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Measurement of Gender-Wise Vulnerability in Different Agro-Climatic Regions of West Bengal

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This chapter measures gender-wise vulnerability to climate change at the household level across five agro-climatic regions of West Bengal. The Livelihood Vulnerability Index (LVI) and combined LVI-IPCC index have been used to measure such gender vulnerability.

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Basu, J.P. (2021). Measurement of Gender-Wise Vulnerability in Different Agro-Climatic Regions of West Bengal. 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_8

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