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This research compares the level of farmers’ livelihood vulnerability to flooding in Sukoharjo and Klaten. Farmers are the most susceptible to floods caused by climate change. The data used in this research are primary data, collected by interviewing 61 respondents who are farmers in the Sonorejo Village, Sukoharjo Regency, and 72 respondents in the Jiwo Wetan Village, Klaten Regency. This data was obtained by using a non-probability sampling technique with purposive methods. Meanwhile, mapping for the hazard level was analysed by using a Geographic Information System (GIS). Descriptive statistics were used for the livelihood vulnerability index’s (LVI) and the LVI-Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) index calculations.

The results show that the farmers’ livelihood vulnerability in the Sonorejo Village is medium level because of climate change based on the LVI value of 0.363 and LVI-IPCC value of 0.044. Meanwhile, the Jiwo Wetan Village has a lower value in LVI of 0.344 and a LVI-IPCC value of 0.038. Areas with similar physical characteristic and most of their communities that have a dependence on agriculture tend to relatively have the same level of vulnerability.