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Agricultural adaptation to climatic variation
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In this paper, an empirical analysis of farmers' decisions in light of variations in climate and other forces is based on a survey of 120 farm operators in southwestern Ontario, and some farmers were affected by variable climatic conditions over a six-year-period.Abstract:
Assumptions underlying impact assessments of climatic change for agriculture are explored conceptually and empirically. Variability in climatic conditions, the relevance of human decision-making, and the role of non-climatic forces are reviewed and captured in a model of agricultural adaptation to climate. An empirical analysis of farmers' decisions in light of variations in climate and other forces is based on a survey of 120 farm operators in southwestern Ontario. Many farmers were affected by variable climatic conditions over a six-year-period, and some undertook strategic adaptations in their farm operations. Frequency of dry years was the key climatic stimulus to farming adaptations. However, only 20 percent of farmers were sufficiently influenced by climatic conditions to respond with conscious changes in their farm operations.read more
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An Anatomy of Adaptation to Climate Change and Variability
TL;DR: In this article, the authors propose an "anatomy of adaptation" to systematically specify and differentiate adaptations, based upon three questions: (i) adapt to what? (ii) who or what adapts? and (iii) how does adaptation occur?
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Theory and practice in assessing vulnerability to climate change and facilitating adaptation
P. M. Kelly,W. N. Adger +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors discuss approaches to the assessment of vulnerability to climatevariability and change and attempt to clarify the relationship between the concepts of vulnerability and adaptation, focusing on the socio-economic and institutional constraints that limit the capacity to respond.
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Adaptation options in agriculture to climate change: a typology
Barry Smit,Mark W. Skinner +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a synthesis of research on adaptation options in Canadian agriculture identifies four main categories: (i) technological developments, (ii) government programs and insurance, (iii) farm production practices, and (iv) farm financial management.
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Adaptation to climate change in Ethiopia and South Africa: options and constraints.
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present the adaptation strategies used by farmers in South Africa and Ethiopia and analyzes the factors influencing the decision to adapt using data from a survey of 1800 farm households.
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Understanding adaptation: What can social capital offer assessments of adaptive capacity?
Mark Pelling,Chris High +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the case is put forward for a critical engagement with social capital in the context of climate change adaptation, and the authors identify opportunities for using social capital to research adaptive capacity and action within communities of place and communities of practice.
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