Ethno-meteorology and scientific weather forecasting: Small farmers and scientists’ perspectives on climate variability in the Okavango Delta, Botswana
Recent trends in abrupt weather changes continue to pose a challenge to agricultural production most especially in sub-Saharan Africa. The paper specifically addresses the questions on how local farmers read and predict the weather; and how they can collaborate with weather scientists in devising ad...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2014-01-01
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Series: | Climate Risk Management |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221209631400028X |