CONTENTS 1 Background 1 1.1 Global trends in Climate change 1 1.2 Climate change in Indian context 2 2 Introduction 5 2.1 Need for the study 5 2.2 Aim 5 2.3 Objectives 5 2.4 Research Questions 6 2.5 Scope and limitations 6 2.6 Conceptual Framework and overall methodology of study 7 2.7 Selection of study area 9 3 Literature Review 13 3.1 Vulnerability Terminology 13 3.2 Methodology of Vulnerability assessment 16 3.2.1 Social Vulnerability 20 3.3 Conceptual framework to be used for Vulnerability assessment 22 3.3.1 Choice of Indicators 23 3.4 Need for adaptation measures and plan 28 4 Village profile 31 4.1 Khijadiya 31 4.2 Dhinchada Village 34 4.3 KharaBeraja Village 35 4.4 Rasulnagar Village 36 4.5 Sample size of each village 37 5 Assessing the current vulnerability 39 5.1 Social Vulnerability issues for each village 39 5.2 Physical Vulnerability profile based on past hazards 41 5.3 Climate analysis current and future 41 5.3.1 Temperature variability and change 41 5.3.2 Precipitation Variability andchange 44 5.3.3 Cyclone Hazard Risk 47 5.3.4 Storm surge 49 5.3.5 Sea Level Rise 49 5.3.6 Physical Vulnerability Profile for Jamnagar District 51 5.4 Environment profile 52 5.4.1 Ecology 52 5.4.2 Geology 55 5.4.3 Water sources 56 5.4.4 Water quality 57 5.4.5 Environment Profile .58 5.5 Over all vulnerability profile 59 5.5.1 Overall Vulnerability Profile of each village 59 5.6 Issues and Linkages 64 6 Adaptation barriers and options 69 7 Conclusion 75 8 References 77 9 Appendices 8