The devastating impacts of drought are fast becoming a global concern. Zimbabwe is among
the countries more severely affected, where drought impacts have led to water shortages …

Smallholder irrigation schemes (SISs) have been portrayed as a panacea to climate change
adaptation. However, there is an emerging discourse that established schemes are …

Smallholder irrigation schemes are vulnerable to increased climate variability and change,
particularly increased water stress. This paper explores whether the introduction of …

Drought is a major challenge threatening agricultural productivity in uMsinga. The
occurrence of drought is expected to increase in coming decades, intensifying in severity …

This research was conducted in a significant agricultural region to gauge farmers'
knowledge of climate change adaption strategies. We employed a semi-structured …

In many parts of the world, human losses to disasters have been on the increase during the
past three decades. This has slowed down the human development process. In an attempt …

The socio-cultural leadership system in rural communities of developing countries is
generally gender-biased, thus rendering female-headed households (FHHs) vulnerable to …

Climate variability and change (CVC) affect many economic sectors including agriculture. In
order to alleviate the negative impact of CVC on food production, farmers must adopt a …

The impact of hazards on population groups has always been different, depending on the
social and environmental factors of the impacted people. An enhanced understanding of …

Adaptation to climate change has become an imperative intricately linked to human
existence and the planet's wellbeing: if learning is not part of the adaptation process, it is …