Modeling Vulnerability and Resilience to Climate Change: A Case
Study of India and Indian States The vulnerability of India and
Indian states to climate change was assessed using the
Vulnerability-Resilience Indicator Prototype (VRIP). The model
was adapted from the global/country version to account for
Indian dietary practices and data availability with regard to
freshwater resources. Results (scaled to world values) show nine
Indian states to be moderately resilient to climate change,
principally because of low sulfur emissions and a relatively
large percentage of unmanaged land. Six states are more
vulnerable than India as a whole, attributable largely to
sensitivity to sea storm surges. Analyses of results at the
state level (Orissa, and comparisons between Maharashtra and
Kerala, and Andhra Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh) demonstrate the
value of VRIP analyses used in conjunction with other
socioeconomic information to address initial questions about the
sources of vulnerability in particular places. The m