Water scarcity poses one of the most prominent threats to the well-being of smallholder farmers around the world. We studied the association between rural livelihood capitals (natural, human, social, financial, and physical) and resilience to water scarcity. Resilience was denoted by farmers’ self-reported capacity to have avoided, or adapted to, water scarcity. Proxies for livelihood capitals were collected from two-hundred farmers in South Sulawesi, Indonesia, and their associations with a typology denoting water scarcity impacts analyzed with a Taylor-linearized multinomial response model. Physical and natural assets in the form of irrigation infrastructure and direct access to water sources were saliently associated with overall resilience (avoidance and adaptation) to water scarcity. Years of farming experience as a form of human capital asset was also strongly associated with resilience to water scarcity. Factors solely associated with the capacity to adapt to water scarcity were more nuanced with social capital assets showing closer associations. A household with a larger number of farm laborers had a higher likelihood of being unable to withstand water scarcity, but this relationship was reversed among those who managed larger farming areas. We discuss possible mechanisms that could have contributed to resilience, and how public policy could support smallholder farmers cope with water scarcity.

水资源短缺是全球小农福祉面临的最突出威胁之一。我们研究了农村生计资本（自然的、人力的、社会的、金融的和物质的）与水资源短缺恢复力之间的关系。农民自我报告的避免或适应缺水的能力表示复原力。生计资本的代表是从印度尼西亚南苏拉威西岛的 200 名农民那里收集的，并将他们与表示水资源短缺影响的类型学关联起来，使用泰勒线性化多项响应模型进行分析。以灌溉基础设施和直接获取水源为形式的有形和自然资产与水资源短缺的整体复原力（避免和适应）显着相关。多年的农业经验作为一种人力资本资产，也与应对水资源短缺的能力密切相关。仅与适应水资源短缺的能力相关的因素与社会资本资产的关系更为微妙，显示出更密切的关联。拥有更多农业劳动力的家庭更有可能无法承受水资源短缺，但在管理较大农业区的家庭中，这种关系发生了逆转。我们讨论了可能有助于恢复力的机制，以及公共政策如何支持小农应对水资源短缺。拥有更多农业劳动力的家庭更有可能无法承受水资源短缺，但在管理较大农业区的家庭中，这种关系发生了逆转。我们讨论了可能有助于恢复力的机制，以及公共政策如何支持小农应对水资源短缺。拥有更多农业劳动力的家庭更有可能无法承受水资源短缺，但在管理较大农业区的家庭中，这种关系发生了逆转。我们讨论了可能有助于恢复力的机制，以及公共政策如何支持小农应对水资源短缺。