Assessing coastal vulnerability at the village level using a robust framework, the example of Canacona in South Goa, India

Nigam, RitwikLuis, Alvarinho J.Gagnon, Alexandre S.Vaz, EricDamásio, BrunoKotha, Mahender2024-04-052024-04-052024-04-192589-0042PURE: 83467575PURE UUID: 2c043af7-fde2-4ff1-9c9f-31a70b3627c8Scopus: 85189656687WOS: 001216502200001PubMed: 38595800PubMedCentral: PMC11002649http://hdl.handle.net/10362/165825Nigam, R., Luis, A. J., Gagnon, A. S., Vaz, E., Damásio, B., & Kotha, M. (2024). Assessing coastal vulnerability at the village level using a robust framework, the example of Canacona in South Goa, India. ISCIENCE, Article 109129. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2024.109129 --- The first author Mr. Ritwik Nigam, a Ph.D student acknowledges the financial support provided by the University Grant Commission (UGC), Govt. of India, New Delhi, to conduct this research. The authors also thank all the administrative authorities of their respective institutions for their support during field surveys. Bruno Damásio acknowledges the financial support provided by Fundac̨ão para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal (FCT) under the project UIDB/04152/2020 Centro de Investigação em Gestão de Informação (MagIC).Climate change poses a significant threat to coastal regions worldwide. This study presents and applies a modified CVI to assess coastal vulnerability at the village level, focusing on Canacona, a taluka in South Goa, India. It adapts the existing CVI methodology by incorporating additional variables to represent the various dimensions of vulnerability better, resulting in 21 variables split into a Physical Vulnerability Index (PVI) and a Social Vulnerability Index (SoVI). The results show spatial variability in coastal vulnerability across the studied villages, with Agonda and Nagercem-Chaudi found to be highly vulnerable and Loliem to be the least vulnerable. A hydrological modeling approach is also used to compare the CVI of every village with their susceptibility to inundation due to rising sea levels. The result demonstrates the influence of local factors on vulnerability, challenging previous taluka-level assessments given the typical scale upon which adaptation typically takes place.205295051engCanacona talukaCoastal Vulnerability AssessmentGeospatial techniquesPhysical and Geological variablesSocial vulnerabilityVillage scaleGlobal changeHazard identificationRemote sensingGeneralSDG 13 - Climate ActionAssessing coastal vulnerability at the village level using a robust framework, the example of Canacona in South Goa, Indiajournal article10.1016/j.isci.2024.109129https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85189656687https://www.webofscience.com/wos/woscc/full-record/WOS:001216502200001