Himalayan Farmers Face Dire Climate Threat, Urgent Adaptation Needed
The study looked at how vulnerable farming households in Himachal Pradesh, India are to climate change. They used a method called Principal Component Analysis to create a vulnerability index for each household. The average vulnerability index for households in the study area was 0.27. The households in Kullu district were found to be the most vulnerable, while those in Hamirpur district were the least vulnerable. This information can help policymakers create targeted climate adaptation policies to reduce vulnerability and increase resilience to climate change.