Reliance on subsistence agriculture means the impact of stresses and shocks (such as
droughts or floods) are felt keenly by rural poor people, who depend directly on food system
outcomes for their survival, with profound implications for the security of their livelihoods and
welfare. However, such stresses and shocks will not necessarily lead to negative impacts, as
risks and uncertainties, often associated with seasonality, are embedded in the practice of
agriculture and there is considerable experience of coping and risk management strategies …

Purpose The recently released fifth IPCC report indicates a high agreement among global
actors on the need to integrate climate change adaptation (CCA) and disaster risk reduction
(DRR). However, there remains little local level evidence on how DRR and CCA could be
linked, the sorts of adjustments that are required for the two concepts to be integrated and
the challenges ahead. This paper aims to provide an empirical insight on the possible links
and departures between DRR and CCA. Design/methodology/approach The study used a …