Table 7 Factors that affect the resilience of households and communities in the face of flooding in the study villages
From: Livelihood resilience in the face of recurring floods: an empirical evidence from Northwest Ethiopia
| Factors | Relatively resilient households | Households with Medium resilience | Households with poor resilience / more vulnerable households |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time to recover from the impacts of major floods | 2- 3 months | 6 months | More than 6 months |
| Size of farmland | 8-10 kada (2.0-2.5 ha) | 4-8 kada (1.0- 2 ha) | Less than 4 kada (1.0 ha) but mostly landless |
| Livestock holding |
- Minimum 4 farm oxen - 2 cows - 2 donkeys & 1 or 2 mules |
- minimum 2 farm oxen - 1 or 2 cows - 1 donkey |
- 1 farm oxen or none - no cows - no pack animals |
| Exposure to flooding | Farm plots and homesteads located far from river banks | Farm plots and homesteads located far from river banks | Farm plots and homesteads located near the river banks or on the way where major rivers usually break their banks |
| Availability of social capital | Have relatives in other districts or villages and are able to send their cattle to these places before the coming to the rainy season on regular basis. | occasionally draw some help from relatives in other villages in the form of seeds or food grains at times of flooding | Largely depend on relief grains at times of severe floods or resort to taking loans from other households |