Sources of vulnerability to a variable and changing climate among smallholder households in Zimbabwe: A participatory analysis

Sources of vulnerability to a variable and changing climate among smallholder households in Zimbabwe: A participatory analysis

Vulnerability analysis is essential for targeting adaptation options to impacts of climate variability and change, particularly in diverse systems with limited resources such as smallholder farms in sub-Saharan Africa. To investigate the nature and sources of vulnerability of smallholder farmers to...

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Main Authors: J. Rurinda, P. Mapfumo, M.T. van Wijk, F. Mtambanengwe, M.C. Rufino, R. Chikowo, K.E. Giller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-01-01
Series:Climate Risk Management
Subjects:
Adaptation options
Extreme temperatures
Increased droughts
Increased rainfall variability
Farmer resource endowment
Vulnerability
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212096314000229

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