Perceptions on climate change and its impact on livelihoods in Hwange district, Zimbabwe
| Autor: | Reneth Mano, Shakespear Mudombi, Charles Nhemachena, Virginia Muwanigwa |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Zimbabwe
media_common.quotation_subject lcsh:Risk in industry. Risk management Climate change Climate change adaptation Management Monitoring Policy and Law Tourism perceptions Perception Perceptions Socioeconomics Empirical evidence climate change adaptation media_common agriculture Rural community business.industry Environmental resource management Agriculture Livelihood lcsh:HD61 Geography Hwange District tourism business Safety Research |
| Zdroj: | Jàmbá : Journal of Disaster Risk Studies, Vol 6, Iss 1, Pp e1-e6 (2014) |
| Popis: | This study investigated perceptions of rural communities on climate change and its impacts on livelihoods. The research was conducted in the semi-arid Hwange district in Matebelel and North province of Zimbabwe. The perceptions were compared with empirical evidence from climatic studies on trends on temperature and rainfall, and impacts on livelihoods in the country and region. The findings from the current study are generally in agreement with those of other studies that indicate changes in the climate, especially in terms of rainfall. This largely applies to short-term periods; however, for long-term periods it is difficult to accurately relate rural community perceptions to changes in rainfall over time. Despite perceived changes and impacts of climate change on local livelihood activities, mainly agriculture, there are multiple stressors that the communities face which also affect their livelihoods. Further evidence-based research is required to disentangle climate change impacts on livelihoods, including livelihood impacts arising from interactions of climate and non-climatic factors. |
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