Ognjen Žurovec|Sabrija ?adro|Bishal K. Sitaula
Quantitative Assessment of Vulnerability to Climate Change in Rural Municipalities of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Norwegian University of Life Sciences|University of Sarajevo|Norwegian University of Life Sciences
rural population bosnia herzegovina bh constitutes half total population experienced serious incidences extreme weather events past two decades part population vulnerable climate change due significant dependence agriculture climatesensitive livelihood option however source vulnerability due extent magnitude extreme climate events also internal status within vulnerable systems occurrence events order explore different dimensions vulnerability used set 20 indicators quantitatively assess vulnerability rural population climate change local level bh two summarizing two weighting methods applied assess vulnerabilityequal weights ew principal component analysis pca based results obtained concluded current socioeconomic conditions increased environmental pressure result present humanenvironment interactions main determinants vulnerability vulnerable municipalities rather degree municipalities exposed significant climatic variations vulnerable municipalities located across north gradual decrease vulnerability towards central north east country vulnerability increases towards south country number municipalities classified highest highly vulnerable increased second summarizing method weighted indicators used however general geographic distribution vulnerability change substantially compared first method approaches used study provide valuable results local level presented way practical decisionmaking processes may serve base research designing effective adaptation mitigation strategies especially regions similar climatic socioeconomic conditions