Open AccessVulnerability to Climate Change and Socio-Economic Factors: A Comparison of Selected Districts of Punjab
Author(s) -
Ali Raza,
Muhammad Shahid,
Aimen Tayyab,
Usman Mustafa
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of quantitative methods
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2522-2260
pISSN - 2522-2252
DOI - 10.29145/2021/jqm/050104
Subject(s) - vulnerability (computing) , geography , socioeconomics , social vulnerability , adaptive capacity , climate change , vulnerability assessment , economics , psychological resilience , psychology , ecology , computer security , computer science , psychotherapist , biology
This study analyzes ten districts of the province Punjab of Pakistan to investigate and compare the vulnerability of selected districts. Total Three sub-groups (socio-economic variables, adaptive capacity, bio-physical variables) are generated by using the data from Pakistan Social & Living Standard Measurement Survey (PSLM) and Pakistan Meteorological Department of the years 2014-15, to calculate total vulnerability. Using primary variables at the district level, this study determines each district’s rural and urban areas' total vulnerability score. The results show that few districts, e.g., Rawalpindi has 0.74 total vulnerability score out of 1, are highly vulnerable compared to other districts despite having a better socio-economic situation. On the other hand, few districts, like Multan, have a low vulnerability to climate change and socio-economic factors.
Keywords: CO2, socio-economic, bio-physical, environment, Vulnerability.
JEL Classification Codes: Q3, O13, P28.