Assessing the Livelihood Vulnerability of Rural Indigenous Households to Climate Changes in Central Nepal, Himalaya

Sujakhu, Nani Maiya; Ranjitkar, Sailesh; He, Jun; Schmidt‐Vogt, Dietrich; Su, Yufang; Xu, Jianchu

doi:10.3390/su11102977

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“…Similarly, a gender specific study in Ghana revealed that female headed households, due to their low sociodemographic profile, low social network, and lack of access to water and food, were indicated as vulnerable to the impacts of climate change/variability compared to their counterparts [88]. Moreover, in Central Nepal, limited access to communication and reliable information on climate related hazards and low participation in local based organizations made female head households vulnerable [89].…”

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Communities’ Livelihood Vulnerability to Climate Variability in Ethiopia

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Ethiopia has experienced more than 10 major drought episodes since the 1970s. Evidence has shown that climate change exacerbates the situation and presents a daunting challenge to predominantly rain-fed agricultural livelihoods. The aim of this study was to analyze the extent and sources of smallholder famers’ livelihood vulnerability to climate change/variability in the Upper Blue Nile basin. We conducted a household survey (n = 391) across three distinct agroecological communities and a formative composite index of livelihood vulnerability (LVI) was constructed. The Mann–Kendall test and the standard precipitation index (SPI) were employed to analyze trends of rainfall, temperature, and drought prevalence for the period from 1982 to 2016. The communities across watersheds showed a relative difference in the overall livelihood vulnerability index. Aba Gerima (midland) was found to be more vulnerable, with a score of 0.37, while Guder (highland) had a relatively lower LVI with a 0.34 index score. Given similar exposure to climate variability and drought episodes, communities’ livelihood vulnerability was mainly attributed to their low adaptive capacity and higher sensitivity indicators. Adaptive capacity was largely constrained by a lack of participation in community-based organizations and a lack of income diversification. This study will have practical implications for policy development in heterogeneous agroecological regions for sustainable livelihood development and climate change adaptation programs.

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Section: Obstruction Factors Of Communities' Adaptive Capacitymentioning

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Communities’ Livelihood Vulnerability to Climate Variability in Ethiopia

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“…Finally, policies aimed at improving livelihood activities in rural communities should focus on economically viable projects. Sujakhu [64] believes that climate change and related hazards seriously affect farmers' livelihoods and their level of vulnerability. Using the Melamchi River Valley, Nepal as a research area, Sujakhu uses the livelihood vulnerability index (LVI) to assess the vulnerability of households in the region in the context of climate change.…”

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Welfare Effect Evaluation of Land-Lost Farmers’ Households under Different Livelihood Asset Allocation

Zhang

Xie

2019

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Based on research into the theory of household assets and the welfare of farmers, the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP)-entropy weight method and cloud model were used to study the welfare level of land-lost farmers’ households under the different livelihood assets of Taohuayi Village, Taohuasan Village and Taohuawu Village in Taohua Town, Nanchang City. The results show that (1) The comprehensive welfare level of asset-deficient farmers’ households is between the “bad” and “medium” levels and is closer to the “bad” level. The comprehensive welfare level of asset-balanced farmers’ households is between “general” and “good” and is closer to the “good” level. (2) Judging from the various functional activity indicators that affect the welfare of the land-lost farmers, after the asset-deficient farmers’ households lose their land, the welfare level of the family’s financial situation, social security, living environment, mental status, development opportunities, and political participation are generally at low to medium-low levels, and only living conditions are at medium-to-high levels. (3) The welfare level of the living environment of the asset-balanced farmers’ households is at a moderately low level, and the welfare of the remaining functional activities is at a medium to a medium-high level. We then propose corresponding policy recommendations. After losing land, it is necessary to implement a differentiated circulation guarantee and support policies to achieve targeted compensation and support for the land-lost farmers’ households to improve the welfare level of land-lost farmers’ households under different living asset allocation.

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“…Livelihood strategy includes two aspects: the choices of livelihood strategy and livelihood diversity. Although there is literature that studies rural households' livelihoods in ethnic areas with the sustainable livelihood framework, most studies focus on the construction of evaluation index systems of livelihood capital [19], livelihood vulnerability evaluation [20], and the relationship between livelihood capital and strategy [21,22]. Few empirical studies were conducted to reveal the characteristics of livelihood strategy, especial livelihood diversity of ethnic minority rural households [23].…”

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Rural Households’ Livelihood Strategy Choice and Livelihood Diversity of Main Ethnic Minorities in Chongqing, China

Mao

Qiu

et al. 2020

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Rural household livelihood research of ethnic minorities is urgent to the development of ethnic areas in China and achieve the world poverty reduction goal. To improve ethnic rural household livelihood, it is fundamental to figure out what are the types, characteristics as well as impact factors of their livelihood strategies. In the study, we explored the household livelihood strategy choices and livelihood diversity of the main ethnic minorities (Tujia and Miao) in Chongqing, as well as how livelihood capitals impact livelihood strategy through methods of clustering, livelihood diversity index and multiple logistic regression under the framework of sustainable livelihood approach. The results show that: (1) Full-time job, both full-time and part-time job, part-time agriculture, part-time job and subsidized livelihood strategy are livelihood strategies adopted by Tujia and Miao rural households in Chongqing, China. (2) The characteristics of the identified livelihood strategies are diversified and various in natural, financial, human and finance capital. (3) A number of livelihood capitals impact the way that household choose their livelihood strategies, but the livelihood capitals have no significant impact on the livelihood diversity. By detailed analysis of the characteristic of rural ethnic household livelihood strategy, especial livelihood diversity, the research enriched sustainable livelihood literature and provided useful information for policymakers and practitioners in designing effective programs for regional sustainable development and ecological protection.

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Assessing the Livelihood Vulnerability of Rural Indigenous Households to Climate Changes in Central Nepal, Himalaya

Cited by 87 publications

References 35 publications

Communities’ Livelihood Vulnerability to Climate Variability in Ethiopia

Communities’ Livelihood Vulnerability to Climate Variability in Ethiopia

Welfare Effect Evaluation of Land-Lost Farmers’ Households under Different Livelihood Asset Allocation

Rural Households’ Livelihood Strategy Choice and Livelihood Diversity of Main Ethnic Minorities in Chongqing, China

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