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This paper assesses factors governing farmers’ decision to adopt adaptation/risk-mitigating strategies and evaluates … adaptation variable. We find that favourable rainfall outcome affect positively the decisions to adopt short-term inputs such as … between adaptation strategies and food security. …
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Bikita. The article further examines the adaptation and mitigation strategies devised by farmers to deal with the vagaries of … victims of the vagaries of climate change and variability. They have rationally responded to it through various adaptation and …
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investigates rice farmers’ adaptation to water scarcity in a semi-arid climate in Bangladesh. It identified factors determining … farmers’ adaptation responses to addressing water scarcity. The analysis shows that farmers with more experience of farming … climatic effects are more likely to adopt alternative adaptation strategies. Farmers’ alternative adaptation choices are …
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vulnerability and adaptation (V & A) strategies in four different areas of Bangladesh in order to reduce their vulnerability to … demonstrate and emphasise that adaptation policy needs to be implemented immediately in Bangladesh in order to reduce and manage …Bangladesh has been identified as one of the countries most vulnerable to climate change and rising sea-level. This is …
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Most climate related hazards in Bangladesh are linked to water. The climate vulnerable poor—the poorest and most … marginalized communities living in remote villages along Bangladesh’s coastal zone that are vulnerable to climate change impacts … in south-west Bangladesh. These households rely on pond water for vegetable farming and home gardening, especially during …
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This paper reviews recent literature on flood research in Bangladesh, focusing on the nation's vulnerability to climate … change and its ability to adapt. This review reveals that the literature on community-based vulnerability and adaptation, and … paper argues that an integrated assessment of rural vulnerability and community-based adaptation is needed in order to …
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, agriculture, food security. It discusses the options for adaptation and mitigation and requirements for implementation at local …
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This paper presents the results of an exploratory study working with two Amazonian communities in Peru to identify key climate-related health risks from the perspective of local residents, and characterize how these risks are experienced and managed. The work adopts a vulnerability-based...
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We examine the driving forces behind farmers’ decisions to adapt to climate change, and the impact of adaptation on … of precipitation. We find that adaptation increases food production, however, the impact of adaptation on food production …
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