Understanding adaptive capacity of smallholder African indigenous vegetable farmers to climate change in Kenya

Chepkoech, Winifred; Mungai, Nancy W.; Stöber, Silke; Lotze‐Campen, Hermann

doi:10.1016/j.crm.2019.100204

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“…These adjustments are mainly meant to act as a buffer and to assure proper exploitation of the new opportunities that minimize harm and as they present themselves. Therefore understanding the adaptive capacity by farmers is crucial to effective adaptation planning since it assures continuous production crucial to effective planning and guarantees human survival (Chepkoech et al 2020). With the projected increase in global temperature, likely to result to increase in global warming, it's thus inevitable for individuals and communities to find adaptive ways which guarantees their survival.…”

Section: Adaptive Capacity To Mitigate Climate Variability Impactsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Adaptive Capacity to Mitigate Climate Variability and Food Insecurity of Rural Communities Along River Tana Basin, Kenya

Karienye¹,

Macharia

2021

African Handbook of Climate Change Adaptation

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Climate variability is one of the leading natural threats and a root cause of food insecurity in the developing world, more so in Africa. It is a major impediment to the accomplishment of the global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Vision 2030 and Big Four agenda in the Kenyan context. The rise in occurrence and brutality of extreme events resulting from variability of climate including prolonged flooding and drought has become more pronounced in the relatively drier areas. This chapter presents a synthesis about rural communities in Garissa and Tana River Counties, Kenya. The key environmental conditions that face the rural communities in the two counties are prolonged drought and recurrent flooding events. The two conditions have resulted in various challenges facing the communities in these regions through low agricultural production (food and pastures), poor infrastructure, human displacement, and the resultant extreme poverty, overall food insecurity, and tough livelihoods. The problems have been exacerbated by lack of capacity by most of the community members to cushion themselves against these impacts. However, as the conditions continue to manifest themselves, the community members have also identified adaptive mechanisms that are best suited in the region including planting drought-resistant crop varieties, diversifying their livelihoods, embrace sustainable land use, and made efforts to plant trees. We, therefore, conclude that integrated information sharing including early warning alongside affordable and appropriate technologies and crop insurance could be an entry point in cushioning the local communities in the arid and semiarid lands (ASALs) against the extreme weather conditions experienced in the region.

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Section: Adaptive Capacity To Mitigate Climate Variability Impactsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Adaptive Capacity to Mitigate Climate Variability and Food Insecurity of Rural Communities Along River Tana Basin, Kenya

Karienye¹,

Macharia

2021

African Handbook of Climate Change Adaptation

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“…Adaptive capacity describes the ability to manage adverse impacts and utilizing any opportunities that arise (Chepkoech et al, 2020;Thonicke et al, 2020). Contributing factor of adaptive capacity to LVI-IPCC score was calculated using Equation (6).…”

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Adaptive Garlic Farming on Climate Change and Variability in Lombok

2021

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Climate change impact in Indonesia is generally characterized by changes in daily temperature, rainfall patterns, and sea level rise. These changes mainly influence agricultural practices for various crops, including garlic (Alium sativum L.). Current knowledge on climate vulnerability related to agricultural impact in Indonesia is limited. This study aims to identify the level of vulnerability of garlic farmer households to climate change and provide recommendations for adaptation activities for garlic farmers. The household vulnerability profile was assessed using Livelihood Vulnerability Index (LVI) and LVI-IPCC approaches. We carried out interviews for 100 respondents in four villages in Lombok to obtain primary data related to agricultural practices. Relation between climate variables and garlic productivity was determined using linear regression approach. The results showed that rainfall and temperature had a negative correlation with garlic productivity as indicated statistical indicators used, namely R2. According to LVI and LVI-IPCC approach, Sembalun Timba Gading and Sajang have the highest level of vulnerability (0.60) and Sajang Village has the lowest level of vulnerability (0.55) among all villages. The findings suggested that climate information should be considered in agricultural sector for climate change mitigation and adaptation.

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“…In addition, farmers were not provided with climate information by the authorities so that they could provide additional capacity in developing adaptation strategies. Based on the findings of previous studies, access to agricultural extension services is a significant factor in supporting the adaptive capacity of farmers (Chepkoech et al, 2020). In addition to the limited access to agricultural extension, the proportion of farmers obtaining knowledge enrichment on farming and climate change is also limited.…”

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Identification of Adaptive Capacity Assessments to Improve Collective Adaptation of Farmers to Climate Change

Wulansari

Abdoellah

Gunawan

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Collective adaptation is a relevant discussion in association with the limited adaptive capacity of farmers to deal with climate change. This study aims to improve the collective adaptation of farmers through the identification of adaptive capacity assessments. A collective adaptation mechanism in the form of planning for rice planting time has succeeded in reducing the vulnerability of farmers. This study was conducted at a rice production center with a collective adaptation mechanism in Indramayu District, West Java Province, Indonesia. The data were collected using a quantitative method through a questionnaire distributed to 296 farmer respondents and a qualitative method through structured interviews. The observations provided an overview for authors to build structured interviews. The results of the study show that the adaptive capacity of farmers is supported by social capital and collective adaptation mechanisms of farmers consisting of trust in the formal leaders, quality of collective decisions, and planning capacity. The results of this study contribute to the implementation of public policies in order to support the successful implementation of adaptation strategies to deal with climate change in accordance with the needs of farmers.

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Understanding adaptive capacity of smallholder African indigenous vegetable farmers to climate change in Kenya

Cited by 50 publications

References 40 publications

Adaptive Capacity to Mitigate Climate Variability and Food Insecurity of Rural Communities Along River Tana Basin, Kenya

Adaptive Capacity to Mitigate Climate Variability and Food Insecurity of Rural Communities Along River Tana Basin, Kenya

Adaptive Garlic Farming on Climate Change and Variability in Lombok

Identification of Adaptive Capacity Assessments to Improve Collective Adaptation of Farmers to Climate Change

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