Seaweed (Mwani) Farming as an Adaptation Strategy to Impacts of Climate Change and Variability in Zanzibar

2019 ◽  
pp. 53-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iddi H. Hassan ◽  
W. J. Othman
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Adaptation Strategy ◽  
Climate Change And Variability ◽  
Impacts Of Climate Change

Protected Agriculture

2014 ◽  
pp. 196-220
Author(s):  
Janet Lawrence ◽  
Leslie Simpson ◽  
Adanna Piggott
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Adaptation Strategy ◽  
Caribbean Region ◽  
Successful Development ◽  
Nutrition Security ◽  
Climate Change And Variability ◽  
Agriculture Industry ◽  
Food And Nutrition ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
Impacts Of Climate Change

This chapter provides an overview of the changing environment and the increased pest pressure that are projected to occur due to climate change and variability. Protected agriculture is introduced as an adaptation strategy to address these conditions and assist with food and nutrition security targets. The scope of the technology and the benefits of producing crops using protected systems as well as the use of protected systems in SIDS, with some emphasis on the Caribbean region, are outlined. The chapter outlines: (1) the specific features of the technology that assist with reducing the impacts of climate change and (2) some possible considerations for the successful development of a sustainable protected agriculture industry under climate change and variability.

Protected Agriculture

2017 ◽  
pp. 140-158
Author(s):  
Janet Lawrence ◽  
Leslie Simpson ◽  
Adanna Piggott
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Adaptation Strategy ◽  
Caribbean Region ◽  
Successful Development ◽  
Nutrition Security ◽  
Climate Change And Variability ◽  
Agriculture Industry ◽  
Food And Nutrition ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
Impacts Of Climate Change

This chapter provides an overview of the changing environment and the increased pest pressure that are projected to occur due to climate change and variability. Protected agriculture is introduced as an adaptation strategy to address these conditions and assist with food and nutrition security targets. The scope of the technology and the benefits of producing crops using protected systems as well as the use of protected systems in SIDS, with some emphasis on the Caribbean region, are outlined. The chapter outlines: (1) the specific features of the technology that assist with reducing the impacts of climate change and (2) some possible considerations for the successful development of a sustainable protected agriculture industry under climate change and variability.

scholarly journals Gendered differentials in climate change adaptation amongst the Shona ethnic group in Marondera Rural District, Zimbabwe: A social inclusions lens.

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tendayi C. Garutsa ◽  
Chipo P. Mubaya ◽  
Leocadia Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Climate Adaptation ◽  
Adaptation Strategy ◽  
Rural District ◽  
Social Variables ◽  
Social Differences ◽  
Social Markers ◽  
Education And Employment ◽  
Climate Adaptation Strategy ◽  
Impacts Of Climate Change

Background: Various studies on climate change treat men and women as unitary categories with contrasting needs. There is a dearth of studies which use a social inclusions lens to understand the impacts of climate change on gender. Other social markers that give an in-depth insight of the social differences within and between genders to the impacts of climate change are consequently ignored. Methods: Utilizing a mixed methods approach, this study aimed to explore and investigate the gendered crops grown as a climate adaptation strategy to respond to perennial droughts, increased temperatures and unreliable rainfall patterns amongst the Shona in Marondera rural district. Results: The findings indicated that social differences between gender lines like age, household types, income, education and employment status amongst other social variables produce differentiated vulnerabilities and potential opportunities towards climate adaptation. Conclusions: The main position advanced in this article is that treating gender as the primary cause of vulnerability produces a narrow analysis making other social markers (age, types of households, income and ethnicity) analytically invisible. This paper recommends a holistic and comprehensive analysis to inform climate change programming and policy frameworks. This would in turn address and improve climate adaptation strategies within and between genders which are often obscured to address the needs of all vulnerable members of a given economy.

Impacts of climate change and variability on cattle production in southern Ethiopia: Perceptions and empirical evidence

2014 ◽  
Vol 130 ◽  
pp. 23-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bekele Megersa ◽  
André Markemann ◽  
Ayana Angassa ◽  
Joseph O. Ogutu ◽  
Hans-Peter Piepho ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
Southern Ethiopia ◽  
Cattle Production ◽  
Climate Change And Variability ◽  
Impacts Of Climate Change

scholarly journals The Co-construction of Agricultural Policies as a Bottom-up Adaptation Strategy to Climate Change and Variability (CCV) in the Regional County Municipality (RCM) of Haut-Richelieu, Québec

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 141 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cherine Akkari ◽  
Christopher Robin Bryant ◽  
Claude Marois
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Climatic Factors ◽  
Adaptation Strategy ◽  
Theory Approach ◽  
Agricultural Policies ◽  
Bottom Up ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Climate Change And Variability ◽  
Positive Side ◽  
Farming Community

The overall objective of this article is to improve the understanding of the adaptation process to climate change and variability at the farm and the farming community levels through a mostly bottom-up process, while using the approach of co-construction in the Regional County Municipality (RCM) of Haut-Richelieu. To achieve this, the grounded theory approach is used. The results show that all participants recognized the fact that climate change is happening. According to the farmers, climate change is the main determinant of adaptive capacity, followed by institutional support. Most farmers recognized that extremes (or variability) are associated with climate change. To a lesser extent, some farmers concluded that one should not separate climatic factors from non-climatic factors. The results also show that while some farmers recognized the positive and the negative side of climate change and variability (CCV), the others are very optimistic about it as if they only see the positive side; there is nonetheless a need to see both sides of CCV. Moreover, there is still some uncertainty related to CCV, which comes from disinformation and desensitization of the farmers mainly in relation to the causes of CCV along with the nature of climatic events. Despite the latter, the results show that agriculture in the RCM of Haut-Richelieu is well adapted to cope with climate change and variability. Farmers have already adopted measures to cope with CCV; however, they adapt spontaneously. Furthermore, nearly all farmers need help mainly from the agricultural public and private institutions to better adapt to CCV.

scholarly journals Perceived Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation Strategy of Indigenous Community (Chepangs) in Rural Mid-hills of Nepal

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 ◽  
pp. 48-61 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pragya Khanal ◽  
Bishnu H. Wagle ◽  
Suraj Upadhaya ◽  
Prayash Ghimire ◽  
Suman Acharya
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Local Level ◽  
National Level ◽  
Climate Change Impacts ◽  
Adaptation Strategy ◽  
Adaptation Strategies ◽  
Marginalized Communities ◽  
Indigenous Group ◽  
Impacts Of Climate Change

Climate change is projected to increase in vulnerable areas of the world, and marginalized communities residing in rural areas are more vulnerable to the change. The perceptions of climate change and adaptation strategies made by such communities are important considerations in the design of adaptation strategies by policy-makers. We examined the most marginalized indigenous group "Chepang" communities' perceptions towards this change, variability, and their attitudes to adaptations and adapted coping measures in mid-hills of Nepal. We interviewed 155 individuals from two Chepang communities, namely, Shaktikhor and Siddhi in Chitwan district of Nepal. We also analyzed biophysical data to assess the variability. The findings showed that the Chepang community has experienced significant impacts of climate change and variability. They attributed crop disease, insect infestation, human health problem, and weather-related disaster as the impacts of climate change. Strategies they have adopted in response to the change are the use of intense fertilizers in farmland, hybrid seeds cultivation, crop diversification, etc. Local level and national level adaptation policies need to be designed and implemented as soon as possible to help climate vulnerable communities like Chepangs to cope against the impacts of climate change.

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