Abstract
Program kampung iklim (Proklim) was launched by the Government to increase the implementation of the climate change adaptation strategy. The decision to adopt an adaptation strategy is influenced by farmers’ perceptions of climate change. This study aims to determine the level and compare the awareness of the climate change and perceptions of the climate change risks, among farmers from the Proklim and non-Proklim locations. The study was conducted in 3 sub-districts that have Proklim location, in Sleman Regency. By using the simple random sampling method, a total of 112 farmers were selected from the Proklim and non-Proklim locations in the same proportion. The results showed that the Proklim and non-Proklim locations were dominated by farmers with an awareness of climate change and perceptions of climate change risks at a moderate level. Other findings showed that farmers from the Proklim location had a higher awareness of climate change compared with non-Proklim farmers, with a difference of awareness of 6.44%. Perceptions of climate change risk among farmers from the two locations didn’t show significant differences.
Highlights
The phenomenon of climate change is getting serious attention at this time and will show changes that are getting worse in the future
It is proven by the results of the t-test analysis where farmers from Program kampung iklim (Proklim) had an average awareness of 63.15%, while farmers from non-Proklim locations had an average awareness value of 56.71%
The results of the t-test analysis showed that there was no significant difference in perceptions of climate change risk among farmers from Proklim and non-Proklim locations
Summary
The phenomenon of climate change is getting serious attention at this time and will show changes that are getting worse in the future. The agricultural sector as the main livelihood of rural people is at high vulnerability due to climate change [3]. Climate change has a significant impact on crop productivity in the short and long term. Water resources available for agriculture will decrease due to climate change. The problem increases if there is an increase in water demand when there is a decrease in rainfall. It causes a decrease in the welfare of the farmers family [6]. Smallholders are the most vulnerable because they have limited capital and use rainfed farming systems [8]
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