DOI: 10.1016/j.crm.2017.06.006
Scopus记录号: 2-s2.0-85021273474
论文题名: Climate change perceptions and local adaptation strategies of hazard-prone rural households in Bangladesh
作者: Alam G.M.M. ; Alam K. ; Mushtaq S.
刊名: Climate Risk Management
ISSN: 22120963
出版年: 2017
卷: 17 起始页码: 52
结束页码: 63
语种: 英语
英文关键词: Adaptation strategies
; Bangladesh
; Climate change
; Perception
; Resilience
; Riverbank erosion
英文摘要: Adaptation is a key strategy that can alleviate the severity of climate change impacts on agriculture and food production. Adaptation strategies are unlikely to be effective without an understanding of the farmers’ perceptions of climate change. This paper explores the local knowledge of adaptation in response to the perceived impacts of climate change and climatic hazards using a survey of 380 resource-poor riverbank erosion-prone households in Bangladesh. The results indicate that the respondents’ perceptions of changes in the climate and of extreme climatic events are similar to the observed climate data. Households have recognized the impacts on their livelihood and resources, resulting in an increased sense of vulnerability. To build resilience, households have undertaken a range of farming and non-farming adaptation strategies, which vary significantly among the farming groups. The important adaptation strategies include adopting new crop varieties, changing planting time, homestead gardening, planting trees and migration. Improved access to finance and to information about appropriate strategies appears to be crucial to support adaptation processes locally and thus to enhance the resilience of vulnerable households. © 2017
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资源类型: 期刊论文
标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/58963
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作者单位: School of Commerce, Faculty of Business, Education, Law & Arts, University of Southern Queensland, Australia; Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University, Bangladesh; International Centre for Applied Climate Sciences, University of Southern Queensland, Australia
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Alam G.M.M.,Alam K.,Mushtaq S.. Climate change perceptions and local adaptation strategies of hazard-prone rural households in Bangladesh[J]. Climate Risk Management,2017-01-01,17