Scale to analyse the vulnerability level of farmers to climate change in Telangana state

Abstract

An attempt is made in the present study to develop and standardize scale to analyze the vulnerability level of farmers to climate change in Telangana state. The developed vulnerability scale found to be highly reliable and valid. The vulnerability scale consists of 89 statements classified as It depends on extent of farmers’ Exposure to climate change (rainfall &temperature), their level of Sensitivity, Perception towards climate change, Attitude towards climate change, Egalitarianism: (The developed perception scale was administered to 32 farmers in Medchal District of Telangana state during 2023-24. The results revealed that a vast majority of the respondents (81.24%) had high vulnerability level to moderate vulnerability level towards climate change whereas less than one fourth (18.76%) are less vulnerable to climate change.