Early warning information, farmers’ perceptions of, and adaptations to drought in China
| Autor: | Lingling Hou, Jikun Huang, Jinxia Wang |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Atmospheric Science
Global and Planetary Change 010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences Warning system business.industry media_common.quotation_subject Environmental resource management food and beverages Climate change Sample (statistics) 010501 environmental sciences Affect (psychology) 01 natural sciences respiratory tract diseases immune system diseases Perception Early warning system Business China Socioeconomics Adaptation (computer science) 0105 earth and related environmental sciences media_common |
| Zdroj: | Climatic Change. 141:197-212 |
| ISSN: | 1573-1480 0165-0009 |
| Popis: | Farmers’ perceptions of the local climate reflect their own judgments of climate change and may thus affect their adaptation behavior. However, the mechanisms between the provision of early warning information and farmers’ perceptions and adaptation behavior are under-researched. To address this gap in the literature, this study uses original household survey data from nine provinces in China to examine the major factors influencing farmers’ perceptions of drought and examines how perceptions affect adaptation behavior. The results show that over half of the sample farmers perceived that drought severity had increased during the past 10 years. Moreover, econometric analysis indicates that about 8% more farmers will adopt surface pipes in response to drought if early warning information about drought is provided. Farmers that perceived increasing drought severity are more likely to attempt to adapt by adopting water-saving technologies. The paper concludes by offering some policy implications for the presented results. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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