IPCC-Based Household Climate Vulnerability Index in Salokaraja Village, South Sulawesi

Rusdi Rusdi(1*), Helmi Ayuradi Miharja(2), Inaz Armadani(3), Arfandi Arfandi(4), Darma Jaya Syahruddin(5),

(1) Pendidikan IPS, Universitas Negeri Makassar
(2) inter religious study, religion and peace faculty Hartford International University, United States
(3) Pendidikan IPS, Universitas Negeri Makassar
(4) Pendidikan Geografi, Universitas Negeri Makasssar
(5) Pendidikan IPS, Universitas Negeri Makassar
(*) Corresponding Author

Abstract


Climate change is intensifying floods and droughts across rural Indonesia, yet vulnerability assessments rarely drill down to the village scale. This study evaluates household-level vulnerability in Salokaraja Village, Soppeng Regency, through the IPCC framework of exposure, sensitivity, and adaptive capacity. Primary data were gathered via a survey of 115 households, key-informant interviews, and focus-group discussions; long-term rainfall records (2000-2023), disaster reports, and a 30-m DEM provided secondary inputs. Indicators were normalised, weighted, and combined into a composite index, then analysed statistically and mapped using GIS interpolation. Results reveal that 34 % of households are highly vulnerable, with an average index score of 0.55; flood-plain exposure and rice-monoculture dependence drive risk, while adaptive capacity—particularly credit access (27 %) and climate-information literacy (46 %)—shows a strong negative relationship with vulnerability (? = –0.44). Policy recommendations include rehabilitating tertiary irrigation and flood canals, integrating BMKG seasonal outlooks into extension services, offering subsidised "Green KUR" credit for adaptive investments, and revitalising farmer groups as co-production platforms for climate information. The findings highlight that strengthening human, financial, and institutional capital is as critical as hazard control in building rural climate resilience.


Keywords


climate change; household vulnerability; adaptive capacity; vulnerability index

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