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Author Below, T.B.; Mutabazi, K.D.; Kirschke, D.; Franke, C.; Sieber, S.; Siebert, R.; Tscherning, K.
Title Can farmers’ adaptation to climate change be explained by socio-economic household-level variables Type Journal Article
Year 2012 Publication Global Environmental Change Abbreviated Journal Glob. Environ. Change
Volume 22 Issue 1 Pages 223-235
Keywords (up) Sub-Saharan Africa; Tanzania; Adaptive capacity; Index; Vulnerability; Adaptation; adaptive capacity; environmental-change; south-africa; vulnerability; variability; resilience; tanzania; framework; drought; policy
Abstract A better understanding of processes that shape farmers’ adaptation to climate change is critical to identify vulnerable entities and to develop well-targeted adaptation policies. However, it is currently poorly understood what determines farmers’ adaptation and how to measure it. In this study, we develop an activity-based adaptation index (AAI) and explore the relationship between socioeconomic variables and farmers’ adaptation behavior by means of an explanatory factor analysis and a multiple linear regression model using latent variables. The model was tested in six villages situated in two administrative wards in the Morogoro region of Tanzania. The Mlali ward represents a system of relatively high agricultural potential, whereas the Gairo ward represents a system of low agricultural potential. A household survey, a rapid rural appraisal and, a stakeholder workshop were used for data collection. The data were analyzed using factor analysis, multiple linear regression, descriptive statistical methods and qualitative content analysis. The empirical results are discussed in the context of theoretical concepts of adaptation and the sustainable livelihood approach. We found that public investment in rural infrastructure, in the availability and technically efficient use of inputs, in a good education system that provides equal chances for women, and in the strengthening of social capital, agricultural extension and, microcredit services are the best means of improving the adaptation of the farmers from the six villages in Gairo and Mlali. We conclude that the newly developed AAI is a simple but promising way to capture the complexity of adaptation processes that addresses a number of shortcomings of previous index studies.
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Call Number MA @ admin @ Serial 4467
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Author Waldemar, B.
Title WP1 tasks – tasks of WP1 package Type Conference Article
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Area Expedition Conference The first meeting of the TradeM Steering Committee, 2012-09-05 to 2012-09-05
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Call Number MA @ admin @ Serial 2890
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Author Bojar, W.
Title WP1 TASKS Existing, tools, data, models – tasks of WP1 package” – Type Conference Article
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Area Expedition Conference Kickoff Meeting and Workshop: Modelling, European Agriculture with Climate Change for Food Security, 2012-10-15 to 2012-10-16
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Call Number MA @ admin @ Serial 2328
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Author Bojar, W.; Sinabell, F.; Verburg, R.
Title Inventarisation of TradeM models Type Conference Article
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Area Expedition Conference Kickoff Meeting and Workshop: Modelling, European Agriculture with Climate Change for Food Security, 2012-10-15 to 2012-10-16
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Call Number MA @ admin @ Serial 2331
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Author Bojar, W.; Verburg, R.; Zarski, J.; Brouwer, F.
Title Circumstances of climatic changes impacts on agricultural production taking attention regional characteristics Type Report
Year 2012 Publication Studies & Proceedings of Polish Association for Knowledge Management Abbreviated Journal
Volume 61 Issue Pages 29-44
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Call Number MA @ admin @ Serial 2066
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