COMMUNITY-BASED ADAPTATION PRACTICES TO COPE WITH DROUGHT IN THE ERA OF CLIMATE CHANGE IN A RURAL COMMUNITY IN LIMPOPO PROVINCE, SOUTH AFRICA
This study examined community-based drought adaption measures in a rural community in South Africa's Limpopo Province. The goal of this research was to document the community's perceptions of drought, its effect on their livelihood, and their adaptation efforts. Data was collected from...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Editura Universităţii din Oradea
2022-05-01
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| Series: | Natural Resources and Sustainable Development |
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| Online Access: | https://docs.google.com/viewerng/viewer?url=http://nrsdj.com/papers/2022-1/12.+Rankoana+Sejabaledi.pdf |
| Summary: | This study examined community-based drought adaption measures in a rural community in
South Africa's Limpopo Province. The goal of this research was to document the community's
perceptions of drought, its effect on their livelihood, and their adaptation efforts. Data was collected
from 160 semi-structured interviews with community members. Drought is perceived as many years of
persistent rainfall scarcity. Water, subsistence food cultivation, and livestock husbandry are all key
livelihood resources that have been negatively impacted by the drought. The primary method for
drought adaptation is to alter traditional livelihood activities such as subsistence crop and livestock
production, that resulted in most community members employed by government and local retailers to
provide food for their families. Water is provided by collection from natural springs, and purchased
from local suppliers. The community makes use of a range of adaptation strategies, both short-term
indigenous and long-term contemporary. While short-term plans describe the adaptation measures
described by participants, the long-term initiatives are being developed by the government and other
organizations. |
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| ISSN: | 2066-6276 2601-5676 |