Table 1.

Variables and sources of data for the computation of climate change vulnerability index

Sub Indices	Variables	Source	Year
Exposure	Standard Deviation of average temperature in month i	Pakistan Meteorological Department	1951-2009
	Standard Deviation of average yearly precipitation	Pakistan Meteorological Department	1951-2009
	Range between maximum and minimum temperature in month i	Pakistan Meteorological Department	1951-2009
	Percentage of districts that are highly prone to droughts	Water Resource Research Institute
	Percentage of flood-prone districts	Pakistan Agricultural Research Centre (PARC)	Estimated on the basis of 2010 floods
Sensitivity	Share of population below five years of age	Pakistan Living Standards Measurement Survey (PSLM) District Level Data	2008-09
	Share of population above 65 years of age	PSLM District Level Data	2008-09
	Percentage of population without access to improved water source	PSLM District Level Data	2008-09
	Percentage of population without access to improved toilet facility	PSLM District Level Data	2008-09
	Percentage of children suffering from Diarrhoea	PSLM 2008–09 District Level Data	2008-09
	Percentage of population that is food insecure	World Food Programme et al. (2009)	2009
	Irrigated land as percentage of total cultivable land	Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC)	2009-10
	Share of crop income in total income	Agricultural Development Bank (2005)	2002
Adaptive Capacity	Employment Rate	PSLM District Level Data	2008-09
	Literacy Rate	PSLM District Level Data	2008-09
	Percentage of Children aged 12–23 months immunized against major diseases (proxy for access to health services)	PSLM District Level Data	2008-09
	Percentage of births attended by skilled birth attendants (proxy for access to health services)	PSLM District Level Data	2008-09
	Household consumption per capita	PSLM District Level Data	2008-09