Research Article

Effects of Climate Finance on Risk Appraisal: A Study in the Southwestern Coast of Bangladesh

Table 8

Independent variables with details for the dependent variable (overall risk appraisal).

CategoriesIndependent variablesMeasurement/explanationScaleRecoded for regression analysisTypes of data

Socioeconomic factorsHH sizeNumbers of household membersContinuous
IncomeTotal annual income in numberContinuous

AssetsImmobile Assets (land)Agricultural land in acre in numberContinuous
Productive Assets (livestock, etc.)In numberContinuous
Mobile AssetsIn numberContinuous

Involvement in social groupsParticipation in self-help groups, producer group, DMC, cooperativesParticipation1 = yes; 0 = no1 = yes; 0 = noBinary

Information on climate changeSISCH: information on climate change from social circle, i.e., relatives/neighbours/friends/communityInformation received1 = yes; 0 = no1 = yes; 0 = noBinary

External sources of financeSupport from social safety netSupport received from1 = vulnerable group development (VGD)
2 = vulnerable group feeding (VGF)
3 = food for work (KABIKA)
4 = cash for work (KABITA)
5 = old age allowance
6 = allowance for the widowed, deserted, and destitute
7 = housing support
8 = test relief (TR) programme
9 = zakat in cash
10 = zakat in kindness
11 = scholarship
12 = others
1 = yes; 0 = noBinary
Monetary/in-kind support from Social Circle (relatives, friends, neighbours, self-help groups) for adaptation responsesSupport received from1 = relatives
2 = friends
3 = neighbours
4 = self-help groups
1 = yes for all options; 0 = no for all optionsBinary
Financial support from loans (microcredit, bank, cooperative, mohajan) for adaptation responsesSupport received from1 = microcredit
2 = bank
3 = cooperatives
4 = mohajan
1 = yes for all options; 0 = no for all optionsBinary
Financial support from govt. for adaptation responsesSupport received from1 = yes; 0 = no1 = yes; 0 = noBinary
Financial support from NGOs (cash, materials, labour costs, advisory services) for adaptation responsesSupport received from1 = cash
2 = materials
3 = labour costs
4 = advisory services
5 = training
1 = yes for all options; 0 = no for all optionsBinary
Self-financed adaptation responses through selling1 = land or building
2 = durable HH assets
3 = livestock
4 = mobile assets
5 = agricultural/fisheries equipment
1 = yes for all options; 0 = no for all optionsBinary
Self-financed adaptation responses through reduced household expenditure1 = reduced expenditure on food, health, and education
2 = relied on savings
3 = paid from income
4 = HH members took other employment
1 = yes for all options; 0 = no for all optionsBinary