Assessment of Smallholder Farmer’s Vulnerability Due to Climate Change in Arid Areas of Pakistan

Sattar, R. S.

doi:10.15666/aeer/1504_291312

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“…Furthermore, the sub-components within the major components of the vulnerability were customized to the local context in consultation with field-level stakeholders. Table 1 presents several sub-components of each major component [27]. These sub-components are selected on the basis of their relevance to contribution to each major component.…”

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“…Amare, B. Simane [29]. In this paper, the LVI is scaled from 0 (least vulnerable) to 0.5 (most vulnerable) [27].…”

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“…The LVI-IPCC diverges from the LVI when the major components are combined [27]. Rather than merge the major components into the LVI in Equation (3), the major components are first combined according to three categories namely exposure, adaptation capacity and sensitivity using the following equation:…”

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Climate Change Induced Vulnerability of Smallholder Farmers: Agroecology-Based Analysis in the Muger Sub-Basin of the Upper Blue-Nile Basin of Ethiopia

Amare¹,

Simane²

2017

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Ethiopia is also frequently identified as a country that is highly vulnerable to climate variability and change. The potential adverse effects of climate change on Ethiopia's agricultural sector are a major concern, particularly given the country's dependence on agricultural production, which is sensitive to climate change and variability. This problem calls the need to understand agroecology based vulnerability to climate change and variability to better adapt to climate risks and promote strategies for local communities so as to enhance food security. The objective of this study is to estimate and compare the level of vulnerability of smallholder farmers' to climate change and variability from three agroecology representing Muger River sub-Basin of the upper Blue Nile basin using Livelihood Vulnerability Index. The research used quantitative and qualitative data collected through Focussed Group Discussions, key informant interviews and a questionnaire survey of 442 sampled households across three different agro-ecologies in the sub-basin. The results reveal that along with the different agro-ecological zone, households and communities experienced different degrees of climate vulnerability. These differences are largely explained by differences in exposure, sensitivity and adaptive capacity of smallholder farmers. The livelihood vulnerability analysis reveals that Kolla agroecology exhibits relatively low adaptive capacity, higher sensitivity and higher exposure to climate change and variability that is deemed to be the most vulnerable agroecology. These contributing factors to a vulnerability in Kolla agroecology are largely influenced by assets, livelihood diversification, innovation, infrastructure, socio-demographic factors, social capital, agriculture, food security, and natural disasters and climate variability. The result furthermore shows that Dega agroecology has least vulnerable owing to its higher adaptive capacity. These results suggest that designing agroecology based resilience-building adaptation strategies is crucial to reduce the vulnerability of smallholder farmers to climate change and variability.

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“…Amare, B. Simane [29]. In this paper, the LVI is scaled from 0 (least vulnerable) to 0.5 (most vulnerable) [27].…”

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Climate Change Induced Vulnerability of Smallholder Farmers: Agroecology-Based Analysis in the Muger Sub-Basin of the Upper Blue-Nile Basin of Ethiopia

Amare¹,

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2017

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“…Keywords include sustainable development (92); rural development (46); and natural resource management (30). Research of this type mainly examines and analyzes livelihood resilience [96][97][98], vulnerability [99,100], and security status [101,102] of specific types of rural households Figure 13 demonstrates eight principal cluster groups. However, the SL research themes can be roughly divided into five categories by analyzing cluster network and high-frequency keywords.…”

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“…Theoretical research on the SL concept Keywords include sustainable development (92); rural development (46); and natural resource management (30). Research of this type mainly examines and analyzes livelihood resilience [96][97][98], vulnerability [99,100], and security status [101,102] of specific types of rural households based on various models [103] and frameworks. Most of these articles adopt the sustainable livelihoods approach (SLA) developed by the Department of International Development, and use an evaluation index system [13,104] for the sake of improvement of livelihoods of rural communities.…”

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Bibliometric Analysis of Trends in Global Sustainable Livelihood Research

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The concept of sustainable livelihoods (SL) is one of the most important subjects of sustainable development, and is an important long-term goal for poverty alleviation. There has been growing interest in the nature and practical application of SL in recent decades. This paper applies bibliometric analysis to collect and analyze data on sustainable livelihoods from the expanded Science Citation index (SCIE) and the Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI). Bibliometric maps can assist greatly in visualizing and summarizing large volumes of data and in studying scientific outputs. The findings offer insights into research trends pertaining to SL, such as these: (1) In recent decades there has been an increase in both the number of papers on SL and their scientific influence. (2) The most active journals are Sustainability, Ecology and Society, Land Use Policy, and International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology. (3) SL papers are distributed mainly in the fields of Environmental Sciences, Environmental Studies, Ecology, Planning & Development, and Green & Sustainable Science & Technology. (4) The USA and UK are leaders in SL research as measured by both the quantity and quality of SL publications. Some developing countries, notably India and China, have seen an increase in SL publications in recent years. (5) Wageningen University in Netherlands, the Chinese Academy of Science, and the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), headquartered in Indonesia, have had a major influence in the field of international SL research. (6) International cooperation has a positive effect on the growth of SL research, suggesting that there is a need for strengthening cooperation among countries, international institutions, and individuals. (7) Major areas of SL research (“hot topics”) are theoretical research on the SL concept; ecosystem conservation; poverty reduction in the poverty-stricken areas; the impact of climate change on livelihoods; and linkages between SL-related policies and institutional change.

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