Perceptions of Environmental Change and Climate Concern Among Idaho’s Farmers

U.S. Inland Pacific Northwest Wheat Farmers’ Perceived Risks: Motivating Intentions to Adapt to Climate Change?

“…Van der Linden examines this further and suggests that risk perception associated with climate change is multidimensional and it is influenced by cognitive factors, experiential factors and socio-cultural factors, as well as socio-demographics [32]. Further, climate risk perceptions among individuals, including farmers, may not always reflect a scientific or expert-based understanding of scientific probabilities associated with risks (risk as analysis) [33] but rather may reflect the broader social and political landscape that an individual operates within (risk as politics) [34]. Indeed, normative factors significantly influence an individual's climate change risk perceptions [32].…”

“…Schattman et al [39], they found that Vermont farmers' climate risk perceptions are influenced by both personal experiences with extreme weather events and external information sources. Belief in anthropogenic climate change can influence farmers' perceptions of risks associated with climate change [40] and these beliefs are linked to partisan ideology [34] that drives climate science skepticism.…”

“…They did report that many studies they examined found that farmers with more income and higher gross sales tended to be more likely to adopt conservation practices and one might presume that a similar relationship might hold for climate adaptation best management practices as well. However, political ideology and partisan affiliation have been found to be more salient socio-demographic characteristics that help explain risk perception [32] and climate change beliefs [34,57] as well as conservation practice adoption more generally [56].…”

Farmer adaptation to reduced groundwater availability

“…This literature has demonstrated how risk perception, belief in climate change, attitudes about technology and available adaptation practices, and path-dependencies associated with cropping choices influence farmers' intentions to adapt (e.g. Niles et al 2013, Chatrchyan et al 2017, Running et al 2017, Gardezi and Arbuckle 2018, Lane et al 2018, Roesch-McNally et al 2018. But more empirical research documenting how US farmers are impacted by and adapt to climate and other forms of social-ecological change (such as Carlton et al (2016)) is important if the goal is to create future policies that are synergistic with existing formal and informal agricultural institutions (Agrawal 2010, Engle and Lemos 2010, Burnham and Ma 2016.…”

Stakeholder Perceptions of the Environmental Effectiveness of Multi-stakeholder Initiatives: Evidence from the Palm Oil, Soy, Cotton, and Timber Programs

“…The research also explores differences between the views of the various stakeholder groups, based on extensive documentary analysis and 82 semi-structured interviews. Assessing stakeholder perceptions in order to better understand the practical nature of schemes is well-established in literature focusing on collaborative water, biodiversity, grazing land, climate, and other natural resource governance schemes (Conley and Moote 2003;Amare et al 2017;Running et al 2017). In addition to capturing the experiences of key actors, mapping stakeholders' perceptions is a useful approach for exploring the subjectivities and levels of confidence of different actors in schemes and how these actors interact, which in turn influences the legitimacy, uptake, and integrity of these programs.…”