Perceptions of climate risk in Mozambique: Implications for the success of adaptation strategies

Patt, Anthony; Schröter, Dagmar

doi:10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2008.04.002

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“…In some situations, households undertake no adaptation to change (Bryan et al 2009;Traerup and Mertz 2011;Tambo and Abdoulaye 2013). This can be due to a perception that the stressor is not critical (Patt and Schröter 2008), or to an inability to adapt (sometimes due to financial reasons) (Traerup and Mertz 2011).…”

Section: Adaptation Strategiesmentioning

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Climate change, food security, and livelihoods in sub-Saharan Africa

2015

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Sub-Saharan Africa is particularly vulnerable to climate change. Multiple biophysical, political, and socioeconomic stresses interact to increase the region's susceptibility and constrain its adaptive capacity. Climate change is commonly recognized as a major issue likely to have negative consequences on food security and livelihoods in the region. This paper reviews three bodies of scholarship that have evolved somewhat separately, yet are inherently interconnected: climate change impacts, vulnerability and adaptation, food security, and sustainable livelihoods. The paper develops a conceptualization of the relationships among the three themes and shows how food security's vulnerabilities are related to multiple stresses and adaptive capacities, reflecting access to assets. Food security represents one of several livelihood outcomes. The framework shows how several research paradigms relate to the issue of food security and climate change and provides a guide for empirical investigations. Recognizing these interconnections can help in the development of more effective policies and programs. The framework is applied here to synthesize findings from an array of studies in subSaharan Africa dealing with vulnerability to climate change, food security, and livelihoods.

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Section: Adaptation Strategiesmentioning

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Climate change, food security, and livelihoods in sub-Saharan Africa

2015

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“…This increased dependency on government policy and programs during severe drought is also reported in Iran, where vulnerable people's dependency on government support increased after the severe drought (2003)(2004)(2005)(2006)(2007)(2008)(2009)(2010)(2011) leading to mistrust, especially amongst those who found themselves ineligible or unable to access assistance (Keshavarz et al 2013). In order to encourage people to respond to drought in a responsible manner, research in Mozambique emphasized that people need to understand how climate change/drought may place them at greater risk, and people should play a larger role in designing response strategies (Patt and Schröter 2008). A low level of awareness about climate change/drought increases dependency on government policy and thus influences community perception about the effectiveness of policy implementation at the local level.…”

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“…It was also found that immediate coping options were perceived by farmers as more effective policy measures than longterm adaption strategies. The perception of (climate) risk is highly dependent on the social, cultural, and economic conditions within which people experience the risk, and perception influences their behavior (Patt and Schröter 2008). This research was based on the argument that the selection of policy measures are determined by the nature of the problem/hazard and local geophysical characteristics (Scheumann and Kraume 2009;Vaidya 2009).…”

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Analyzing the Effectiveness of Policy Implementation at the Local Level: A Case Study of Management of the 2009–2010 Drought in Yunnan Province, China

Pradhan

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Int J Disaster Risk Sci

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Several research efforts have focused primarily on policy implementation and improving innovative actions to address disaster risks. Discussions are ongoing on how to measure the effectiveness of policy implementation at the local level. But there is no definitive theory of effective policy implementation, and very few frameworks have been found acceptable as the basis of an analysis of the effectiveness of policy implementation, especially on droughts. Based on the 2009-2010 extreme drought in Yunnan, China, this article presents a modified framework to assess the effectiveness of policy implementation by defining policy, practice, and performance, as well as a feedback loop by which to share the lessons learned. Water conservancy projects in Luliang County and the agricultural diversity program in Longyang County in Yunnan Province were analyzed from a farmers' perspective. It was found that farmers are highly dependent on government policies and projects, and the effectiveness of policies is measured by short-term, immediate, and tangible benefits rather than long-term adaptation strategies. The results highlight the urgent need to reduce risks by developing better awareness about climate change and drought and its impacts, increased understanding of drought hazards, and implementation of appropriate measures for long-term adaptation.

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“…People are increasingly realizing the inseparable essence between human and nature environment. More and more people are willing to change their behavior and improve their cognition [8].…”

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Research on Ecological Economy Men Behavior-Based on Human’s Cognition on Natural Environment Change

Qin¹,

Luo²

2015

Proceedings of the 2015 International Conference on Mechatronics, Electronic, Industrial and Control Engineering

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Abstract-As the global natural environment is on the slide, human have improved their cognition on natural environment changes in varying degrees in the aspects of environment attention, environmental awareness and environmental protection behavior. Since Adam Smith , the mainstream economists have regarded homo economy as the basis of economic research. This simplistic assumption has encountered great difficulties in the interpretation of altruistic behavior of humans. Based on human's cognition status on natural environment changes and the model of limited-rationality, the concept of "ecological economy men" has been proposed. The developing dynamic model of "ecological economy men" has been established and the origin and evolution of "ecological economy men" behavior have been analyzed theoretically.

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Perceptions of climate risk in Mozambique: Implications for the success of adaptation strategies

Cited by 279 publications

References 31 publications

Climate change, food security, and livelihoods in sub-Saharan Africa

Climate change, food security, and livelihoods in sub-Saharan Africa

Analyzing the Effectiveness of Policy Implementation at the Local Level: A Case Study of Management of the 2009–2010 Drought in Yunnan Province, China

Research on Ecological Economy Men Behavior-Based on Human’s Cognition on Natural Environment Change

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