Index Development for Building Institutional Capacity to Climate Risk Management in Rainfed Farming

In the past decade the cost made by the act of God has increased significantly in the world including India. Climate risk reduction measures are gradually mushroomed and executed through governance, where the rapport and decision-making among actors lead to seeding and reinforcement of institutions. In this respect, Institutions are the regulations that shape the rapport of actors in different phases of risk management. Based on the review of literature and discussions with experts, 7 dimensions along with indicators and sub-indicators through indicator approach method for institutional capacity. Total 33 indicators and 94 sub-indicators were identified and experts were given the relevancy rating score from relevant fields. The score 0.80 or above we finally considered for inclusion of 33 indicators and 74 sub-indicators in institutional capacity index.