scholarly journals DETERMINANTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION AMONG FARM HOUSEHOLDS IN SOUTHWEST NIGERIA: A HECKMAN DOUBLE STAGE SELECTION APPROACH

2015 ◽  
Vol 18 (02) ◽  
pp. 03-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Taofeeq A. AMUSA ◽  
Chukwuemeka U. OKOYE ◽  
Anselm A. ENETE
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Climate Change Adaptation ◽  
Farm Households ◽  
Selection Approach ◽  
Southwest Nigeria

scholarly journals Assessment of farm households’ perception, beliefs and attitude toward climatic risks: A case study of rural Vietnam

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (12) ◽  
pp. e0258598
Author(s):  
Huong Nguyen-Thi-Lan ◽  
Shah Fahad ◽  
Tuan Nguyen-Anh ◽  
Huong Tran-Thi-Thu ◽  
Chinh Nguyen-Hong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Climate Change Adaptation ◽  
Risk Perceptions ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Ordinary Least Squares ◽  
Farm Households ◽  
Least Squares Regression ◽  
Extreme Climatic Events ◽  
Climatic Risks

Vietnam is one the most vulnerable region to climate change and extreme climatic events, such as flash floods and droughts. This present research aims to explore the farm households’ beliefs, risk perception, adaptive attitude and climate change adaptation measures that they currently utilize in their farms to cope with climatic risks. Further, this study analyzed effect of climate change belief, awareness and adaptive attitudes on farmers’ adaptive behavior. By using structured questionnaire, the data from 816 respondents were collected from seven provinces of Vietnam. We used ordinary least squares regression and logistic regression approach to analyze farmers’ belief, perception of climatic change, and risk attitude towards climatic hazards. Results revealed that farmers in the study area are using the most common climatic risk management strategies including applying new technologies, adjustment of the seasonal calendar, and diversification. Findings further revealed that that farm households were mostly concerned about the risk in soil erosion and washout, followed by the stress of prolonging dry season and droughts. The study participants also reported a decrease in precipitation and increase in temperature and frequency and incidence of other extreme climatic events. A positive significant relationship was found between farm management practices and ecological communities. Risk perceptions and attitude toward climate change are essential factors among farm households of northern mountains of Vietnam. Thus, the climate strain linked with the institutional stress and socio-economic has serious insinuations for farm households’ livelihood bases, a universal climate change adaptation scheme is required to endure farmers’ livelihood.

scholarly journals Underutilised Indigenous Vegetables’ (UIVs) Business in Southwestern Nigeria: Climate Adaptation Strategies

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-23
Author(s):  
V. A. Tanimonure
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Climate Change Adaptation ◽  
Adaptation Strategies ◽  
Local Climate ◽  
Access To Credit ◽  
Southwest Nigeria ◽  
Local Climate Change ◽  
Indigenous Vegetables ◽  
Econometric Analyses ◽  
Climate Change Adaptation Strategies

AbstractThe impact of climate change, especially on agricultural sector, calls for a global and more localized strategies such as cultivation of underutilized indigenous vegetables (UIVs) which adapt better to local climate change. This chapter, therefore, examines the perception of UIVs farmers to climate change, their experiences of UIVs’ responses to climate change, adaptation strategies employed, and the determinants of the decision to adopt them in Southwest Nigeria. The study uses quantitative and qualitative primary household data from 191 UIVs farmers, 8 Focus Group Discussions (FGDs), and secondary climate data from the Nigerian Meteorological Agency. Descriptive and econometric analyses are employed in the data analyses. The results show that farmers’ perceptions of climate change are high temperature and a high variability in rainfall pattern that has affected the yield, increased insects, pests, and diseases infestations, and reduced soil fertility. The results further show that the responses of UIVs to these resultant effects differ as such, and adaptation strategies farmers adopt are UIVs-specific. The adaptation strategies mostly employed by the UIVs farmers are cultivating UIVs along the river bank and the least is agroforestry and perennial plantation. The determinants of the decision to adopt adaptation strategies include UIVs revenue, age, years of experience, access to climate information, climate change awareness, agro ecological zone, and access to credit. Thus, promotion of UIVs business is advocated and provision of information on climate change essential and will encourage farmers to adopt appropriate climate change adaptation strategies to boost UIVs business.

scholarly journals Sustainable Climate Change Adaptation in Developing Countries: Role of Perception Among Rural Households

2021 ◽  
pp. 2501-2517
Author(s):  
Oluwatosin Oluwasegun Fasina ◽  
Emmanuel Chilekwu Okogbue ◽  
Oluwatosin Omowunmi Ishola ◽  
Abiodun Adeeko
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Climate Change Adaptation ◽  
Rural Households ◽  
Sowing Date ◽  
Harvest Date ◽  
Sociocultural Factors ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Adaptation Measures ◽  
Southwest Nigeria ◽  
Production Resources

AbstractClimate change adaptation entails exploiting not only economically but also environmentally beneficial strategies by all stakeholders. However, the successful implementation of adaptation actions is also subject to the perception of climate change, usually influenced by knowledge, experiences, and sociocultural factors including gender relations, among the target group. This chapter analyzes the perception of climate change among rural households in Southwest Nigeria and ascertains the coping and adaptation strategies in use among the households. A total of 239 respondents were interviewed across the vegetative zones available in the study area. Findings revealed that 54.8% were involved in crop farming. About 51.0% and 45.6% practiced change in sowing date and harvest date, respectively. Respondents’ perception had a significant relationship with adaptation measures such as change in harvest date (χ2 = 56.753, p = 0.026), planting improved varieties (χ2 = 55.866, p = 0.031), and mixed cropping (χ2 = 55.433, p = 0.042). Respondents had a favorable perception of climate change. The study concluded that although their perception of climate change was favorable and indicated their understanding of its negative effects on their livelihoods, it did not take cognizance of women’s insecure access to production resources. It recommended the development of easily accessible weather forecasts to aid livelihood decisions and enlightenment on improved women’s access to production resources and biodiversity protection.

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