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. 2014 Nov 13;44(4):275–284. doi: 10.1007/s13280-014-0574-z

Table 2.

Synthesis of livelihood vulnerability analysis in Mozambique

Shrimp farm employees Non-farm employees
Exposure
Stressors (continuous) ✓ ✓
Shocks (acute)a ✓ graphic file with name 13280_2014_574_Figa_HTML.gif
Sensitivity
Occupation Variable depending on the stressor (e.g., ↑ sensitivity to WSSV) Variable depending on the stressor (e.g., ↓ sensitivity to WSSV)
Adaptive capacity
Assets
 Financial capital graphic file with name 13280_2014_574_Figb_HTML.gif graphic file with name 13280_2014_574_Figc_HTML.gif
 Human capital graphic file with name 13280_2014_574_Figb_HTML.gif graphic file with name 13280_2014_574_Figc_HTML.gif
 Physical capital graphic file with name 13280_2014_574_Figb_HTML.gif graphic file with name 13280_2014_574_Figc_HTML.gif
 Natural capital = =
 Social capital = =
Adaptive strategies
 Diversification ✓ ✓
 No. of adaptive strategies graphic file with name 13280_2014_574_Figb_HTML.gif graphic file with name 13280_2014_574_Figc_HTML.gif

‘✓’ Indicates presence and ‘Inline graphic’ indicates absence of a particular factor in the vulnerability analysis; ‘Inline graphic’ indicates higher, ‘Inline graphic’ indicates lower, and ‘=’ indicates equal value of a factor for one livelihood group in relation to the other livelihood group

aDuring our research, the only shock experienced by respondents was the outbreak of the WSSV. Therefore, shocks in this table refer to the WSSV