Farmers and policy-makers’ perceptions of climate change in Ethiopia

Hameso, Seyoum

doi:10.1080/17565529.2017.1291408

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“…There are misconceptions related to climate change in Ethiopia. These include, but are not limited to, attribution of the cause of climate change to the will of God as well as weakened indigenous practices (Ayal & Leal Filho, 2017;Hameso, 2017). In the study areas, there were participants who indicated that climate changes because of the wrong deeds of human beings in respecting their culture, as a result of which God penalizes them by denying rainfall.…”

Section: High Risk Perception Profilementioning

confidence: 99%

“…We also used a holistic approach to measure the latent constructs constituting the framework. Many studies defined perception by focusing on an increase or decrease in temperature and/or rainfall (Deressa et al, 2011;Hameso, 2017;Lasco et al, 2016). Although it gives valuable insights, the observation of changes in temperature and rainfall shows only an awareness of climate change (Duinen et al, 2015;Gebrehiwot & Van Der Veen, 2015).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Socio-cultural aspects of farmers’ perception of the risk of climate change and variability in Central Ethiopia

Etana

Wesenbeeck

Buning

2020

Climate and Development

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Socio-cultural aspects of farmers’ perception of the risk of climate change and variability in Central Ethiopia

Etana

Wesenbeeck

Buning

2020

Climate and Development

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“…David-Chavez and Gavin [49] developed indicators for assessing responsible community engagement and identified patterns in levels of community engagement. Based on their experience and knowledge, indigenous people used indicators to interpret natural surroundings and predict both short-and long-term seasonal processes [29,50]. Besides the scientific value, indicators and TEK were incorporated in the adjustment with environmental changes [21,27,50], and in developing priorities for adaptive strategies [23,28].…”

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“…Most of the researches on adaptation to climate change have been focused on tropics and lowland (e.g., Ghana, Zimbabwe and Brazil) [11,21,27]. Recently, documenting the traditional knowledge of aboriginal mountainous communities (e.g., alpine Himalaya region, Ethiopia and Tanzania) [15,[28][29][30] was considered an essential task. under the higher climate changing rate and harsher environmental condition, communities in high mountains have been and will be affected by climate change compared with those living in lowland areas [31].…”

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Role of Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Seasonal Calendars in the Context of Climate Change: A Case Study from China

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A seasonal calendar, based on traditional knowledge of ecological indicators, seasonal variations and associated activities, can provide a baseline for understanding the practices of indigenous along with climatic variation. This paper investigates the ethno-ecological knowledge of indigenous people in Taxkorgan regarding the use of ecological cues to conduct seasonal activities that harmonize with climatic variations. Meteorological data from the nearest station was used to understand climatic variations and develop indices. The results revealed that indigenous elders still adopt traditional methods to decide the time of various annual activities observing and using seasonal cues, such as the height and color of grass, the arriving of migratory birds and phenological observations. Moreover, same or diverse indicators were used at settlements located in different elevations. The analysis revealed that the region was recently getting warmer and wetter compared to previous decades, and local perceptions were matched with climatic recordings. Local inhabitants already practiced earlier plantation of crops (e.g., wheat) in recent years. Climatic indices calculated revealed and validated recent weather condition can support earlier plantation of crops. Hence, the strong forecasting system using meteorological evidence to support existing local knowledge on ecological indicators and adjust seasonal calendars can improve indigenous people’s abilities to cope with climate risks. Furthermore, this can support in developing adaptation schemes that respond to community needs. The approaches and findings can be used to facilitate the management of these natural resource based on the adaptive framework and to create data that can be tested in subsequent studies.

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“…An earlier study in Tanzania (Dejene et al, 1997) also reported significant differences on how small-scale farmers perceived land degradation in their fields compared to the perception of extension workers. A recent study in Ethiopia (Hameso, 2018) found sharp differences in the way farmers perceive climate change causes from those of policy makers. Contrarily to the results in Chapter 4, in Western Kenya distant communities of farmers did not differ in their perceptions when it came to describing factors which caused soil fertility decline (Odendo et al, 2010).…”

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Influence of biophysical aspects on the performance of sustainable land management measures in the Usambara highlands of Tanzania

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Effectiveness of soil conservation measures at a landscape scale in the WestUsambara highlands, Tanzania 15 2. Effectiveness of soil conservation measures at a landscape scale in the West Usambara highlands, Tanzania The adoption of soil and water conservation (SWC) technologies among small holder farmers in the East African highlands is an area which poses many challenges. When adoption occurs across a vast landscape, the locations and effectiveness of the adopted measures are often not adequately known. For this reason, the majority of SWC studies in the highlands of East Africa employed field surveys and experiments to locate and estimate effectiveness of the installed technologies. This approach however has certain limitations when applied at a landscape scale. Potentially, remote sensing techniques could be used for the purpose of locating soil conservation structures, while modeling can help in estimating the effectiveness of the implemented measures. This study therefore employed remote sensing and GIS techniques to 1) to locate SWC structures in two 100 km2 areas in the West Usambara highlands of Tanzania, and 2) to determine the effectiveness of the implemented measures in reducing soil erosion at a landscape scale. The study was conducted in the west Usambara highlands of north-eastern Tanzania as a paired plot design in which two blocks of 100 km 2 each were studied using pixel (Maximum Likelihood Classification) and object-based image analysis (OBIA) remote sensing techniques to detect land use patterns and adoption of soil conservation technologies. Soil losses were modeled using the Universal Soil Loss Equation (USLE)-model while effectiveness of the measures was estimated from calculations. Results indicate that there are large differences in the adoption of soil conservation technologies between the two blocks. The study also finds the Maximum Likelihood Classifier to be reliable in generating land use thematic layer maps from which soil conservation measures can be studied with ease in mountainous areas. The OBIA-technique was found to be effective in identifying, classifying and mapping of the adopted SWC technologies. Effectiveness of the installed technologies remained comparable across the blocks but with higher indices for Sunga area. The study concludes that adoption of the SWC technologies in the two blocks is largely influenced by biophysical conditions within and between the two blocks and is not related to the quality of the technologies being implemented in either block Based on: J. Wickama, R. Masselink , G. Sterk. 2015. The effectiveness of soil conservation measures at a landscape scale in the West Usambara highlands, Tanzania, Geoderma,[241][242][168][169][170][171][172][173][174][175][176][177][178][179]

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Farmers and policy-makers’ perceptions of climate change in Ethiopia

Cited by 37 publications

References 26 publications

Socio-cultural aspects of farmers’ perception of the risk of climate change and variability in Central Ethiopia

Socio-cultural aspects of farmers’ perception of the risk of climate change and variability in Central Ethiopia

Role of Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Seasonal Calendars in the Context of Climate Change: A Case Study from China

Influence of biophysical aspects on the performance of sustainable land management measures in the Usambara highlands of Tanzania

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