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rising temperatures, shifting precipitation patterns, and increasing extreme events. Without attention to adaptation, the …
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the level of the plot, farm, or even landscape. However, adaptation to climate change using SLWM practices in sub …-Saharan Africa (SSA) remains low. This study was conducted to examine the impact of government policies on adaptation to climate …
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"The Challenge The unimpeded growth of greenhouse gas emissions is raising the earth’s temperature. The consequences include melting glaciers, more precipitation, more and more extreme weather events, and shifting seasons. The accelerating pace of climate change, combined with global...
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, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda) have adopted, or are planning to adopt, a range of climate change adaptation strategies in … countries cite the promotion of rainwater harvesting as an important adaptation strategy, either small scale with small check … drought-tolerant species, and soil conservation. To date, the national adaptation policies of only three countries have …
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. The extent to which these impacts are felt depends in large part on the extent of adaptation in response to climate change …. Adaptation is widely recognized as a vital component of any policy response to climate change. Without adaptation, climate change … would be detrimental to the agricultural sector, but with adaptation, vulnerability can be significantly reduced. This brief …
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examined the factors influencing adaptation and the implications of various adaptation strategies for farm productivity." from …
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examined the factors influencing adaptation and the implications of various adaptation strategies for farm productivity." from …
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"Adaptation to climate change involves changes in agricultural management practices in response to changes in climate … access to alternative practices and technologies available in the region. This study examines farmer adaptation strategies to …-level adaptation measures and barriers to adaptation at the farm household level. A multivariate discrete choice model is used to …
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-income developing country. Furthermore, it provides an estimation of the determinants of adaptation to climate change and the … information on future climate changes, affect adaptation positively and significantly. Farm households with larger access to … social capital are more likely to adopt yield-related adaptation strategies." from authors' abstract …
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. The extent to which these impacts are felt depends in large part on the extent of adaptation in response to climate change … in the Limpopo River Basin and analyzes farmers' adaptation responses to climate change and variability. A Heckman probit … model and a multinomial logit (MNL) model are used to examine the determinants of adaptation to climate change and …
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