Abstract
Rural coastal area in northern part of Sayung subdistrict isprone to tidal flood as effect of abrasion and sea level rise. This studylooks at the condition of five villages that suffer the most tidal flood thereand tries to measure the livelihood resilience of the people throughhousehold survey. Livelihood Resilience Index (LRI) and Resilience Radarare adapted to calculate the score and level of livelihood resilience. Fourdimensions (social dimension, economic dimension, environmentdimension, and physical-infrastructure dimension) are used to express thelivelihood resilience score of each study area. Sriwulan village has thehighest score among the study areas and it has medium level of livelihoodresilience while Timbulsloko village which has the lowest score becomesthe only study area with low level livelihood resilience. However, thisresult in score and level categorization are only an attempt to describe thespectrum of livelihood resilience instead of intending to provide a set ofclassification. It hopefully can help to identify what can be started first inthe work of building resilience of the people and community in tidal floodproneareas.
Highlights
Coastal area is dynamic and prone to environmental change including sea level rise caused by climate change [1,2]
This study is mainly focused on the coastal northern villages in Sayung sub-district that have suffered from tidal flood for many years
Among the four dimensions used for the scoring, environment dimension and economic dimension shows the highest score and the biggest share that make up the overall score of livelihood resilience
Summary
Coastal area is dynamic and prone to environmental change including sea level rise caused by climate change [1,2]. The impact of sea level rise can be seen where it creates a tidal flood risk in coastal areas [3]. Bailey and Pomeroy [5] in the context of coastal regions of Asia have argued that ‘fishing communities are best understood as dependent not on a single resource but on a whole ecosystem. This expanded understanding of tropical coastal resources is the key to stability for households and communities in South East Asia’s coastal zones’
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