Adaptation to Climate Change and Livelihoods: An Integrated Case Study to Assess the Vulnerability and Adaptation Options of the Fishing and Farming Communities of Selected East Coast Stretch of Tamil Nadu, India

While there is no doubt that extension services play an active role in promoting smallholder farmers’ adaptive capacity and adaptation to climate change, there is a dearth of information and research on how this institution champions climate change adaptation in rural farming communities in Ghana. This study employed a qualitative case study design and interviewed 15 extension officers and 26 smallholder farmers to understand how extension services enhance smallholder farmers’ climate change adaptive capacity and adaptation in the rural Adansi North District in Ghana. The findings indicate that extension services adopt multiple strategies to build the adaptive capacity of farmers to climate change. Through the transfer of skills and knowledge, technology and innovations, supply of inputs, technical advice and liaison role with existing local institutions, farmers are able to adapt to climate change. The study further revealed that extension services are hindered by geographical, sociocultural and economic challenges which affect their alignment and fitness to effectively assist smallholder farmers. The study recommends strengthening the capacity of the extension institution. Moreover, more experts must be trained to provide special, targeted and important services to smallholder farmers in respect of climate change sensitization and adaptation.

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Employing the enhanced Regional Tourism Sustainable Adaptation Framework with a case study of climate change vulnerability in Mombasa, Kenya

Tourism and Hospitality Research ◽

10.1177/1467358418791353 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 20 (1) ◽

pp. 56-71

Author(s):

Joseph Muiruri Njoroge ◽

Beate MW Ratter ◽

Lucy Atieno ◽

Innocent M Mugabe

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Secondary Data ◽

Adaptation To Climate Change ◽

Policy Makers ◽

Weak Institutions ◽

Regional Tourism ◽

Regional Dynamics ◽

The City ◽

Adaptation Options

This paper attempts to provide an empirical application of the enhanced Regional Tourism Sustainable Adaptation Framework using a case study of Mombasa Kenya. Climate variability is a challenge to tourism destinations, especially coastal and Island destinations, categories under which Mombasa, our study site falls under. Mombasa has limited capacity to adapt to climate change considering its socio economic conditions and weak institutions, thus making it necessary to explore the possible sustainable pathways for the city using the enhanced Regional Tourism Sustainable Adaptation Framework. Earlier frameworks for tourism adaptation to climate change lacked focus on regional dynamics as well as sustainability aspects, and their implementation pose the risk of mal adaptation to some extent. Using secondary data and data from interviews with tourism stakeholders in Mombasa, the enhanced Regional Tourism Sustainable Adaptation Framework guides our assessment of vulnerability and resilience of the destination, as well as identification of region specific adaptation options for the city within the context of sustainable practice. Based on climate change perceived impacts, risks and vulnerability various adaptation options are presented and discussed as provided in literature. The usefulness of the framework in guiding regional tourism destination managers and policy makers in their pursuit for a regional adaptation options within the tourism sector in order to reduce destinations vulnerability, increase resilience and take advantage of opportunities presented by climate change is underscored.

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How might adaptation to climate change by smallholder farming communities contribute to climate change mitigation outcomes? A case study from Timor-Leste, Southeast Asia

Sustainability Science ◽

10.1007/s11625-016-0361-9 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 11 (3) ◽

pp. 477-492 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

Alvin Chandra ◽

Paul Dargusch ◽

Karen E. McNamara

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Southeast Asia ◽

Climate Change Mitigation ◽

Adaptation To Climate Change ◽

Smallholder Farming ◽

Farming Communities ◽

Timor Leste ◽

Change Mitigation

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How Can Governments Support Adaptation to Climate Change by Small-Scale Farmers? A Case Study from the Canadian Maritime Provinces

SSRN Electronic Journal ◽

10.2139/ssrn.3035782 ◽

2017 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Bernard Soubry

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Small Scale ◽

Adaptation To Climate Change ◽

Maritime Provinces ◽

Small Scale Farmers

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Determinants of Adaptation to Climate Change: A Gendered Analysis from Bahi and Kondoa Districts, Dodoma Region, Tanzania

Journal of Sustainable Development ◽

10.5539/jsd.v10n2p155 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 10 (2) ◽

pp. 155

Author(s):

Okuli William Swai

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Climate Change Adaptation ◽

Multinomial Logit Model ◽

Adaptation To Climate Change ◽

Adaptation Measures ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Men And Women ◽

Land Size ◽

Adaptation Options ◽

Main Factor

Although various long term adaptation measures are currently implemented by farmers to adapt to the effects of climate change in Tanzania, information regarding factors determining choice of adaptation options between men and women is scarce. A gendered analysis was done to analyze determinants of adaptation to climate change in Bahi and Kondoa Districts, Dodoma Region, Tanzania. A cross-sectional research design was adopted whereby the data was collected from a sample of 360 respondents, 12 focus groups and 18 key informants. Analysis of quantitative data involved descriptive statistics and multinomial logit model using Nlogit 3.0 and qualitative data were summarized by using content analysis. Results revealed that the main occupation and land size were the main factors that determined adaptation options for men during food shortage while for women, the main factor was marital status. The village/location of respondents was the main factor that determined climate change adaptation option for women to adapt crops to climate change whereas, for men, access to agricultural knowledge was the main factor that encouraged men to use improved seeds, manure and deep cultivation, instead of selecting and keeping enough seeds for the next season. It is concluded that factors determining choice of climate change adaptation between men and women are not the same, emphasizing the need for gender differentiated interventions to promote climate change adaptation. Thus, planners and policy makers from Agriculture, Livestock and Environment sectors; Tanzania NAPA and other development practitioners dealing with climate change should use gender sensitive interventions to manage climate change.

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