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An Assessment Of Climate Variability On Farmers' Livelihoods Vulnerability In Ayeyarwady Delta Of Myanmar, Naw M. Lar, Nathsuda Pumijumnong, Raywadee Roachanakanan, Noppol Arunrat, Soe Tint

Applied Environmental Research

This study assesses the vulnerability of farm households in the Ayeyarwady Region, Myanmar. Fifty-nine farm households were purposively sampled to conduct a questionnaire survey, and secondary data were collected in 2016. In order to assess variability in household vulnerability, the Livelihood Vulnerability Index (LVI), based on five types of 'capital' as identified in the Sustainable Livelihoods Framework, was adopted and modified according to the local context. Vulnerability scores ranged from 0 (low vulnerability) to 1 (highly vulnerable), with an average LVI of 0.442, indicating moderate overall vulnerability across the study area. Regarding the five types of 'capital', households were most …