Table 1 Description of IPCC (2001) contributing factor, major components and indicators of vulnerability

Exposure

Characteristics of riverbank erosion hazard (frequency and magnitude)

Frequency of riverbank erosion

Human mortality rate

Percent of HHs reporting injury of a family member

Total number of affected people

Percent of HHs reporting land degradation during last 30 years

Percent of HHs experienced displacement in last 30 years

Average number of others natural calamity during last 30 years

Sensitivity

Health sensitivity

Average time to reach nearest health center

Percent of HHs reported at least one chronically ill member

Percent of HHs where a family member is infected by a communicable disease

Percent of HHs who do not have toilet and poor hygiene status

Inverse of life expectancy

Food and agricultural sensitivity

Average food insufficient month

Inverse of land productivity

Percent of HHs that collect water directly from river, streams, pond

Demographic sensitivity

Dependency ratio (% of population below 15 and over 65 years of age)

Percent of female-headed HHs

Average family member in a HHs

Population density

Adaptive capacity

Economic capacity

Percent of households dependent solely on agriculture as income source

Average number of households who have burden of loan

Percent of HHs who have access to financial services to any financial institution

Percent of HHs who have a family member working outside the village at relatively developed place

Household income per month

Social network and communications

Percent of HHs who have received any kind of support from neighbor in past 1 month

Percent if HHs who have supported and helped to neighbor in past 1 month

Percent of HHs where a family member is affiliated with any organization

Average time to reach nearest vehicle station

Percent of HHs have communicative devices (TV, radio, mobile etc.) at home

Education and skill

Education index

Percentage of households where members had any formal or informal skill