Promoting Interventions for Climate Change to Upscale Resilience in District Astore

Household disaster resilience will be assessed using the Disaster Resilience Index (DRI), a validated multidimensional composite measure of a household's ability to withstand, adapt to, and recover from shocks. The DRI comprises three domains: Coping Capacity, reflecting baseline resources and conditions that enable immediate response; Adaptive Capacity, capturing the ability to adjust and respond effectively through access to systems, resources, and support; and Transformative Capacity, measuring longer-term potential to learn, improve, and strengthen resilience over time. The score ranges from 0 to 1, with higher values indicating greater household resilience.

Household vulnerability will be assessed using the Multidimensional Livelihood Vulnerability Index (MLVI), a validated composite measure capturing susceptibility to shocks across three domains. Adaptive Capacity reflects the ability to cope with and adjust to stressors, including access to resources, livelihood diversity, and social support. Sensitivity captures the degree to which households are affected by shocks, based on their wellbeing, health, food and water security, and environmental conditions. Exposure measures the extent to which households experience environmental and socio-economic shocks that threaten livelihoods. The score ranges from 0 to 1, with higher values indicating greater household vulnerability.

Food security will be assessed using the Household Food Insecurity Access Scale (HFIAS), developed by the Food and Nutrition Technical Assistance (FANTA) project. The HFIAS is a standardized tool that measures household access to food over the past four weeks, generating a continuous score (range: 0-27), with higher scores indicating greater food insecurity

Mental health and psychological resilience will be accessed by Psychological Trauma index focused on post-traumatic stressful symptoms following climate related shocks. Mental health and psychological resilience will be assessed using the Psychological Trauma Index, a structured questionnaire measuring post-traumatic stress symptoms following climate related shocks. The index includes six items covering intrusive memories, emotional distress, avoidance, social withdrawal, irritability, and concentration difficulties.

Each item is scored on a 5-point Likert scale (1 = Not at all, 5 = Very Frequently). Total scores range from 6 to 30, with higher scores indicating worse outcomes (greater severity of trauma symptoms). Lower scores reflect fewer symptoms and better psychological resilience.

Dietary diversity will be measured using the Household Dietary Diversity Score (HDDS), following FAO guidelines. The HDDS is based on a 24-hour recall of foods consumed from 12 standard food groups (cereals, roots/tubers, vegetables, fruits, meat, eggs, fish, legumes/nuts, milk/dairy, oils/fats, sugar/honey, and miscellaneous). Scores on the Household Dietary Diversity Score range from 0 to 12, with higher values indicating better outcomes (greater dietary diversity and improved household food access). A score of 0 reflects no food group consumption in the recall period, while a score of 12 reflects consumption from all food groups

Financial literacy will be assessed through structured survey questions on access to financial services (e.g., household members with bank accounts), insurance coverage, savings and borrowing practices, bill payment regularity, expense planning, and ability to meet emergency needs. Outcomes will be reported as individual indicators (counts and proportions)

Household disaster preparedness will be assessed through structured survey questions covering awareness of disaster management, integration of preparedness knowledge into household plans, availability of emergency supplies, evacuation knowledge, prior preparedness actions, and exposure to community training or organizations involved in disaster response. Outcomes will be reported as individual indicators (counts and proportions)

Health knowledge and practices will be assessed using a structured questionnaire evaluating knowledge and reported practices related to climate-sensitive health risks. Responses will be summarized as count and proportions