Examples of vulnerability assessment

Food security: Linda Stephen

Water Baseline Rapid Assessment of Vulnerability for Adaptation (BRAVA): Tom Downing

International agencies:

How to conduct a food security assessment. A step- by-step guide for National Societies in Africa. International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, 2nd edition, 2006.

Social vulnerability, sustainable livelihoods and disasters. Report to DFID Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance Department and Sustainable Livelihoods Support Office. Terry Cannon, John Twigg and Jennifer Rowell. (This includes reviews of four approaches, CVA, VCA (IFRCRC), Oxfam Risk mapping and Local Capacities and CARE Household Livelihood Security Assessment.)

Action Aid Participatory Vulnerability Analysis - a guide for field workers. Working with women - Practical guidelines for assessing local disaster risk is published by the International Hurricane Centre, Florida, 2003.

International Food Security and Humanitarian Phase Classification: Technical Manual Version 1. May 2006. Food Security Analysis Unit- Somalia.

Working with women at risk. Practical guidelines for assessing local disaster risk. Elaine Enarson with others. international Hurricane Center, Florida International University, June 2003.

Participatory Capacities and vulnerability assessment: Finding the link between disasters and development. Oxfam Great Britain- Philippines Programme, 2002.

Reducing risk of disaster in our communities. Paul Venton and Bob Hansford. Tearfund, 2006.

Web links:

The role of local level institutions in reducing vulnerability to natural disasters and in sustainable livelihood development. Disaster Risk Management: A dimension of Sustainable Development.FAO. [1]. This web page has links to case studies in Mozambique, South Africa, Vietnam and China.

Academic papers:

Creating an index of social vulnerability to climate change for Africa, Katharine Vincent. August 2004, Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research Working Paper.

Thornton, P.K. et al, 2006. Mapping climate vulnerability and poverty in Africa, Report to the DfID. ILRI, Nairobi, Kenya, Pp. 171.

Livelihood Systems Profiling: mixed methods for the analysis of poverty and vulnerability. Fabio Pittaluga, FAO Fisheries Department, Nicola Salvati and Chiara Seghieri, University of Florence.