Table 1 Summary of the adopted dimensions and indicators of adaptive capacity.
Dimension | Adopted indicators | Number of references |
|---|---|---|
Physical assets | Access to irrigation, types of irrigation, road accessibility, proximity to the market, farm tenure, farm size, access to electricity, number of livestock, mobile phone, radio/TV, access to health services | 15 |
Human assets | Education, skill, health status, farming experience, dependency ratio, number of adult populations, population capable of working | 14 |
Financial assets | Types of income source, income from remittance, annual income, income from farming, ownership of livestock, access to financial services, amount of loan, total savings | 12 |
Social assets | Membership in social organizations, social networks, social exclusion, collective action, support from the community, cooperation in farming activities, social cohesion | 8 |
Knowledge, information, and communication | Availability of weather information, access to weather information, mechanism of information interpretation/sharing, access to agricultural input, knowledge of improved climate-adaptive seed varieties | 8 |
Diversity and flexibility | Type of livelihoods, flexibility in decision-making, access to markets, access to climate information, capacity to deal with hazards, and access to modern farm input | 5 |
Institutions and agency | Informal community institutions, formal institutions, local taboos participation in specific activities, community rules restricting access and use of resources, authority, disaster relief assistance, and government subsidies | 4 |
Infrastructures and services | Transport, extension services, financial services, and education services | 4 |
Technology and innovation | Investment in new occupations/sectors/technologies, knowledge of seed varieties, adaptation to new practices, and access to soil fertility retention techniques | 4 |
Governance | Local-level policy/legislation, transparency in decision-making, and climate change-related interventions | 4 |
Natural assets | Access to drinking water, access to grazing land, access to forest resources | 3 |
