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The present chapter attempts to measure vulnerability across 18 districts of West Bengal. The study utilizes 17 macroeconomic variables collected from secondary sources in 2001 and 2011 and estimates the vulnerability indices for all districts using exposure, sensitivity and adaptive capacity of IPCC (2007) with equal and unequal weights. The chapter identifies more vulnerable, moderate vulnerable and less vulnerable districts of West Bengal based on vulnerability indices. Besides, the chapter also attempts to identify the determinants of vulnerability at the district level.
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IPCC (2007) Climate Change (2007) Impacts adaptation and vulnerability. Summary for policy makers. Intergovernmental panel on climate change (IPCC). http://www.ipcc.cg/SPMpdf
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Basu, J.P. (2021). Quantitative Measurement of Vulnerability in Various Districts of West Bengal Based on Secondary Data. In: Climate Change Vulnerability and Communities in Agro-climatic Regions of West Bengal, India. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-50468-7_5
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