...Nguyen Cong Thanh; Tran Thi Mai Huong; Dang Truong An Purpose The Vietnamese Mekong Delta ( VMD ) is confronting a fundamental hydrological shift. This study aims to quantify this emerging hydrological normal by distinguishing the effects of upstream regulation from basin-wide climate variability...

... to evaluate climate change, climate variability and drought with their impacts on pastoral livelihoods in Borana. A total of 280 pastoralist households were sampled using multistage sampling techniques. Quantitative data were analysed using descriptive statistics and a chi-square test was employed to assess...

...Fikru Tarekegn Dayo; Desalegn Y. Ayal; Amare Bantider; Walter Leal Filho Purpose The study aims to examine perceptions of pastoral and agro-pastoral household climate variability and adaptation responses to ensure food security in the Boran Zone, Ethiopia. Design/methodology/approach A mixed...

... works of this article (for both commercial and non-commercial purposes), subject to full attribution to the original publication and authors. The full terms of this licence maybe seen at Link to the terms of the CC BY 4.0 licence. Climate change Climate mitigation Climate variability Climate...

...Sintayehu Alemayehu; Daniel Olago; Opere Alfred; Tadesse Terefe Zeleke; Sintayehu W. Dejene Purpose The purpose of this study is to analyze the seasonal spatiotemporal climate variability in the Borena zone of Ethiopia and its effects on agriculture and livestock production. By examining...

...Ameha Tadesse Aytenfisu; Degefa Tolossa; Solomon Tsehay Feleke; Desalegn Yayeh Ayal Purpose This study aims to examine the phenomenon of climate variability and its implications for pastoralists and agro-pastoralists food security in Amibara and Awash Fentale districts of the Afar region, Ethiopia...

... and authors. The full terms of this licence may be seen at http://creativecommons.org/licences/by/4.0/legalcode Borana pastoralist Climate variability Drought Livelihood vulnerability Vulnerability index Climate change is a major challenge for natural ecosystems and human societies (IPCC...

...Olona Mtintsilana; Babatope Ebenezer Akinyemi; Leocadia Zhou Purpose This paper aims to determine factors affecting adaptation to climate variability on crop production among farming households in Tyhume Valley. Design/methodology/approach This study conducted an empirical analysis...

.... Originality/value The results of the rainfall IDF curves can provide useful information for policymakers to make the right decisions in controlling and minimizing flooding in the study area. Flooding Risk management Climate change Sea level rise Hydraulic projects Climate variability Rainfall...

...Maropene Tebello Rapholo; Lawrence Diko Makia Purpose Literature contends that not much is known about smallholder farmers’ perceptions of climate variability and the impacts thereof on agricultural practices in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Africa in particular. The purpose of this study...

...Nancy Omolo; Paramu L. Mafongoya Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between gender and social capital in adapting to climate variability in the arid and semi-arid regions in Turkana in Kenya. Design/methodology/approach This paper undertook literature review...

... levels of poverty. Originality/value The study recommends inter alia, appropriate use of seasonal rainfall forecasting to enhance better farming decision-making and the development of elaborate climate variability interventions by national and local agencies. Issah Justice Musah-Surugu can...

...Desalegn Yayeh Ayal; Maren Radeny; Solomon Desta; Getachew Gebru Purpose Climate variability and extremes adversely affect the livestock sector directly and indirectly by aggravating the prevalence of livestock diseases, distorting production system and the sector profitability. This paper aims...

... resources management in water-stressed rural African communities. Increasing climatic variability and change has caused and is projected to trigger many challenges vis-à-vis availability of water, particularly in arid and semi-arid areas. This will, subsequently, place significant management...

...Arega Shumetie; Molla Alemayehu Yismaw Purpose This study aims to examine the effect of climate variability on smallholders’ crop income and the determinants of indigenous adaptation strategies in three districts (Mieso, Goba-koricha and Doba) of West Hararghe Zone of Ethiopia. These three...

.... Design/methodology/approach – This study utilised a survey and semi-structured interviews in Corangamite Shire, to document dairy farmers' perceptions of climate variability and the adaptation strategies they have implemented, compared to meteorological data collected on climate variability...