Climate Change and the Adaptability of Agriculture: A Review

Johnston, Tom; Chiotti, Q.

doi:10.1080/10473289.2000.10464028

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“…Adaptation can be defi ned as 'any adjustment that reduces the risks associated with climate change, or vulnerability to climate change impacts to a predetermined level, without compromising economic, social, and environmental sustainability' (Doria et al, 2009, p. 8). The potentially adverse consequences of anthropogenically induced climate change 1 have increased interest in the responses of land managers to drivers of systemic change, such as climate change (Johnston and Chiotti, 2000). Yet, there has been little attempt to connect the literature on land manager behaviour and responses to policy, economic and technological drivers of land use change (for exceptions see Gibbons and Ramsden, 2008;Paavola, 2008).…”

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Adapting to climate change in land management: the role of deliberative workshops in enhancing social learning

McCrum¹,

Blackstock²,

Matthews³

et al. 2009

Env Pol Gov

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This paper explores how deliberative workshops might enhance social learning about climate change adaptation among land managers in northwest Europe (Scotland). To date, methods for enhancing social learning in the context of adaptation and climate change have been neglected. In this study, location specifi c agro-meteorological indicators for both observed and future climate data were produced. The indicators were used as a basis for discussion in four deliberative workshops. The workshops sought to raise awareness of climate change issues, ensure the validity and utility of the indicators, stimulate thinking about adaptive responses and increase land managers' capacity to adapt. Land managers' adaptations to climate change fell into four broad categories: changing what they do, how they do it, when they do it or the frequency with which they do it. This paper therefore refl ects on the use of deliberative workshops as an effective technique to enhance social learning regarding adapting to climate change.Social learning's normative goal, to improve the management of human and environmental interrelations, makes it appropriate to address challenges of climate change and land management. Agriculture and related systems remain the principal land-use sector by area for much of the world (Matthews et al., 2008d) and agriculture remains a key policy priority due to employment in the agri-food supply chain, security of food supply and environmental stewardship (Adger, 2001). Climate change is identifi ed as a key threat to rural communities in Scotland's Sustainable Development and Climate Change Strategies (Scottish Executive 2005. Scotland has responded to this challenge via its Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009. Climate change scenarios suggest the need for adaptation by land managers, as changes in weather will have considerable impact on management practices and yields. Land managers need to understand the nature of these changes and respond, drawing on a combination of local and the best available scientifi c knowledge.This paper describes how social learning was stimulated through deliberation over climate change trends and indicators. The paper begins by reviewing current work on climate change adaptation in agriculture before highlighting how this could be enriched by drawing on the social learning literature. The case study design and the methods used are described, before the fi ndings are discussed in terms of potential adaptation strategies and the role of workshops in enhancing social learning. The implications of these fi ndings in terms of policy are considered before the paper is concluded.

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Adapting to climate change in land management: the role of deliberative workshops in enhancing social learning

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Matthews³

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“…A better understanding of the social and economic factors influencing farmers' perception and their response to a changing climate is needed. Johnston and Chiotti (2000) stress the importance of studying adaptation at the individual farm level. Local level studies of farmers' perception, response and adaptation to climate variability has been carried out (Ovuka and Lindqvist, 2000;Roncoli et al, 2001;Vedwan and Rhoades, 2001).…”

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Climate Variability and Land-use Change in Danangou Watershed, China—Examples of Small-Scale Farmers' Adaptation

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With global concern on climate change impacts, developing countries are given special attention due their susceptibility. In this paper, change and variability in climate, land use and farmers' perception, adaptation and response to change are examined in Danangou watershed in the Chinese Loess Plateau. The first focus is to look at how climate data recorded at meteorological stations recently have evolved, and how farmers perceived these changes. Further, we want to see how the farmers respond and adapt to climate variability and what the resulting impact on land use is. Finally, other factors causing change in land use are considered. Local precipitation and temperature instrumental data and interview data from farmers were used. The instrumental data shows that the climate is getting warmer and drier, the latter despite large interannual variability. The trend is seen on the local and regional level. Farmers' perception of climatic variability corresponds well with the data record. During the last 20 years, the farmers have become less dependent on agriculture by adopting a more diversified livelihood. This adaptation makes them less vulnerable to climate variability. It was found that government policies and reforms had a stronger influence on land use than climate variability. Small-scale farmers should therefore be considered as adaptive to changing situations, planned and non-consciously planned.

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“…(Bryan et al 2009). To delve into at the local scale, explorations are recommended by many researchers (Johnston and Chiotti 2000;Ovuka and Lindqvist 2000;Roncoli et al 2001;Vedwan and Rhoades 2001) in order to understand the farmers' perceptions about climate variability and their responses and adaptation requirements. Kavi Kumar (2009) has highlighted the need to have locally downscaled climate information for each states in India, for the advancement in policy responses and examination of climate implications on dependent sectors.…”

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Farmers' perceptions of climate change and the proposed agriculture adaptation strategies in a semi arid region of south India

Dhanya

Ramachandran

2015

Journal of Integrative Environmental Sciences

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Climate change is recognised as one of the leading challenges affecting the performance of agriculture and the livelihood of people. Farmers are the hardest hit as they have to continuously respond to climatic variations. In order to understand farmers' perceptions of climate change and its impacts, and to identify adaptation needs, focus group discussions and semi-structured questionnaire surveys were carried out at the end of the south-west monsoon season in 2012 (Kharif cropping season in India). This helped to gather their immediate responses soon after the poor performance of south-west monsoon 2012. Khariff cultivation is locally known as 'Kuruvai' and is always under the influence of the south-west monsoon rainfall. Farmers' have perceived climate variability, and identified increasing temperature, delayed onset, intermittent dry spells and decreasing soil moisture as the critical factors affecting their cultivation. Some of them have started to adapt to these changes by cultivating only short-duration crops such as pulses, vegetables and flowers especially jasmine, but there is also a trend to put more land under fallow and abandoning the major cereal production. This study reveals that the farmers' perceptions are in accordance with the real trends analysis done on meteorological variables using Mann -Kendall test and Sens's slope estimator test, but not exactly matches with rainfall. Farmers have indicated their specific adaptation needs, a number of which could be incorporated into site-specific adaption strategies and policies.

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Climate Change and the Adaptability of Agriculture: A Review

Cited by 17 publications

References 27 publications

Adapting to climate change in land management: the role of deliberative workshops in enhancing social learning

Adapting to climate change in land management: the role of deliberative workshops in enhancing social learning

Climate Variability and Land-use Change in Danangou Watershed, China—Examples of Small-Scale Farmers' Adaptation

Farmers' perceptions of climate change and the proposed agriculture adaptation strategies in a semi arid region of south India

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