Farmers perception and awareness of climate change: a case study from Kanchandzonga Biosphere Reserve, India

Shukla, Geeta; Kumar, Ashok; Pala, Nazir A.; Chakravarty, Sumit

doi:10.1007/s10668-015-9694-2

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“…The community was found to be aware of climate variability and principally perceived it as changing rainfall patterns (both frequency and intensity) accompanied by long dry spells. Similar perceptions on climate variability have been recorded among smallholder famers across Jharkhand and other Indian states (Kelkar et al, 2008;Barua et al, 2014;Varadan and Kumar, 2014;Banerjee, 2015;Shukla et al, 2016;Ghosh-Jerath et al, 2021). The perceptions in this study coincide with the scientific data reported by the Indian Meteorological Department ("Indian Meteorological Department") and other literature suggesting an overall increasing trend in summer temperatures in Jharkhand during the last 20 years (Tirkey et al, 2018).…”

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confidence: 88%

Pathways of Climate Change Impact on Agroforestry, Food Consumption Pattern, and Dietary Diversity Among Indigenous Subsistence Farmers of Sauria Paharia Tribal Community of India: A Mixed Methods Study

Ghosh-Jerath

Kapoor

Ghosh

et al. 2021

Front. Sustain. Food Syst.

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Climate change poses severe threats to the social, cultural, and economic integrity of indigenous smallholder subsistence farmers, who are intricately linked with their natural ecosystems. Sauria Paharia, a vulnerable indigenous community of Jharkhand, India, are smallholder farmers facing food and nutrition insecurity and have limited resources to cope with climate change. Eighteen villages of Godda district of Jharkhand inhabited by Sauria Paharia community were randomly selected to conduct a mixed methods study. In 11 out of 18 study villages, we conducted focus group discussions (FGDs) to examine the perception of this indigenous community regarding climate change and its impact on agroforestry and dietary diversity. In all 18 villages, household and agricultural surveys were conducted to derive quantitative estimates of household food consumption patterns and agroforestry diversity, which were triangulated with the qualitative data collected through the FGDs. The FGD data revealed that the community attributed local climatic variability in the form of low and erratic rainfall with long dry spells, to reduced crop productivity, diversity and food availability from forests and waterbodies. Declining agroforestry-produce and diversity were reported to cause reduced household income and shifts from subsistence agricultural economy to migratory unskilled wage laboring leading to household food insecurity. These perceptions were supported by quantitative estimates of habitual food consumption patterns which revealed a predominance of cereals over other food items and low agroforestry diversity (Food Accessed Diversity Index of 0.21 ± 0.15). The adaptation strategies to cope with climate variability included use of climate-resilient indigenous crop varieties for farming, seed conservation and access to indigenous forest foods and weeds for consumption during adverse situations and lean periods. There were mixed views on cultivation of hybrid crops as an adaptation strategy which could impact the sustained utilization of indigenous food systems. Promoting sustainable adaptation strategies, with adequate knowledge and technology, have the potential to improve farm resilience, income, household food security and dietary diversity in this population.

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Pathways of Climate Change Impact on Agroforestry, Food Consumption Pattern, and Dietary Diversity Among Indigenous Subsistence Farmers of Sauria Paharia Tribal Community of India: A Mixed Methods Study

Ghosh-Jerath

Kapoor

Ghosh

et al. 2021

Front. Sustain. Food Syst.

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“…Alternately their perception on decreased stream/river flow and quick drying of seasonal streams or water bodies is based on their livelihood experience as they depend on these for their domestic and irrigation water use and fish catch for family diet. The scientific evidences from entire Himalayan regions that weather has become unpredictable and erratic, snow is melting rapidly and water sources are drying up (Chaudhary and Bawa 2011;Rawat 2013;Shukla et al 2015) substantiate the risk perception of the community in this study. The perception that decrease access to water supplies poses risk to forest ecosystem and to livelihoods of forest based communities is also well validated by a recent study (Withana and Auch 2014).…”

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Perception on Impact of Climate Change on Forest Ecosystem in Protected Area of West Bengal, India

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Pala²,

Shukla³

et al. 2017

Journal of Forest and Environmental Science

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In the present exploration we identified perception of forest dependent communities in relation to impact of climate change on forest ecosystem in and around Chilapatta reserve forest in northern part of West Bengal, India. Purposive sampling method was used for selection of area and random sampling method was used for selection of respondent. The data collection in this study was through questionnaire based personal in-depth interviews. Almost all the respondents (94%) were farmers and rest had occupation other than farming. Almost all the respondents perceived negative impact of climate change on forest though the level of perception varies from very low to medium (0.23-0.52) based on average perception score after assigning score to individual statements. The level of perception on impact of climate change on forest ecology and forest flora of the community is low and very low as the average perception score is 0.39 and 0.23, respectively while, it is medium (0.52) for forest fauna. Alternately their perception on decreased stream/river flow and quick drying of seasonal streams or water bodies is based on their livelihood experience as they depend on these for their domestic and irrigation water use and fish catch for family diet.

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“…These perceptions of temperature and precipitation changes among teachers at private institutions are consistent with findings from previous studies. Observations of increasing temperature and decreasing annual precipitation are two of the most common findings of international studies of perceptions of climate change studies, as demonstrated in studies by: Haq and Ahmed ( 2020 ) in Bangladesh; Manandhar et al ( 2014 ) in Thailand; Shukla et al ( 2015 ) in India; Debela et al ( 2015 ) in Ethiopia; and Brüssow et al ( 2019 ) in Tanzania. According to the responses of participating teachers to our questionnaire, it is evident that most teachers from the public and private schools and colleges surveyed believe that certain natural disasters, such as floods, cyclones and droughts are the result of climate change; they also discuss climate change issues with their peers.…”

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How do teachers’ perceptions of climate change vary in terms of importance, causes, impacts and mitigation? A comparative study in Bangladesh

Chowdhury

Ahmed

et al. 2021

SN Soc Sci

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Since climate change education is an integral element in the increasingly urgent global approach to solving the problem of climate change, understanding perceptions of climate change among teachers in different academic institutions could play a significant role in how and to what extent institutions address the need to educate learners on this subject, specifically, and participate in other climate change mitigation strategies, in general. This study, therefore, examines teachers’ perceptions of climate change regarding its significance, causes, consequences, and mitigation, through analysis of a self-administered structured questionnaire completed by 95 teachers from public and private educational institutions in the city of Sylhet in Bangladesh. Results from descriptive and inferential statistical analysis show that public and private school teachers have an understanding of climate change regarding its significance, causes, consequences, and mitigation. The results also reveal that the sociodemographic characteristics of teachers, as well as academic-related factors, influence their perceptions of climate change. This research concludes that teachers in public institutions have a greater awareness and understanding of climate change than those working in private schools. The research findings have broader implications for further research and policy recommendations and, in particular, draw the attention of the Departments of Education and Disaster Management in Bangladesh or in countries with similar contexts to introduce environmental and disaster education and training opportunities for teachers.

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Farmers perception and awareness of climate change: a case study from Kanchandzonga Biosphere Reserve, India

Cited by 38 publications

References 21 publications

Pathways of Climate Change Impact on Agroforestry, Food Consumption Pattern, and Dietary Diversity Among Indigenous Subsistence Farmers of Sauria Paharia Tribal Community of India: A Mixed Methods Study

Pathways of Climate Change Impact on Agroforestry, Food Consumption Pattern, and Dietary Diversity Among Indigenous Subsistence Farmers of Sauria Paharia Tribal Community of India: A Mixed Methods Study

Perception on Impact of Climate Change on Forest Ecosystem in Protected Area of West Bengal, India

How do teachers’ perceptions of climate change vary in terms of importance, causes, impacts and mitigation? A comparative study in Bangladesh

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