Potential adaptation strategies for climate change impact among flood-prone fish farmers in climate hotspot Uganda

AbstractClimate-induced floods are increasing in Africa. The need to evolve framework for adaptation to climate change impact (CCI) among flood-prone fish farmers necessitated this study. Based on availability, 60 farming active flood-experienced fish farmers were purposively selected from flood-prone (Gulu and Kibuku) regions in climate hotspot Uganda. These were assessed for CCI adaptation tendencies in their socioeconomics and farming operation/techniques (FOI) indices, CCI awareness, CCI adaptation strategies, and perceived required interventions (RIs) using structured questionnaire. Data were analyzed through descriptive and multivariate regression tools. Respondents were mostly male, adults, educated, Christian, married, medium-sized family, social group members, 1–5 years’ experience, medium-sized farms, and government trained. Income was 1.0–6.0 million Ugx/year. In FOI, semi-intensive culture system, use of rainwater plus groundwater, small-sized (< 0.5 ha) ponds, ponds possession of inlets and outlets, seasonal farming and mixed culture/farming dominated. Most respondents were aware of CCI, while erratic rainfall with floods and prolonged drought mostly impacted farming. AS-Adaptation Strategy were changed stocking time and livelihood diversification. Communication technology and social group’s membership enhanced adaptation, while inadequate awareness constrains adaptation. Respondents’ RI(s) were tree planting, irrigation and pond perimeter trenching. Gender, government training, farm size, water sources and presence of inlet and outlets in ponds (FOI) predicted adaptation (R = 0.802, R2 = 0.64, P < 0.05). Some socioeconomic, technical and awareness indices could assist CCI flexibility. However, the statistically significant predictors of adaptation, identified adaptive strategies, constraints to adaptation and required interventions could be integrated into a framework for effective CCI adaptation for sustainable fish farming in flood-prone scenarios.

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Farmers’ perception of climate change, impact and adaptation strategies: a case study of four villages in the semi-arid regions of India

Natural Hazards ◽

10.1007/s11069-014-1466-z ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 75 (3) ◽

pp. 2829-2845 ◽

Cited By ~ 22

Author(s):

Rupsha R. Banerjee

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Climate Change Impact ◽

Arid Regions ◽

Adaptation Strategies ◽

Change Impact ◽

Semi Arid

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People’s Perception on Impact of Climate Change in Paschim Amawa and Tikuligadh Village Development Committee (VDC) Of Rupandehi District, Nepal

International Journal of Environment ◽

10.3126/ije.v4i1.12185 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

pp. 141-160 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Khet Raj Dahal ◽

Manju Manandhar ◽

Chhatra Mani Sharma

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Climate Change Impact ◽

Low Cost ◽

Holistic Approach ◽

Adaptation To Climate Change ◽

Research Designs ◽

Development Committee ◽

Change Impact ◽

The Government ◽

Global Emissions

The issue of climate change is one of the global challenges and great concerns to humanity. Although Nepal has a negligible share in the global emissions of greenhouse gases, it is more vulnerable to climate change impact due to its fragile mountain ecosystems. A study was carried out to assess people’s understanding on climate change, identify its impacts on their communities and document how they are coping with those impacts. Descriptive and explorative research designs with purposive sampling method were used to collect data from the field. The study showed that more than 50% respondents were familiar with the concepts of climate change and remaining had no idea. Those who were familiar with climate change got knowledge about it from mass media. The result of this study showed that the climate change has several impacts on the study area such as decrease in agricultural production, loss in biodiversity, decrease in water resources and increase in health hazards. During field survey, people suggested that the Government of Nepal must have effective plan, policy and program for holistic approach and develop low cost technology for adaptation to climate change impact and improve livelihood.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/ije.v4i1.12185International Journal of Environment Volume-4, Issue-1, Dec-Feb 2014/15, page: 141-160

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Forest ecosystem climate change impact assessment and adaptation strategies for Pakistan

Climate Research ◽

10.3354/cr012195 ◽

1999 ◽

Vol 12 ◽

pp. 195-203 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

KM Siddiqui ◽

I Mohammad ◽

M Ayaz

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Impact Assessment ◽

Forest Ecosystem ◽

Climate Change Impact ◽

Adaptation Strategies ◽

Climate Change Impact Assessment ◽

Change Impact

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Utilising data and knowledge from European geological survey organisations in climate change impact assessments and adaptations

10.5194/egusphere-egu2020-6656 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Anker Lajer Hojberg ◽

Ida Bjørnholt Karlsson ◽

Klaus Hinsby ◽

Jacob Kidmose ◽

Hélène Bessiere ◽

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Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Decision Support ◽

Climate Change Impact ◽

Adaptation Strategies ◽

Geological Survey ◽

Geological Data ◽

Data Infrastructure ◽

Horizon 2020 ◽

Change Impact ◽

The Impact

Climate change (CC) already have widespread and significant impacts in Europe, which is expected to increase in the future. Groundwater plays a vital role for the land phase of the freshwater cycle and have the capability of buffering or enhancing the impact from extreme climate events causing droughts or floods, depending on the subsurface properties and the status of the system (dry/wet) prior to the climate event. Understanding and taking the hydrogeology into account is therefore essential in the assessment of climate change impacts.The Geological Survey Organisations (GSOs) in Europe compile the necessary data and knowledge of the groundwater systems across Europe. The overall vision of the project &#8220;Tools for Assessment of ClimaTe change ImpacT on Groundwater and Adaptation Strategies &#8211; TACTIC&#8221; is to enhance the utilisation of these data and knowledge of the subsurface system in CC impact assessments, and the identification and analyses of potential adaptation strategies. To reach this vision, the objective of TACTIC is to contribute to the development of coherent and transparent assessments of CC impacts on groundwater and surface water, supporting improved EU policy making, and providing decision support for stakeholders and decision makers. To accomplish this, an infra-structure among European Geological Survey Organisations are developed in TACTIC to foster advancement and harmonisation of CC assessments, made up by: 1) The TACTIC Toolbox, consisting of relevant tools and methods for CC impact assessments, 2) TACTIC guidelines that will guide GSOs and other relevant stakeholders on the selection of appropriate tools and their use for producing comparable results, 3) The European Geological Data Infrastructure (EGDI) where data, reports and open-access papers will be stored &#160;and made freely available &#160;The project is centred around 40 pilot studies covering a variety of CC challenges as well as different hydrogeological settings and different management systems found in Europe. The pilot activities are coordinated centrally in the project, to ensure that assessments, to the extent possible, are harmonised and can be compared across pilots. Synthesizing the experiences and results from the pilots will enable the development of a guideline and future roadmap, with the aim of 1) encouraging more GSOs to contribute in CC impact assessments 2) providing guidance to make the learning curve less steep and 3)ensuring that new assessments are comparable with assessments conducted in TACTIC.TACTIC is part of the Horizon 2020 ERA-NET on Applied Geoscience (GeoERA) and together with the three other GeoERA groundwater projects, TACTIC will provide new and important data for further development of the European Geological Data Infrastructure (EGDI) with publicly available data enabling the development of EU-wide decision support systems for sustainable management of subsurface resources in a changing climate.This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 731166.

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