scholarly journals Evaluation of In Situ Rainwater Harvesting as an Adaptation Strategy to Climate Change for Maize Production in Rainfed Africa

2015 ◽  
Vol 29 (13) ◽  
pp. 4803-4816 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Lebel ◽  
L. Fleskens ◽  
P. M. Forster ◽  
L. S. Jackson ◽  
S. Lorenz
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Rainwater Harvesting ◽  
Adaptation Strategy ◽  
Maize Production

scholarly journals Irrigation as adaptation strategy to climate change—a biophysical and economic appraisal for Swiss maize production

2010 ◽  
Vol 105 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 509-528 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Finger ◽  
Werner Hediger ◽  
Stéphanie Schmid
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Adaptation Strategy ◽  
Maize Production ◽  
Economic Appraisal

scholarly journals Adaptation to Climate Change among Farmers in Drought-Hit Region of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Imtiaz Alam Khan ◽  
Muhammad Rafiq ◽  
Shahab E. Saqib ◽  
Raza Ullah ◽  
Muhammad Atiq
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Rainwater Harvesting ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Probit Model ◽  
Adaptation Strategy ◽  
Adaptation Strategies ◽  
Adaptation To Climate Change ◽  
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ◽  
Agriculture Sector ◽  
The Government

Abstract The agriculture sector is the most important, however, most vulnerable to climate change in Asia and the Pacific. Droughts are one of the leading sources of disaster risks that can alter yield levels and cause sizeable productivity losses in agricultural products. In response, the farmers are adopting several climate risk management strategies. Therefore, this study aims to find out farmers’ preferences for climate change adaptation strategies and their potential determinants. Data were collected from randomly selected 200 farmers in District Nowshehra, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. A multivariate probit model was used to assess the impacts of various factors on farmers’ decisions to adopt a particular adaptation strategy. The findings of the study revealed that rainwater harvesting, change in the planting dates, soil conservation, ponds building, and terraces with spillways were the dominant adaptation strategies found to combat the ill effects of droughts in the study area. Furthermore, the study highlighted the potential role of socio-economic attributes in the adoption of these adaptation strategies. The findings suggested that the government may extend its support to these farmers in making ponds and providing them the storage of water facilities.

scholarly journals Rainwater Harvesting and Rural Livelihoods in Nepal

2021 ◽  
pp. 159-173
Author(s):  
Rishi Ram Kattel ◽  
Mani Nepal
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Climate Change Adaptation ◽  
Rainwater Harvesting ◽  
Rural Livelihoods ◽  
Adaptation Strategy ◽  
External Support ◽  
Farm Income ◽  
Household Surveys ◽  
Net Benefits ◽  
The Impact

AbstractSprings are drying and rainfall patterns are changing in the Himalayas, resulting in water scarcityfor agriculture. We examine the adoption of rainwater harvesting, a technology that has been recently re-designed and re-introduced to farmers in Nepal, as a climate change adaptation strategy in mountain farming. Using farm household surveys, we examine the impact of the adoption of rainwater harvestingon farm income and profitability. The adoption of the technology is mostly driven by external support such as farmers training that more than tripled household agricultural and livestock income. With incremental annual benefits of US$700 on average per adopter, this technology is economically viable from a household perspective. Adopters benefit from an increased supply of irrigation water during the dry season, which allows them to diversify their crops from subsistence cereal production to commercial high-value vegetables. Our analysis suggests that if 10% of households in an average rainfed district receive farming-related training, the net benefits in the district would be approximately US$1.3 million per year from the adoption of rain water harvesting technology. Given climatic and weather-related uncertainties faced by rainfed agriculture in the hills of Nepal, this technology is potentially a very useful climate change adaptation strategy for community resilience in the hills of Nepal.

Influence of various in situ rainwater harvesting methods on soil moisture and growth of Tamarix ramosissima in the semiarid loess region of China

2006 ◽  
Vol 233 (1) ◽  
pp. 143-148 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiao-Yan Li ◽  
Pei-Jun Shi ◽  
Yong-Liang Sun ◽  
Jia Tang ◽  
Zhi-Peng Yang
Keyword(s):  
Soil Moisture ◽  
Rainwater Harvesting ◽  
Tamarix Ramosissima ◽  
Loess Region
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