...Malsha Nadeetharu; Bingunath Ingirige; Udayangani Kulatunga Purpose The livelihoods of agricultural communities are significantly impacted by the socioeconomic effects of climate change. Although numerous socioeconomic effects have been identified through the economic models of climate change...

..., this paper is one of the few studies focusing on a particular agro-ecological zone, an essential precursor to dealing with current and projected climate change in the area. It provides helpful insights for developing successful adaptation policies that improve adaptive capacity and agricultural...

..., this paper assesses the economy-wide implications of climate change on Bangladesh’s economy and agriculture. It is clear from the examination of the CGE model that the impacts of climate change on agricultural sectors were felt more sharply, reducing output by −3.25% and −3.70%, respectively, and increasing...

... in focus group discussions and 6 agriculture extension officers (key informants) from 10 districts in the Pra River Basin of Ghana. Findings Results showed several differences in how climate change is perceived and tackled by male and female genders. In the perception of male farmers, for example...

... effects have the potency to require more household and public spending for health, to perpetuate poverty and inequality and to strain agricultural and regional development. Originality/value This paper sheds light on the economic implications of climate change impacts on malaria, particularly...

...Laxmi Dutt Bhatta; Erica Udas; Babar Khan; Anila Ajmal; Roheela Amir; Sunita Ranabhat Purpose The purpose of this paper is to understand local perceptions on climate change and its impacts on biodiversity, rangeland, agriculture and human health. Design/methodology/approach A household survey...

... may be seen at http://creativecommons.org/licences/by/4.0/legalcode Agriculture Nepal Donors Public administration Forestry Climate change adaptation At the Copenhagen Conference of Parties (COP15) in 2009, developed countries committed to funding (by 2020) climate change...

...Muhammad Iftikhar Ul Husnain; Arjunan Subramanian; Azad Haider Purpose The empirical literature on climate change and agriculture does not adequately address the issue of potential endogeneity between climatic variables and agriculture, which makes their estimates unreliable. This paper aims...

...Wahid Ullah; Takaaki Nihei; Muhammad Nafees; Rahman Zaman; Muhammad Ali Purpose This study aims to investigate risks associated with climate change vulnerability and in response the adaptation methods used by farming communities to reduce its negative impacts on agriculture in Pakistan. Design...

... and the socioeconomic characteristics of migrating and non-migrating farm households are analysed. The focus is the role of migration in access to climate and agricultural extension services and the contribution of migration to enhanced farmer coping capacity. Design/methodology/approach A primary survey...

...Sonam Wangyel Wang; Woo-Kyun Lee; Yowhan Son Purpose The purpose of this study is to synthesize the impacts of climate change on agriculture and assess the status of policies, programs and strategies to adapt small farm holders to climate change in South Asia. Design/methodology/approach...

...Douglas Warner; John Tzilivakis; Andrew Green; Kathleen Lewis Purpose This paper aims to assess agri-environment (AE) scheme options on cultivated agricultural land in England for their impact on agricultural greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. It considers both absolute emissions reduction...

... to be the first mover in establishing regulations related to natural resources, agriculture and environment. In this situation, an otherwise surprising policy situation has developed: the province of Alberta has been a leader of climate change policy in Canada (Rabe, 2007) and has established one of the world’s...

... with climate change. Given that mitigation activities can benefit or hinder adaptation, and vice versa, promoting activities that contribute to both objectives can increase the efficiency of fund allocation and minimize trade-offs, particularly in land-related activities such as agriculture and forestry...

... to the agricultural systems, i.e. agriculture, aquaculture and climate change (CC) response strategies, in the coastal districts with a panel of stakeholders; and to evaluate the level of agreement on the topics under consideration and potentially identify the most promising approaches to assessing CC affecting...

...A. Arivudai Nambi; Chandra Sekhar Bahinipati; Ranjini Raghunath; R. Nagendran Purpose – This study aims to provide a methodology for constructing farm household-level adaptation metrics for agriculture and water sectors. The livelihood of farm households is at risk now and in the foreseeable...

...John Tzilivakis; Kathleen Lewis; Andrew Green; Douglas Warner Purpose – In order to achieve reductions in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, it is essential that all industry sectors have the appropriate knowledge and tools to contribute. This includes agriculture, which is considered to contribute...

...Bheemanagoud S. Choudri; Ahmed Al-Busaidi; Mushtaque Ahmed Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to give policy makers, professionals and researchers in Sultanate of Oman and in the region an understanding of the impacts of climate change (CC) related to agriculture and offer farming communities...

...Emmanuel Kanchebe Derbile Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyze how farmers are reducing vulnerability of rain‐fed agriculture to drought through indigenous knowledge systems (IKS) in the Atankwidi basin, north‐eastern Ghana. Design/methodology/approach This paper draws on combined...

...Tahseen Jafry Purpose Due to changing climatic circumstances there is increasing uncertainty about the amount of agricultural produce any country can expect to achieve in particular seasons. As a result, there is a growing trend especially in developing countries to adopt and benefit from...