A framework for using autonomous adaptation as a leverage point in sustainable climate adaptation

Rahman, H. M. Tuihedur; Albizua, Amaia; Soubry, Bernard; Tourangeau, Wesley

doi:10.1016/j.crm.2021.100376

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“…The author asserts that involving local institutions and indigenous knowledge is essential for hastening CSA innovations adoption in smallholder farming. By incorporating local institutions and indigenous knowledge, it is possible to improve the flow of information, which in turn facilitates the mobilization of resources, the building of networks among rural farmers, and the emergence of stair-leaders in the fight against climate change (Azhoni et al 2017;Bisaro et al 2018;Mubaya and Mafongoya 2017;Ogunyiola et al 2022;Tuihedur Rahman et al 2021).…”

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Rural farmers’ perceptions of and adaptations to climate change in Sub-Saharan Africa: Does climate-smart agriculture (CSA) matter in Nigeria and Ethiopia?

Alhassan,

Haruna

2024

Environ Econ Policy Stud

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The available literature has ignored farmers’ perceptions on the benefits and drawbacks of adopting climate-smart agriculture (CSA) in favor of focusing primarily on profitability and economic constraints. We use the Ethiopian Socioeconomic Survey (ESS) and the General Household Survey from 2018 and 2019 to compare Nigeria and Ethiopia, both of which have sizable rural populations to assess farmers’ climate change perception and their adaptation options in promoting CSA. We first hypothesize that farmers with high tolerance for risk and stable financial resources are more likely to adopt CSA techniques, relying on the adopter perception theory of agricultural innovations and technologies. We address potential selection bias using the Heckman selection model, and estimate our data using multinomial logistic estimator, as well as standard logistic regression for robustness checks. We find that in both Ethiopia and Nigeria, household income and plot size influence farmers’ adaptations to climate change mitigation practices. However, farmers with bigger plots who run the risk of massive production loss tend to adopt measures of coping with climate change. We show that in both Ethiopia and Nigeria, rural farmers’ adaptation decisions are heavily influenced by agricultural extension programs and community social networks. Overall, our work highlights the important role of income, farm size, and climate-related information for investing in climate-smart agricultural methods to curb food insecurity in Sub-Saharan Africa.

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Section: Theoretical and Empirical Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Rural farmers’ perceptions of and adaptations to climate change in Sub-Saharan Africa: Does climate-smart agriculture (CSA) matter in Nigeria and Ethiopia?

Alhassan,

Haruna

2024

Environ Econ Policy Stud

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“…Its use does, however, appear to be following the general debates and theoretical strands of File generated with AMS Word template 1.0 Korovulavula et al 2020;Akinbami et al 2016), local and Indigenous communities (Rahman et al 2021;McNeeley 2017), gender relations (Roy Chaudhuri 2022) and research designs focusing on the individual and household levels (Fasina et al 2021;Wamsler a. Brink 2015.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…More recently, the concept of sustainable adaptation has been applied in research that spans both t (cf. Eriksen 2009Eriksen , 2010Eakin et al 2014;Madzivhandila 2021;Rahman et al 2021;Bezner Kerr et al 2022). This reflects a trend toward a more geographically integrated approach to adaptation that calls for "a balancing act between developed and developing countries" (Madzivhandila 2021), and explicitly engage in discussions on the relationships between these geopolitical contexts.…”

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“…Whilst some more recent works have a similar social justice focus (e.g., Bezner Kerr et al 2022;Boogaard et al 2020;Donderer 2021), there has been a significant increase in publications that refer explicitly to both the social and the ecological dimension of sustainability, as well as how they are interrelated (e.g., Chapman a. Darby 2016; Chinokewtu a. Togo 2018;Fasina et al 2021;Hashemi et al 2017;Mekonnen et al 2021;Rahman et al 2021). Only a few publications focus explicitly on the economic dimension of sustainability and do so in concert with the social and environmental dimensions (e.g., Alabsi et al 2016;Huq et al 2013).…”

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confidence: 99%

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“I’m Fixing a Hole Where the Rain Gets in, and Stops My Mind from Wandering”: Approaching Sustainable Climate Change Adaptations

Aall

Meyer-Habighorst

Gram-Hanssen

et al. 2023

Weather, Climate, and Society

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Sustainable development is a challenging field of research, colored by the paradoxes of modernity and development, and the tradeoffs involved in balancing the ‘sustainable’ and ‘development’ side of the various sustainable development goals. We must take these overarching challenges into account when entering a more specific discussion of what a concept of sustainable climate change adaptation may entail. This article reviews the history of this concept, including insights provided by the 10 recent publications in a special collection of WCAS on the topic of sustainable climate change adaptation. This collection reflects on why and how the term sustainable development should be included in our understandings of and efforts towards climate change adaptation and proposes a preliminary framework for distinguishing between conventional and sustainable adaptation.

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“…It has been demonstrated by many studies that local cultures may possess multiple "autonomous" assets and capacities in managing risks of living environment, such as polluted water, drought or forest fire (e.g., Thorn et al, 2015;Rahman et al, 2021;Juhola et al, 2022). Vulnerability to a local environmental disaster can be found equal in scientific terms, yet the response by an individual or a community may differ a great deal (Adger et al, 2013).…”

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Dimensions of cultural sustainability—Local adaptation, adaptive capacity and social resilience

Järvelä

2023

Front. Polit. Sci.

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Cultural sustainability relates to sustainable development. According to UNESCO “culture provides the necessary transformative dimension that ensures the sustainability of development processes.” Originally sustainable development was defined through three dimensions-ecological, economic and social dimension. Further, the social dimension has been understood in multiple ways often accentuating socio-economic assets of development rather than socio-cultural capacities. Eventually, there has been an increasing interest in defining cultural sustainability as a fourth pillar of sustainable development. While becoming aware of the contemporary supranational risks such as climate change, COVID 19-pandemia or escalating military conflicts, sustainable development can hardly be envisioned in terms of linear progress but rather considered with anticipation of eventual shocks, interruptions, and vulnerabilities related to development. In this perspective, cultural sustainability can be increasingly associated with identifying vulnerabilities and with envisioning attainable measures of adaptation. This article addresses the complex issue of defining cultural sustainability through lenses of social resilience and adaptive capacity at local level.

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A framework for using autonomous adaptation as a leverage point in sustainable climate adaptation

Cited by 6 publications

References 104 publications

Rural farmers’ perceptions of and adaptations to climate change in Sub-Saharan Africa: Does climate-smart agriculture (CSA) matter in Nigeria and Ethiopia?

Rural farmers’ perceptions of and adaptations to climate change in Sub-Saharan Africa: Does climate-smart agriculture (CSA) matter in Nigeria and Ethiopia?

“I’m Fixing a Hole Where the Rain Gets in, and Stops My Mind from Wandering”: Approaching Sustainable Climate Change Adaptations

Dimensions of cultural sustainability—Local adaptation, adaptive capacity and social resilience

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