Time Series LULC Decrease in agricultural area - increase in urbanization Cropland degradation Standardization Gridded monthly rainfall Coefficient of variation Standardization Gridded monthly Tmax Coefficient of variation Standardization Gridded monthly Tmin Coefficient of variation Standardization Flood inundation Inundated area X Frequency Standardization Exposure Cropping frequency Single/Double/tripple (Kharif/Rabi/Zaid) Ranking/Standardization Soil Datbase Soil Quality Index Standardization Agriculture dependent population Standardization Sensitivity Potential Impact Irrigation support Block wise irrigated area/block area Standardization Literacy rate Standardization Road Density Standardization Adaptive Capacity Agricultural Vunerability Weighted Arithmatic Aggregation Weighted Arithmatic Aggregation Weighted Arithmatic Aggregation য া দ ব প র ি ব � ি ব দ � া ল য় या द व प ु र िव � व िव �ा ल य Effects of extream climatic events on Kharif rice production in Odisha Flood Severe Flood Cyclone Severe Cyclone Drought Severe Drought Moisture Stress PURI KHORDHA BHADRAK KENDRAPARA JAGATSINGHPUR Puri Khurda Cuttack Bhadrak Balasore Berhampur Bhubaneswar Jagatsinghapur Population (2011) < 200000 200001 - 400000 400001 - 600000 600001 - 800000 > 800000 5 m contour C h i l k a M a h a n a d i R . B A Y O F B E N G A L District boundary 0 50 100 25 Kilometers Vulnerability Very Low Low Medium High Very High 0 25 50 12.5 Km Adaptive Capacity 0.00 - 0.20 0.21 - 0.40 0.41 - 0.60 0.61 - 0.80 0.81 - 1.00 0 25 50 12.5 Kilometers ´ Low High Sensitivity 0.00 - 0.20 0.21 - 0.40 0.41 - 0.60 0.61 - 0.80 0.81 - 1.00 0 25 50 12.5 Kilometers ´ Low High Exposure 0.00 - 0.20 0.21 - 0.40 0.41 - 0.60 0.61 - 0.80 0.81 - 1.00 0 25 50 12.5 Kilometers ´ Low High Agricultural vulnerability to climate change is the function of characteristics of climate variability, magnitude, and rate of variation within the agricultural system, and the system’s sensitivity and adaptive capacity, and it is the degree to which the agricultural system is susceptible to, or unable to cope with adverse effects of climate change including climatic variability and extreme events. The objective of the study was to assess the agricultural vulnerability of the Mahanadi Delta with respect to climate change. Extent 85 o 40'E 86 o 45'E 20 o 35'N 19 o 40'N Five districts have been taken based on the intersection of bebelow 5 m elevation zone Mahanadi Delta is one of the largest deltas on the east coast of India. Climate: Tropical with hot humid monsoon Population: Around 6 million (2011) Legend V V=f(E,S,AC) AR4, IPCC, 2007 V=(E-AC) x S V=Agricultural Vulnerability E=Exposure AC=Adaptive Capacity S=Sensitivity Flood plays major role in agricultural vulnerability of the Delta. Proper flood management may reduce the susceptibility of agriculture to vulnerability. The most vulnerable block has been assed to be Delanga followed by Pipili and Astaranga block. Bhubneswar has been assed to be one of the least vulnerable block of the Delta This work was carried out under the Collaborative Adaptation Research Initiative in Africa and Asia (CARIAA), with financial support from the UK Government’s Department for International Development (DFiD) and the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Canada. The views expressed in this work are those of the creators and do no necessarily represent those of DFiD and IDRC or its Board of Governors. www.deccma.com D E C C M A Amit Ghosh & Sudipa Pal School of Oceanographic Studies, Jadavpur University 4 th Consortium Workshop, January 2016