Stakeholders’ perceptions of climate change point to future challenges for the adaptation of grain legumes

This study investigated the role of Local Ecological Knowledge (LEK) in climate change adaptation among smallholder farmers in Mbereshi village. The study examined smallholder farmers’ perception of climate change, their traditional knowledge and practices, and the effectiveness of LEK in enhancing agricultural productivity and environmental sustainability. The study used a mixed-methods research design, combining both quantitative and qualitative techniques. The Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 29.0 was used to examine quantitative datasets. Thus a multiple regression analysis was used to determine the predictive influence of multiple independent variables on LEK use while a Chi-square test was performed to determine whether there was a statistically significant difference in farmers’ perception of climate variability and change across the main climate variables considered for the study. The qualitative datasets were analysed using a thematic and descriptive approach. Study findings show that age and farming experience were significant predictors of LEK use in the multiple regression model while farmers’ perception of changes in the major climate variables were statistically significant based on the Chi-square test. The study shows that 91 percent of farmers were aware of changing climatic trends, especially on the commencement and frequency of rainfall variations while 86 percent of them indicated using LEK to guide their adaptation, early cultivation, crop rotation, and seed selection processes, among others. The results also indicate that farmers who implemented LEK observed an increase in crop yield. Farmers were also able to practice conservation tillage, organic fertilization, and agroforestry, indicating a great sense of commitment to climate change mitigation and adaptation. The study concludes that LEK is a useful traditional strategy for climate change mitigation, adaptation and resilience. Study findings also strongly support the incorporation of LEK use in national climate change adaptation plans, and hence the study’s proposal for use of hybrid knowledge systems that blend indigenous wisdom with scientific innovation.

Smallholder farmers are highly vulnerable to the impacts climate change, due to their dependence on agriculture for their livelihoods, reliance on rain-fed crops and location in marginal lands. Farmers have to perceive first that the climate has changed, and then identify effective and efficient climate change-smart agricultural practices climate and implement them. The main purpose of this study was to analyze factors determining the farming communities’ awareness of climate change and variability and it’s implication for implementation of climate change-smart farming practices. A multi stage sampling procedure followed to select sample respondent households and the total sample size of the study was 138 households. This study employed both qualitative and quantitative methods of data collection. Primary data were collected by using semi-structured interview schedule, focus group discussion (FGDs) and key informant interviews. Logistic regression model was used to estimate household demographic, socio-economic, institutional and biophysical factors that determine the farmers’ perception of climate change and variability in the area. The results indicated that about 88.73% of farmers believe that temperature in the district had become warmer and over 90% were of the recognized that rainfall volume; pattern, distribution and timing had changed, resulting in increased frequency of drought. Though the majority of the responders perceived climate change only 62.56% of the total respondents’ implemented climate change-smart agricultural practices while the remaining 37.5% had not adapted any climate change-smart agricultural practices. This could imply that though perception is the frontline prerequisite sequentially for adoption of climate change-smart agricultural practices decisions, it is not cure-all alone. From the findings of the logistic analyses, the local socio-economic, institutional and agro-ecological and the information on weather and climate were significant in determining the likelihood of a good perception and knowledge of climate change and variability. To enhance rural farmers’ awareness and adoption of climate change adaptation techniques, more focus should therefore be given to socio-economic (farm experience, education and training, access to weather related information household size, wealth, land ownership) factors as suggested by model results. So, effective communication, active community involvement and considering socio-cultural factors such as religious practices and rituals could be areas of policy implication of the study.

Consistency between farmers’ perceptions of climate change (CC) and meteorological trends leads to effective farm adaptation strategies. This study was conducted in hazard-prone districts, Kurigram (riverbank erosion-prone) and Nilphamari (drought-prone), of the northwest region of Bangladesh to compare farmers’ perceptions of CC with meteorological trends, and to examine farm adaptation measures. A total of 252 smallholder households were interviewed. Household survey, key informant interviews, focus group discussions and field observations were carried out to collect the primary data. The findings revealed that farmers’ perceptions of CC were consistent with the meteorological trends of the past 30 years (1986–2015) and showed increasing temperature parameters and decreasing rainfall parameters. Farmers perceived negative impacts were increased summer temperature and length of summer days, decreased rainfall intensity, number of rainy days and length of winter days as well as increased intensity of floods, droughts, riverbank erosion and other natural hazards. The farmers also noted significant moderate to high impact of CC on agricultural production. The practiced adaptation strategies were low to medium, and almost all the households applied traditional strategies including compost and manure in their fields and practiced crop rotation as well as homestead gardening to minimize the adverse impact of CC. The study recommends bridging information gaps between the scientific community and farmers about CC adaptation options to meet challenges posed by CC. This study also provides field-based evidence for devising CC mitigation and adaptation policies.

The Amazon region has been undergoing profound transformations since the late ‘70s through forest degradation, land use changes and effects of global climate change. The perception of such changes by local communities is important for risk analysis and for subsequent societal decision making. In this study, we compare and contrast observations and perceptions of climate change by selected Amazonian communities particularly vulnerable to alterations in precipitation regimes. Two main points were analysed: (i) the notion of changes in the annual climate cycle and (ii) the notion of changes in rainfall patterns. About 72% of the sampled population reports perceptions of climate changes, and there is a robust signal of increased perception with age. Other possible predictive parameters such as gender, fishing frequency and changes in/planning of economic activities do not appear overall as contributing to perceptions. The communities’ perceptions of the changes in 2013–2014 were then compared to earlier results (2007–2008), providing an unprecedented cohort study of the same sites. Results show that climate change perceptions and measured rainfall variations differ across the basin. It was only in the southern part of the Amazon that both measured and perceived changes in rainfall patterns were consistent with decreased precipitation. However, the perception of a changing climate became more widespread and frequently mentioned, signalling an increase in awareness of climate risk.

Climate change affects both men and women which, in turn, shapes their varied and contrasting perceptions of climate variability and change. This paper examined the gendered perceptions of climate variability and change among local communities in Queen Elizabeth National Park in Uganda.The objectives are threefold: - identify climatic shocks faced by the local communities; examine the perceptions of men and women of climate variability and change; and to compare their perceptions with empirical meteorological data. This study employed both qualitative and quantitative methods, with data collected from 215 respondents using survey, interviews and focused group discussions. From the findings, indicators of climate variability and change included reduced flooding events, occurrence of human diseases, increasing crop pests and diseases, dry spells and intensity of rains. There was increasing significant temperatures while rainfall was declining. Both male and female significantly associated with increasing temperatures and reduced flooding events. While climatic shocks affected both males and females, the impact was more pronounced depending on distinct livelihood activities and roles and responsibilities undertaken. The study concluded that people’s perceptions of climate change should be taken on by the government and integrated in the national climate programs that support people’s livelihoods and survival mechanisms.

In this study, coping mechanisms and instrumental records were used to examine people's perceptions of climate change and variability. Data from 387 individuals were gathered by questionnaire. Furthermore, six focus group discussions were organised. Gridded data on temperature and precipitation were gathered from four stations between 1979 and 2014. The metrological parameters, including temperature and Sun heat periods, were measured and compared with the perception of the residents during the settlement in the 1920s. The perception result showed that both the minimum and the maximum temperatures were changing and rising. .99.5% of respondents reported an increase in solar heat and variability in the onset and cessation of rains, while 51% of respondents said the climate was unpleasant. As a result, we accept the alternative hypothesis, H0 = 0, which states that the residents of the research area were aware of climate variability and change, and reject the null hypothesis, H0 = 0. The Standard Precipitation Index showed that there were more dry spells than wet ones. The results of the Chi-square test showed a strong correlation between coping mechanisms and perceptions of variability and climate change. According to the study's findings, humans have primary and supplementary coping mechanisms for dealing with climate fluctuation and change. In addition to planned adaptation based on current local coping techniques, the study advises policymakers and development partners to establish climate-smart Agriculture solutions that are suitable at the Payam level.

Purpose Tribal farmers in India are among the most vulnerable societal groups affected by climate change and variability. This study aims to examine the perceptions and adaptation strategies of tribal farmers in response to climate change in the Kandhamal district of Odisha, India. Design/methodology/approach This research is based on cross-sectional data collected in 2024 from 150 tribal farmers using semi-structured questionnaires and focus group discussions. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and a logistic regression model. Findings The findings indicate that nearly all tribal farmers identified various signs of climate change: 90.2% acknowledged that the climate has changed, 85% reported irregularities in rainfall patterns, 87.25% observed an increase in temperature and 55.33% noted a rise in winter rainfall. The farmers’ perceptions of climate change are significantly influenced by several factors. Gender, age, education level, agricultural training, climate awareness, farming experience, availability of irrigated land, income level, crop insurance and access to loans are among the factors listed. Research limitations/implications Future research should focus on integrating indigenous knowledge with scientific advancements to develop holistic climate adaptation frameworks with the coverage of more states to give a clear picture about the perception and adaptation of climate change of tribal farmers. Originality/value Most studies in India focus on different states or regions, but to the best of the authors’ knowledge, very few examine tribal farmers’ adaptation and perception of climate change, especially in Odisha, one of the most vulnerable and second-highest tribal-populated states.

Smallholder farmers’ perception of climate change and adoption of climate smart agriculture practices in Masaba South Sub-county, Kisii, Kenya

The purpose of this study was to investigate High School (HS) students’ perceptions of Climate Change (CC) and Global warming (GW). This work was conducted within Portuguese High School students and the results in this context should have meaningful implications for national CC policies in the future as well as HS curricula adaptation to the students’ perceptions. Research was conducted at a high school in Central Portugal. The survey was applied to all the high school students from the 10th to the 12th grade, enrolled in the areas of Sciences and Technology, Languages and Humanities, Socio-economical Sciences and Professionalization. The data were collected through a self-completion questionnaire consisting of 29 closed-ended questions and two open questions aiming at characterizing students from the socio-demographic, and from their perceptions, beliefs, motivations, attitudes, knowledge relating to the topic of CC. Google Drive was used to host the questionnaire and allow for the online survey. Statistical exploratory univariate and bivariate analyses were performed on the data collected (frequencies, total and column percentages, adjusted residuals). All statistical tests were two-tailed, with significance levels of 5%. Only statistically significant results were commented on the results section. Majority of students believed that CC was happening and also perceived that human activities were an important cause of CC. Still, the surveyed students hold some misconceptions about basic causes and consequences of climate change. Students’ gender influenced their perceptions of time scale of CC impact on both human and biotic communities. Most students state that their training had focused enough on the topic of CC and felt they had a moderate technical knowledge about the topic of CC (students’ knowledge of how their behaviour influenced CC followed a similar pattern). There was a large conviction that the main actions in mitigating CC effects should be taken by governments and regarding the perception of the importance of CC for their future professional carrier, 48% considered that this topic was “moderately important” and 29% considered it as “very important”. However as individuals, and globally, 74% had not taken actions to mitigate CC (only 26% of the respondents had taken some actions to mitigate the causes of CC). Further research is necessary so that curricula programs can be adequate to promote better knowledge and attitudes about climate change and an active engagement of future participative citizens, as part of the solution for climate change problems.

The main objective of this paper is to assess pro-environmental behavior, climate change anxiety, perception, hope, and despair in different political orientations. Our specific aims included to assess the validity of all the instruments used; to assess whether the factor structure of the scales were valid across political orientations; to evaluate their reliability; to assess differences concerning age, gender, and political orientation; to learn the variables that explain pro-environmental behavior; and to evaluate the moderating role of climate change perception, despair, and hope in the relationship between climate change anxiety and pro-environmental behavior. Confirmatory factor analyses (CFAs), multi-group CFAs (to calculate measurement invariance), multiple linear regressions, and moderations were performed. Results showed that pro-environmental behavior and climate change hope achieved the four assessed levels of invariance across different political orientations; climate change anxiety achieved the first three levels of invariance; and climate change perception and climate change despair achieved configural invariance. Climate change anxiety, personal experience with climate change, and climate change perception (total, reality, and consequences) presented higher values for the left political orientation than for the right or the center. Climate change anxiety variables contributed most to explaining pro-environmental behaviors. Hope, despair, and climate change perception (consequences) moderated the relationship between climate change anxiety and pro-environmental behavior. These results open up new avenues for investigation, specifically to understand why high levels of anxiety lead to more pro-environmental behaviors.

Climate change has serious environmental, economic, and social impacts on the agricultural community in Afghanistan. A combination of many factors, including low socioeconomic situation, poor infrastructure, extreme poverty, rapid population growth, and low adaptive capacity, exerts the agricultural community at extreme vulnerability. Utilizing adaptation strategies by farmers and policymakers plays an important role in minimizing the impacts of climate change. It is important to know how stakeholders perceive the impact of climate change that influences their livelihoods, and the way they use adaptation strategies. This study assessed stakeholders’ perceptions of climate change and vulnerability based on information that was collected from literature and the stakeholders themselves through surveys and interviews. Therefore, the study is primarily focused on Stakeholders’ perception of climate change, effective variables, the impact of climate change on wheat production, and adaptation strategies. Findings revealed that stakeholders had concerns about the negative impact of climate change on crop production. Among the farmers, 90.4% and 72.8% believed that drought and temperature trends had already increased, and only 27.3 % of them thought that rainfall had decreased. The belief of a decrease in crop production due to climatic challenges was recorded by 90.9% and 80% of farmers and agricultural organization workers, respectively. Farmers reported a decrease in crop production of over 46%, and they utilized alternative and tolerant varieties as a means of adapting to the changes and of limiting crop reduction. Agricultural organization workers recommended some strategies including cultivation of adaptive seeds, crop rotation, water resource management, jungle protection, tree planting, increasing public awareness, agriculture machinery, and greenhouse creation, but 33.4 % of them did not provide any suggestions. Stakeholders’ perception and adaptation practices could be improved by the support of organized cooperatives, policy making, training programs, and development of relevant strategies.

Communities’ perception of climate change must be integrated with research information to improve their adaptive capacity successfully. Thus, to propose appropriate adaptation options to the specific localities, understanding the levels of perception of rural communities to climate change and variability is crucial. This study aims to capture the rural communities’ perception of climate change and its determinants in Dejen district, Nile basin of Ethiopia. Cross-sectional socio-economic and time series climatic data were used. Stratified and snowball sampling techniques were employed to select a sample of 398 households. Chi-square analysis was carried out at p≤0.05. The majority (65.7%) of households had information about climate change before this study survey. Age, farming experience, income, the number of relatives, access to weather information, farmer to farmer access, and government experts’ extension services had a significant effect on the majority of climatic variables perception of households. The households’ perception of climate change was in line with results of climate data analysis. The chi-square analysis test of hypothesis shows gender has no significant effect on the perception of climate change. The implication is that all social groups in the study area perceived that there are changes in climate.

PDF HTML阅读 XML下载 导出引用 引用提醒 高寒生态脆弱区农户对气候变化的感知——以甘南高原为例 DOI: 10.5846/stxb201507271565 作者: 作者单位: 西北师范大学,西北师范大学,西北师范大学,西北师范大学 作者简介: 通讯作者: 中图分类号: 基金项目: 国家自然科学基金项目（41361106，41471116）；教育部新世纪优秀人才支持计划（NECT-11-0910）；甘肃省高校基本科研业务费项目 Farmers' perception of climate change in high-frigid ecological vulnerable region: a case of Gannan Plateau Author: Affiliation: Northwest Normal University,Northwest Normal University,Northwest Normal University,Northwest Normal University Fund Project: 摘要 | 图/表 | 访问统计 | 参考文献 | 相似文献 | 引证文献 | 资源附件 | 文章评论 摘要:气候变化作为人类当前面临的最严峻挑战，已对生态脆弱区农户生计产生严重的负面影响，明确农户对气候变化的感知对于制定有效的气候变化适应政策非常关键。以甘南高原为研究区，基于入户调查数据，构建了农户对气候变化的感知度指数，分析了甘南高原农户的气候变化感知特征，并采用经济计量模型分析了影响农户气候变化感知的关键因素。结果表明：（1）甘南高原农户对气温变化的感知能力强于对降水变化的感知，并对近期发生的、规模较大、影响较严重的极端天气记忆较深；（2）农户对气候变化的严重性及可能性感知较强烈，感知到的适应成本与适应功效也较高，但感知到的自我效能较弱，其气候变化严重性、可能性、适应功效、自我效能及适应成本感知度指数分别为3.76、3.34、3.43、2.85、3.53，且农区农户对气候变化的风险感知与适应感知均最强，半农半牧区次之，纯牧区最弱；（3）气候变化信息、农户的客观适应能力、农户对社会话语的信任度、适应激励均会影响农户的气候变化感知，其中，适应激励为最关键的影响因素，其与农户的气候变化适应功效感知、自我效能感知均呈正相关，而与风险感知、适应成本感知呈负相关。最后，针对如何提高农户气候变化感知的准确度，增强农户应对气候变化的能力，提出相关的政策建议。 Abstract:Global climate change has increased the vulnerability of natural ecosystems and brought a huge challenge to human being, how to adapt to climate change has become a hot spot in the world. The farmers who rely on natural resources for livelihoods is one of the vulnerable groups to adapt to climate change. Climate change has a serious negative impact on the farmers' livelihood, especially in the high-frigid ecologically vulnerable region. Perception of climate change is the basis of climate change adaptation, clearing the features of climate change perception of farmers is conducive to a better understanding of their response action. Selecting Gannan Plateau as the study area, based on 539 household survey data and the MPPACC (Model of Private Proactive Adaptation to Climate Change), built a index of the farmers' perception of climate change, this paper analyzes the features of farmers' perception to climate change and the key factors that affect the farmers' perception of climate change by using the econometric model. The results show that:(1) Farmers' perception of temperature change is more accurate than the perception of precipitation change,79.96% of farmers have sensed accurately the trend of rising temperatures over the past 30 years, which is consistent with the meteorological data, and only 36.92% of farmers have sensed the trend of rising precipitation, which is inconsistent with the actual meteorological data; At the same time, farmers have a deep memory of the influential and larger scale extreme weather that happened in recent years;(2) Farmers' severity perception, probability perception, adaptation efficacy perception and adaptation costs perception of climate change are strong, but the self-efficiency perception of climate change is weak, the index of their severity perception, probability perception, adaptation efficacy perception, self-efficacy perception and adaptation cost perception are 3.76, 3.34, 3.43, 2.85, 3.53 respectively. And these perception is the strongest in farming area, next in the planting-pasturing area, the pure pasturing area is the weakest.(3) Climate change information, farmer's objectively adaptive capacity, farmers' trust on the social discourse, and adaptation incentives are all affect the farmer's perception of climate change, among them, adaptation incentive is the key factors influence farmers' climate change perception, and the more adaptation incentives, the weaker farmers' severity perception, probability perception and adaptation costs perception, but the stronger farmers' adaptation efficacy perception and self-efficiency perception. Finally, we put forward some relevant policy recommendations, the purpose is improve the accuracy of farmers' perception to climate change and enhance their adaptive capacity. 参考文献 相似文献 引证文献

Background Cyperus esculentus a perennial sedge, has been cultivated since ancient times for its nutritious and versatile tubers, which are used in cooking, traditional medicine, and various industries. Despite its potential, the crop remains underutilized in Togo and is grown in limited areas. Moreover, there is a lack of information on its genetic diversity, cropping systems, uses, and the impact of climate change on its productivity; factors essential for effective breeding and sustainable cultivation. This study aimed to document and compare existing knowledge on the uses and production systems of tiger nuts, as well as tiger nut producers’ perceptions of climate change and its impact on tiger nut cultivation in two regions of Togo with contrasting climatic conditions.MethodsA total of 206 tiger nut producers from six ethnic groups were selected across 26 villages located in the Savanes region (Sudanian climate) and the Plateaux region (Guinean climate) were selected following the snowball method during a survey conducted from July to September 2023. Data on tiger nut uses, diversity, production systems, and producers’ perceptions of climate change and its impact on the species’ productivity were collected using participatory rural appraisal methods. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Fisher’s Exact Test to examine the relationship between region and sociodemographic factors, and multinomial logistic regression to identify which sociodemographic characteristics influence tiger nut growers’ perceptions of climate change and their views on its impact on production.ResultsA significant difference was observed in the gender distribution of tiger nut producers between the two regions. In the Savanes region, most producers were male (75%), whereas in the Plateaux region, most were female (84%). The area dedicated to tiger nut production also varied significantly between the regions. In the Savanes region, no more than 0.25 ha was allocated to the crop, whereas in the Plateaux region, 58% of producers dedicated more than 0.25 ha of their land to tiger nut cultivation. Seven distinct uses were identified: tuber consumption, commercialization, medicinal applications, soil fertilization, traditional beverage preparation, weed control, and livestock feeding. The last three were reported exclusively in the Savanes region. Eight major constraints were identified across the two regions. The most critical in the Plateaux region was harvesting difficulties, while in the Savanes region it was pest attacks. Regarding climate change, chi-square tests showed a significant association between climatic zones and farmers’ perceptions, as well as between regions and the reported effects of climate change on tiger nut cultivation (P < 0.001). Perceived climate change indicators included irregular rainfall, delayed onset of rains, drought spells, and early rainfall. Reported effects on the crop included reduced yields, abnormal growth patterns, premature yellowing of leaves, seedling desiccation, and small tubers.ConclusionThe ethno-ecological knowledge captured in this study provides a foundational resource for the sustainable management and conservation of tiger nut, and for the development of effective breeding strategies in Togo.

Background: A range of local social and environmental factors has an impact on farmers' views of climate change and choices on the use of coping mechanisms. This study examines the factors that are limiting farmers' perceptions of climate change and their coping mechanisms in Gimbi district, Western Ethiopia. Methods: A household survey and focus group discussion were employed to collect relevant data. A total of 402 randomly selected households and six focus group discussions containing 72 participants were used to gather data. Binary logit models were used to analyze the collected data. Results: Farmers noted that some of the signs of climate change included increasing temperature, erratic rainfall, late onset of rainfall, and early cessation of rainfall. We discovered that there are three distinct sets of climate adaption strategies used by farmers: crop management, soil and water conservation and intensive farm management. The primary determinants of farmers' perceptions of climate change and adaptation techniques were household head age, education, soil fertility, market access, and agricultural training. Age, education, and soil fertility level were the characteristics that significantly impacted farmers' perspectives and coping mechanisms among the primary drivers evaluated in the area. Use of agroforestry, shifting planting dates, and fertilizer application were all essential farming practices used as climate adaptation measures. Conclusions: Both socioeconomic and environmental factors have found to affect farmers' perceptions of climate change in the area. The existing socioeconomic and environmental factors, in turn, affect their choice of strategies to adapt to climate change. When implementing climate change adaption strategies, it is critical to assess farmers' level of awareness of climate change and their coping strategies, as well as the factors limiting their ability to adapt to climate change.