Adaptation to climate change and variability: farmer responses to intra-seasonal precipitation trends in South Africa

We describe the nature of recent (50 year) rainfall variability in the summer rainfall zone, South Africa, and how variability is recognised and responded to on the ground by farmers. Using daily rainfall data and self-organising mapping (SOM) we identify 12 internally homogeneous rainfall regions d...

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Main Authors: Thomas, D, Twyman, C, Osbahr, H, Hewitson, B
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Springer 2007
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