Potential impacts of climate change factors and agronomic adaptation strategies on wheat yields in central highlands of Ethiopia

The olive tree (Olea europaea L.) is an ancient traditional crop in the Mediterranean Basin. In the Mediterranean region, traditional olive orchards are distinguishable by their prevailing climatic conditions. Olive trees are indeed considered one of the most suitable and best-adapted species to the Mediterranean-type climate. However, new challenges are predicted to arise from climate change, threatening this traditional crop. The Mediterranean Basin is considered a climate change “hotspot,” as future projections hint at considerable warming and drying trends. Changes in olive tree suitability have already been reported over the last few decades. In this context, climate change may become particularly challenging for olive growers. The growing evidence for significant climate change in the upcoming decades urges adaptation measures to be taken. To effectively cope with the projected changes, both short and long-term adaptation strategies must be timely planned by the sector stakeholders and decision-makers to adapt for a warmer and dryer future. The current manuscript is devoted to illustrating the main impacts of climate change on olive tree cultivation in the Mediterranean Basin, by reviewing the most recent studies on this subject. Additionally, an analysis of possible adaptation strategies against the potentially negative impacts of climate change was also performed.

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Monetizing the impacts of climate change on river uses towards effective adaptation strategies

Desalination and Water Treatment ◽

10.1080/19443994.2014.984928 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 57 (5) ◽

pp. 2268-2278

Author(s):

D. Andreopoulos ◽

D. Damigos ◽

F. Comiti ◽

C. Fischer

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Adaptation Strategies ◽

Impacts Of Climate Change

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Smallholder farmers’ coping and adaptation strategies to climate change and variability in the central highlands of Ethiopia

Local Environment ◽

10.1080/13549839.2017.1290058 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 22 (7) ◽

pp. 825-839 ◽

Cited By ~ 18

Author(s):

Arragaw Alemayehu ◽

Woldeamlak Bewket

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Smallholder Farmers ◽

Adaptation Strategies ◽

Climate Change And Variability ◽

Central Highlands

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Impacts of Climate Change on Human Health and Adaptation Strategies for Nepal

Journal of Nepal Health Research Council ◽

10.3126/jnhrc.v7i2.3025 ◽

1970 ◽

Vol 7 (2) ◽

pp. 140-141 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

M Dhimal ◽

CL Bhusal

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Human Health ◽

Health Research ◽

Research Council ◽

Adaptation Strategies ◽

Health Research Council ◽

Impacts Of Climate Change

DOI: 10.3126/jnhrc.v7i2.3025 Journal of Nepal Health Research Council Vol.7(2) Apr 2009 140-141

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Insights on Urban and Periurban Adaptation Strategies Based on Stakeholders’ Perceptions on Hard and Soft Responses to Climate Change

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su11030647 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 11 (3) ◽

pp. 647 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Pablo Martinez-Juarez ◽

Aline Chiabai ◽

Cristina Suárez ◽

Sonia Quiroga

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Common Ground ◽

Basque Country ◽

Local Level ◽

Adaptation Strategies ◽

Local Context ◽

Costs And Benefits ◽

Adaptation To Climate Change ◽

Adaptation Measures ◽

Impacts Of Climate Change

Adapting to expected impacts of climate change is a task shared by multiple institutions and individuals, but much of this work falls over local and regional authorities, which has made them experts over the issue. At the same time, adaptation to climate change has been a research interest in different academic fields; while private companies provide research and development efforts on the issue. Views from perspectives may contain common ground and discrepancies, but benefits from the discussion may differ among these three sectors. This study shows the application of collaborative approaches to analyze impacts and adaptation measures at a local level. A stakeholder workshop was held in the city of Bilbao to discuss impacts of climate change and adaptation in the local context of the Basque Country. The contributions were proposed on three axes: impacts from climate change, good practices proposed or already in action, and costs and benefits derived from those strategies. Participants were asked to rank a series of measures and practices extracted from their previous inputs. These measures were analyzed after applying bootstrapping techniques, according to the perceived costs and benefits assigned to each of the grouped measures and practices. Participants estimated that groups containing green adaptation measures and those that had potentially positive impacts over climate change mitigation were the most efficient measures, as reduced costs combined with high benefits could lead to win–win adaptation strategies, while grey infrastructures were seen as providing high benefits at high costs.

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People’s perception on agricultural vulnerabilities to climate change and SLR in Bangladesh: adaptation strategies and explanatory variables

International Journal of Agricultural Research Innovation and Technology ◽

10.3329/ijarit.v8i1.38232 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 8 (1) ◽

pp. 70-78

Author(s):

MA Islam ◽

SK Paul

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Adaptation Strategies ◽

External Support ◽

Great Loss ◽

Explanatory Variables ◽

Climatic Hazards ◽

People’S Perception ◽

Relevant Variables ◽

The Impact ◽

Impacts Of Climate Change

The objective of this research is to evaluate people’s perception on vulnerabilities of agriculture and to explore effective adaptation options with identifying the underlying demographic, socio-economic and other relevant variables that influence the adaptation strategies in the sea level rise (SLR) hazard induced coastal areas of Bangladesh. The study finds that climate change and induced SLR are emerging threats to coastal agriculture of Bangladesh; hence, farmers are applying different adaptation strategies to reduce the vulnerabilities of coastal agriculture. Selection of effective adaptation strategies to vulnerabilities of agriculture depends not only on the magnitude, intensity and the impacts of climate change and SLR, but also perceptions and types of farmer, land, educational level, indigenous knowledge about adaptation, locational advantages, external support, community awareness and sharing of different effective mechanisms among the farmers. Effective adaptation strategies with high perceptions have significant influence to reduce the vulnerabilities of agriculture considering the adverse impacts of climate change and SLR. In time of extreme climatic hazards when a great loss in agriculture hamper the coastal agrobased economy, different effective indigenous local adaptation strategies through farmer awareness and community co-operation become vital for minimizing the impact of climatic hazards and reducing the vulnerabilities of coastal agriculture.Int. J. Agril. Res. Innov. & Tech. 8 (1): 70-78, June, 2018

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

Forestry: Journal of Institute of Forestry, Nepal ◽

10.3126/forestry.v16i0.28353 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 16 ◽

pp. 48-61 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

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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