It is hard to argue against the reality of global warming, its consequences are becoming
increasingly evident not only due to the effects of extreme weather that are changing the …

Abstract Climate Vulnerability Index (CVI) is being proposed to assess climate change
vulnerability of communities with a case study. The index consists of household parameters …

Carbon sequestration is defined as the process of capturing and storing atmospheric carbon
dioxide. Fruit crops are indispensable both for climate change mitigation and ensuring food …

This study uses statistical and econometric tools to measure households' vulnerability in
pastoral rangelands of Kenya. It considered 27 socio-economic and biophysical indicators …

Crop diversity plays a central role in smallholder farmers' ability to cope with and adapt to
shocks. Shifting crop varieties and diversifying the crop portfolio are common risk reduction …

Climate change creates a double inequality through the inverse distribution of risk and
responsibility. Developed states are responsible, but are forecast to confront only moderate …

Introduction Climate change and related extreme events are negatively affecting agricultural
production where millions of smallholder farmers depend up on it. Ethiopian rain-fed …

Climate change has become a global phenomenon, but its impact is unevenly distributed
among regions, economic classes, age classes and genders. Gender is among the factors …

This study estimates the prevalence and extent of vulnerability to poverty in the Punjab
province of Pakistan. A multilevel model is used to analyze survey data of about 90,000 …

A study was conducted to investigate the adaptive capacity of pastoralists in Kilosa district to
climate change. Specifically, the study assessed the trend and impact of climate change in …