers of these nuanced findings.

3. CASE STUDY FROM WYNers- INDIA

https://eip.ceh.ac.uk/hydrology/drought-libraries/

Nikos Mastrantonas – For more information contact Simon Parry: spar@ceh.ac.uk

Hydrological/Agricultural Drought Monitoring

3. CASE STUDY FROM WYNers-UK

• On the strengths of the 5 capitals

Build

• Local decision-making systems and processesUnderstand

• Science with local knowledge and practicesSynergize

• Youth in the process of decision making and mitigating the risks. Include

• Experiences of other experts across different countries who share similar stories

Collaborate

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To target the most vulnerable:

4. CONCLUSIONS

KEY LOOKOUTS:

In order to tackle vulnerablity, youthplay an important role in managing the existing knowledge and pushing the edge of innovation

QUESTIONS

• Pillars of Drought Management. http://www.droughtmanagement.info/pillars/

• Koduganti, M (2016). A Glance at the Parched villages of Maharashtra. Retreived from: https://thewotrblog.wordpress.com/2016/05/02/a-glance-at-the-

parched-villages-of-marathwada-using-wotrs-co-drive-approach-to-understand-community-vunerability/

• Kuchimanchi, B. R., Nazareth, D., Bendapudi, R., Awasthi, S., & D’Souza, M. (2019). Assessing differential vulnerability of communities in the agrarian context in two districts of Maharashtra, India. Climate and Development, 1-12. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17565529.2019.1593815

• Water Youth Network https://www.wateryouthnetwork.org/

Contact: m.koduganti@wateryouthnetwork.org

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