Farmers' choices and factors affecting adoption of climate change adaptation strategies: evidence from northwestern Ethiopia

M Marie, F Yirga, M Haile, F Tquabo - Heliyon, 2020 - cell.com
Climate change is a major environmental and socioeconomic challenge in Ethiopia in recent
decades. The study site is one of the climate change prone areas affected by climate …

Trends in extreme temperature and rainfall indices in the semi-arid areas of Western Tigray, Ethiopia

A Berhane, G Hadgu, W Worku, B Abrha - Environmental Systems …, 2020 - Springer
Background Africa is the most vulnerable continent in the world; which recurrent droughts,
extreme temperature and rainfall affects agriculture and food security. The aim of this study …

Local spatiotemporal variability and trends in rainfall and temperature in the central highlands of Ethiopia

A Alemayehu, W Bewket - Geografiska Annaler: Series A, Physical …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
This study evaluates recent spatiotemporal variability and trends in rainfall and temperature
in the central highlands of Ethiopia by using monthly rainfall and temperature records. The …

Vulnerability analysis of smallholder farmers to climate variability and change: an agro-ecological system-based approach in the Fincha'a sub-basin of the upper Blue …

I Tessema, B Simane - Ecological Processes, 2019 - Springer
Background Ethiopia is frequently cited as a country that is highly vulnerable to climate
variability and change. The country's high vulnerability arises mostly from climate-sensitive …

Spatiotemporal variability and trends of rainfall and temperature in the Northeastern Highlands of Ethiopia

AA Mekonen, AB Berlie - Modeling Earth Systems and Environment, 2020 - Springer
The aim of the study was to examine the spatiotemporal variability and trends of rainfall and
temperature in the northeast highlands of Ethiopia. To achieve this objective, long-term …

Rural households' livelihood vulnerability to climate variability and extremes: A livelihood zone-based approach in the Northeastern Highlands of Ethiopia

AA Mekonen, AB Berlie - Ecological Processes, 2021 - Springer
Background The adverse effects of climate variability and extremes exert increasing
pressure on rural farm households whose livelihoods are dependent on nature. However …

Impact of rainfall variability on crop production within the Worobong Ecological Area of Fanteakwa District, Ghana

C Kyei-Mensah, R Kyerematen… - Advances in …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Crop production in the Fanteakwa District is predominantly rainfed, exposing this major
livelihood activity to the variability or change in rainfall pattern. The net potential effect of …

Spatiotemporal variability and trends in rainfall and temperature in Alwero watershed, western Ethiopia

A Alemayehu, M Maru, W Bewket, M Assen - Environmental Systems …, 2020 - Springer
Climate analysis at relevant time scales is important for water resources management,
agricultural planning, flood risk assessment, ecological modeling and climate change …

Local climate variability and crop production in the central highlands of Ethiopia

A Alemayehu, W Bewket - Environmental Development, 2016 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to understand the association of crop production with climate
variability in the central highlands of Ethiopia. We used monthly rainfall and temperature …

Simulating the impact of climate change on maize production in Ethiopia, East Africa

K Abera, O Crespo, J Seid, F Mequanent - Environmental Systems …, 2018 - Springer
Background Climate change is expected to significantly impact agricultural production
across Africa. While a number of studies assessed this impact in semi-arid southern Africa …