Farmers׳ perception of drought impacts, local adaptation and administrative mitigation measures in Maharashtra State, India

Udmale, Parmeshwar; Ichikawa, Yutaka; Manandhar, Sujata; Ishidaira, Hiroshi; Kiem, Anthony S.

doi:10.1016/j.ijdrr.2014.09.011

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“…Generally, droughts are classified as either a meteorological drought (lack of precipitation over a region for a period of time), hydrological drought (deficiencies in surface and subsurface water supplies), agricultural drought (deficiency in water availability for crop or plant growth) or socioeconomic drought (failure of water resources systems to meet water demands, which impacts human activities both directly and indirectly) (Wilhite 2000, Yang 2010, Son et al 2012, Udmale et al 2014, Eakin et al 2014). This natural and recurrent phenomenon is considered to be 'a natural disaster' whenever it occurs in an intensive manner in highly populated regions, evapotranspiration rate (Ab'Saber 1999).…”

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Drought monitoring in the Brazilian Semiarid region

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Drought is a natural and recurrent phenomenon. It is considered 'a natural disaster' whenever it occurs in an intensive manner in highly populated regions, resulting in significant damage (material and human) and loss (socioeconomic). This paper presents the efforts developed to monitor the impact of drought in the semiarid region of Northeast Brazil. In this scope, information from different sources is compiled to support the evaluation and identification of impacted municipalities, with the main objective of supporting emergency actions to mitigate their impact. In the semiarid region of Brazil there are frequent occurrences of dry periods during the rainy season, which, depending on the intensity and duration, can cause significant damage to family-farmed crops, with a farming system characterized by low productivity indices. However, rain-fed agriculture has great economic expression and high social importance due to the region is densely occupied, and contributes to the establishment of communities in the countryside. Specifically, in the present study, the methodology adopted to monitor the impact of agricultural droughts, including an analysis of the hydrological year 2015-2016, is presented, considering different water stress indicators for the identification of the affected municipalities and assessment of the methods and tools developed.

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Drought monitoring in the Brazilian Semiarid region

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“…India, which is amongst the most vulnerable and drought-prone countries in the world [29], constructed the Crisis Management Plan (Drought) at the national level in 2006 [30]. However, the plan's implementations in Maharashtra state, which is an important state of India and contributes about 15% of the country's gross domestic product, indicated that responses to drought are generally reactive and poorly coordinated [31]. Moreover, drought adaptation and mitigation initiatives mainly focus on water and soil health conservation (including ridge farming tillage, no tillage, stubble mulch farming tillage, intercropping and cultivation of less water-intensive and more drought-tolerant crops) and administrative management strategies (including supply of drinking water through tankers, distribution of fodder in cattle camps, provision of employment and agricultural loans with low interest rates, crop insurance schemes, and waived agricultural electricity bills).…”

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“…However, this shifting will be a major challenge for water resource managers in the near future. In addition to the above-mentioned drought adaptation and mitigation practices at the national level, there have been several adaptation experiences in response to droughts at the farmer levels in local areas of China, India, sub-Saharan Africa, Mexico, and Australia [14,31,[37][38][39][40].…”

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Drought Adaptation in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, China: Actions, Planning, Pathways and Barriers

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Abstract:The Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region (NX region) of Northwestern China is threatened by increased meteorological drought induced by climate change (CC) and constraints on water supply from the Yellow River. Thus, the NX region is representative of attempts to adapt to CC and variability in China's arid regions. Field visits, a questionnaire and in situ inspections were conducted in 2012-2014 to understand people's perception and awareness of drought and its impact, particularly with respect to adaptation strategies. We mainly focused on drought adaptation actions and planning implemented at the government level under the double pressures of drought and allocation. We described a suitable adaptation pathway for socio-economic sustainable development and discussed existing adaptation barriers. Construction of modern efficient water-saving agriculture lies at the core of drought adaptation, with socio-economic sustainable development being the ultimate goal. To achieve this, policies and institutional, engineering, technological, structural and social initiatives and measures-classified into macro adaptation strategies and specific coping measures-are implemented. Adaptation often encounters obstacles, e.g., policy issues from household contract responsibility systems, funding difficulties of low-income farmers, traditional behavioral habits and low education and literacy levels among farmers. The adaptation pathway involves the construction of modern efficient OPEN ACCESSSustainability 2015, 7 15030 water-saving agriculture. Agricultural water savings are then transferred to developed industries, which back-feed socio-economic sustainable development in the NX region.

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“…The benefits of this information, which can result in a more resilient nation that is less vulnerable to the threat of an extreme event is demonstrated by Wachinger et al (2010Wachinger et al ( , 2013. Across the world, surveys have also been used to understand public perception on a range of environmental extremes and hazards including drought (Ashraf and Routray, 2013;Udmale et al, 2014), climate change (Acquah, 2011;Deressa et al, 2011;Manandhar et al, 2011Manandhar et al, , 2015Vedwan and Rhoades, 2001) and tropical cyclones (Li, 2009). Weather-related traditional knowledge (TK) has also been shown to be a cost-effective, participatory and sustainable method of adaptation (Nyong et al, 2007;Robinson and Herbert, 2011).…”

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Tropical cyclone perceptions, impacts and adaptation in the Southwest Pacific: an urban perspective from Fiji, Vanuatu and Tonga

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Abstract. The destruction caused by tropical cyclone (TC)Pam in March 2015 is considered one of the worst natural disasters in the history of Vanuatu. It has highlighted the need for a better understanding of TC impacts and adaptation in the Southwest Pacific (SWP) region. Therefore, the key aims of this study are to (i) understand local perceptions of TC activity, (ii) investigate impacts of TC activity and (iii) uncover adaptation strategies used to offset the impacts of TCs. To address these aims, a survey (with 130 participants from urban areas) was conducted across three SWP small island states (SISs): Fiji, Vanuatu and Tonga (FVT). It was found that respondents generally had a high level of risk perception and awareness of TCs and the associated physical impacts, but lacked an understanding of the underlying weather conditions. Responses highlighted that current methods of adaptation generally occur at the local level, immediately prior to a TC event (preparation of property, gathering of food, finding a safe place to shelter). However higher level adaptation measures (such as the modification to building structures) may reduce vulnerability further. Finally, we discuss the potential of utilising weather-related traditional knowledge and nontraditional knowledge of empirical and climate-model-based weather forecasts to improve TC outlooks, which would ultimately reduce vulnerability and increase adaptive capacity. Importantly, lessons learned from this study may result in the modification and/or development of existing adaptation strategies.

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Farmers׳ perception of drought impacts, local adaptation and administrative mitigation measures in Maharashtra State, India

Cited by 278 publications

References 26 publications

Drought monitoring in the Brazilian Semiarid region

Drought monitoring in the Brazilian Semiarid region

Drought Adaptation in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, China: Actions, Planning, Pathways and Barriers

Tropical cyclone perceptions, impacts and adaptation in the Southwest Pacific: an urban perspective from Fiji, Vanuatu and Tonga

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