Adapting agriculture to climate change in Kenya: Household strategies and determinants

E Bryan, C Ringler, B Okoba, C Roncoli… - Journal of environmental …, 2013 - Elsevier
Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa are particularly vulnerable to climate change, given
dependence on agricultural production and limited adaptive capacity. Based on farm …

Climate change, vulnerability and adaptation in North Africa with focus on Morocco

J Schilling, KP Freier, E Hertig, J Scheffran - Agriculture, Ecosystems & …, 2012 - Elsevier
Our study links environmental impacts of climate change to major socio-economic and
agricultural developments in North Africa. We jointly investigate climate projections …

Agriculture and food systems in sub-Saharan Africa in a 4°C+ world

PK Thornton, PG Jones… - … Transactions of the …, 2011 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Agricultural development in sub-Saharan Africa faces daunting challenges, which climate
change and increasing climate variability will compound in vulnerable areas. The impacts of …

Climate change perception and adaptation of agro-pastoral communities in Kenya

S Silvestri, E Bryan, C Ringler, M Herrero… - Regional Environmental …, 2012 - Springer
Data on agro-pastoralists' perceptions of climate change and adaptation options were
collected from agro-pastoral communities in 7 rural districts of Kenya. Key adaptation …

Croppers to livestock keepers: livelihood transitions to 2050 in Africa due to climate change

PG Jones, PK Thornton - Environmental Science & Policy, 2009 - Elsevier
The impacts of climate change are expected to be generally detrimental for agriculture in
many parts of Africa. Overall, warming and drying may reduce crop yields by 10–20% to …

Coping with drought: Towards a multilevel understanding based on conservation of resources theory

GH Zamani, MJ Gorgievski-Duijvesteijn, K Zarafshani - Human Ecology, 2006 - Springer
There is substantial research on psychological consequences of disasters. However, most
disaster studies to date have focused on acute disasters, ignoring slow-onset chronic …

Climate change and the growth of the livestock sector in developing countries

PK Thornton, PJ Gerber - Mitigation and adaptation strategies for global …, 2010 - Springer
Livestock production systems will inevitably be affected as a result of changes in climate and
climate variability, with impacts on peoples' livelihoods. At the same time, livestock food …

[图书][B] Economic costs of drought and rice farmers' coping mechanisms: a cross-country comparative analysis

S Pandey, HS Bhandari, B Hardy - 2007 - books.google.com
Addressing the problems of poverty, hunger, poor health, and environmental degradation is
now firmly on the agenda of international development agencies and national governments …

Future projection of droughts over major river basins in Southern Africa at specific global warming levels

BJ Abiodun, N Makhanya, B Petja, AA Abatan… - Theoretical and Applied …, 2019 - Springer
Reliable drought projections are crucial for the effective managements of future drought risk.
Most of the existing drought projections over Southern Africa are based on precipitation …

The herd, a source of flexibility for livestock farming systems faced with uncertainties?

MO Nozieres, CH Moulin, B Dedieu - Animal, 2011 - cambridge.org
'Adapt to endure'has become a necessity in agriculture, but the means to do so remain
largely undefined. The aim of this literature review is to analyse how the herd contributes to …