Table 1 Climatic and non-climatic induced vulnerability in the Seychelles
From: Identifying and Overcoming Barriers to Climate Change Adaptation in the Seychelles
Climate or climate-induced vulnerability | Non-climatic induced vulnerability | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Rainfall, precipitation, runoff | 1 | Economic, poverty |
2 | Monsoons, storms, winds | 2 | Social, cultural |
3 | Temperature (air and sea surface), heat, humidity | 3 | Human activities (general), recreational activities |
4 | Storm surge, coastal inundation, flood | 4 | Pollution, waste |
5 | Drought, dry conditions | 5 | Population growth, demographic changes |
6 | Sea level rise, tide, wave action | 6 | Food insecurity |
7 | Global warming | 7 | Lack of data/information gaps/awareness |
8 | Water quality and/or availability, turbidity, siltation, sedimentation | 8 | Agricultural activities, soil (in)fertility |
9 | Soil/coastal erosion, landslide | 9 | Human settlement, housing |
10 | Resource/species/biodiversity loss | 10 | Deforestation |
11 | Diseases; air-, food-, water-borne | 11 | Over-exploitation of resources, overfishing |
12 | Coral bleaching/health | 12 | Environmental degradation |
13 | Ocean acidification | 13 | Land use changes |
14 | Ocean current | 14 | Size |
15 | Cloud cover | 15 | Location, insularity |
16 | Cost of adaptation | ||
17 | Elevation – low | ||
18 | Dredging, land reclamation | ||
19 | Ownership of land, complex tenure arrangements | ||
20 | Lack of insurance | ||
21 | Limited credit availability | ||