Small Island Developing States (SIDS) share a common vulnerability to climate change.
Adaptation to climate change and variability is urgently needed yet, while some is already …

This paper aims to review the impacts of drought on agricultural land conversion (ALC) on
the one hand and the impacts of ALC on intensifying drought on the other. The paper further …

The small-scale farmers in Iran and around the world have experienced the highest level of
drought vulnerability among all social groups in recent years. As very little research has …

Climate variability and ecological changes have consequently altered life and natural
livelihood-sustaining systems leading to socio-cultural, economic and environmental …

Increasing demand for food and environmental stressors are some of the most challenging
problems that human societies face today and these have encouraged new studies to …

Farmers adopt a range of technical and non-technical adaptation behaviors (TANAB) to
alleviate the negative effects of drought. Understanding this adaptation behavior and its …

This book provides a wide-ranging comparative analysis of contemporary economic, social,
political and environmental change in small islands, island states and territories, through …

Balochistan is prone to drought and has been impacted severely during 1998–2002. The
people are engaged in orchard and livestock farming activities for earning their livelihoods …

To ensure food security among rural communities under a changing climate, policymakers
need information on the prevalence and determinants of food insecurity, the role of extreme …

Empirical evidence has revealed that farmers can manage the negative impact of drought
effectively by changing and adapting their current farming practices. Adaptation is thus a …