2017
DOI: 10.1186/s13570-017-0084-2
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The effects of adaptation to climate change on income of households in rural Ethiopia

Abstract: Climate change is one of the most serious impediments to agricultural prosperity in Ethiopia, especially where livestock is concerned. In particular, rural farming communities in the drylands of the Afar region are severely exposed to the impacts of climate change, with stark reminders from repeating droughts followed by crop failure and livestock decimation. Locals have a long history of applying adaptation measures to maintain their sustenance. However, a growing literature challenges whether these tradition… Show more

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“…Income generated from agricultural activities also determines the level of adaptive capacity. The higher the income generated, the more likely a farmer tends to increase the level of adaptive capacity [28], reported similar results, that level of income in livestock farming determines the level of adaptive capacity among rural household farming in Ethiopia.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 57%
“…Income generated from agricultural activities also determines the level of adaptive capacity. The higher the income generated, the more likely a farmer tends to increase the level of adaptive capacity [28], reported similar results, that level of income in livestock farming determines the level of adaptive capacity among rural household farming in Ethiopia.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 57%
“…In other words, limited diversification across sectors (e.g. between farm and non-farm sector) and dependence on single factor, climatic vagary, put farmers in Ethiopia at risk of climate change effect (Berhe et al, 2017). A comparative investigation compared among East African countries: Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania revealed that poor resilience farming system continues to put farmers at risk of climate change in the region (Shikuku et al, 2017).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In developing countries, a large proportion of population bears severe consequences of climate change because of pursuing rain-fed agriculture that heavily depends on climate pattern (Harun et al, 2014;Temesgen, Yehualashet, & Rajan, 2014). More specifically, shred of evidences also reveal that smallholder farming in developing regions are the most susceptible livelihood to climate change (Abrha & Simhadri, 2015; Alam G., Alam K., & Mushtaq, 2017;Berhe et al, 2017). The effect of climate change is heightened in sub-Saharan Africa partly due to low coping capabilities, poor preparedness and weak institutional capacity of detecting early warning (Debela et al, 2015).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In a similar study, [33] found that 62.5% out of the total number of respondents interviewed agreed that the consequences of the climate change were becoming harsh in Nigeria and causing famine, socioeconomic difficulties, occurrence of diseases, rise in environmental problems and decline in natural resources in coastal communities in Nigeria. Also, [34] reported that in Ethiopia, the communities were impacted by the climate change, principally their incomes as a function of their occupations. Similar study in UK coast by [35] suggested that climate change affects coastal communities' health due to flooding and heatwaves.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%