Stability, robustness, vulnerability and resilience of agricultural systems. A review

N Urruty, D Tailliez-Lefebvre, C Huyghe - Agronomy for sustainable …, 2016 - Springer
Global warming and price volatility are increasing uncertainty for the future of agriculture.
Therefore, agricultural systems must be sustainable not only under average conditions, but …

Drought and its impacts on small-scale farmers in sub-Saharan Africa: a review

S Lottering, P Mafongoya… - South African Geographical …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Drought frequency is expected to increase in the coming decades due to climate change.
Droughts are one of the most devastating natural disasters affecting food production, water …

[HTML][HTML] Farmer's perception of climate change and responsive strategies in three selected provinces of South Africa

ZA Elum, DM Modise, A Marr - Climate Risk Management, 2017 - Elsevier
The world has responded to climate change phenomenon through two broad response
mechanisms (mitigation and adaptation strategies) with the aim of moderating the adverse …

Can farmers' adaptation to climate change be explained by socio-economic household-level variables?

TB Below, KD Mutabazi, D Kirschke, C Franke… - Global environmental …, 2012 - Elsevier
A better understanding of processes that shape farmers' adaptation to climate change is
critical to identify vulnerable entities and to develop well-targeted adaptation policies …

Understanding livelihood vulnerability to climate change: Applying the livelihood vulnerability index in Trinidad and Tobago

KU Shah, HB Dulal, C Johnson, A Baptiste - Geoforum, 2013 - Elsevier
This paper develops and tests the application of a Livelihood Vulnerability Index (LVI) for
agricultural and natural resource-dependent communities in developing countries. The …

The socioeconomic vulnerability index: A pragmatic approach for assessing climate change led risks–A case study in the south-western coastal Bangladesh

MN Ahsan, J Warner - International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract We develop a Socioeconomic Vulnerability Index (SeVI) for climate change affected
communities in seven unions 1 of Koyra upazilla 2 in south-western coastal Bangladesh. We …

Climate change and rural communities in Ghana: Social vulnerability, impacts, adaptations and policy implications

WK Dumenu, EA Obeng - Environmental Science & Policy, 2016 - Elsevier
This study assessed social vulnerability level, impacts and adaptation strategies to climate
change in rural communities in four ecological zones in Ghana. Primary data were collected …

Vulnerability of fishery-based livelihoods to the impacts of climate variability and change: insights from coastal Bangladesh

MM Islam, S Sallu, K Hubacek, J Paavola - Regional Environmental …, 2014 - Springer
Globally, fisheries support livelihoods of over half a billion people who are exposed to
multiple climatic stresses and shocks that affect their capacity to subsist. Yet, only limited …

Mapping the vulnerability of crop production to drought in Ghana using rainfall, yield and socioeconomic data

P Antwi-Agyei, EDG Fraser, AJ Dougill, LC Stringer… - Applied …, 2012 - Elsevier
This study evaluates new multi-scale, multi-indicator methods for assessing the vulnerability
of crop production to drought at a national and regional scale. It does this by identifying …

Rural areas

P Dasgupta, J Morton, D Dodman, B Karapinar, F Meza… - 2014 - gala.gre.ac.uk
Rural areas still account for almost half the world's population, and about 70% of the
developing world's poor people.{9.1. 1}. There is a lack of clear definition of what constitutes …