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MITIGATION AND ADAPTATION STRATEGIES FOR GLOBAL CHANGE
Volume 17, Issue 4, Pages 415-423Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s11027-011-9333-7
Keywords
Agricultural sustainability; Climate change; Climatic vulnerability; Adaptation technique; Farmer; Paddy; Malaysia
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- Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment of the Government of Malaysia [UKM-GUP-PI-08-34-081]
- University of Adelaide, Australia
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The climatic factors in Malaysia have been changing very rapidly affecting agricultural productivity and farmers' sustainable livelihood. Agriculture which depends heavily on climate is becoming increasingly vulnerable to risk and uncertainty. In order to face and manage the situation farmers are trying in various ways to adapt to these climatic vulnerabilities. This study analyses paddy farmers' perception of climatic variations and vulnerabilities and focuses on the techniques they use to adapt to the situation. It uses primary data collected through a questionnaire survey on the paddy farmers in the Integrated Agricultural Development Area (IADA), North-West Selangor in Malaysia. Through a descriptive analysis of the data, the study finds that most farmers do not have a clear perception of the climatic changes and vulnerabilities. Farmers' adaptation practices to the climatic vulnerability are mostly based on their common sense responses. It suggests that farmers need necessary training and support from the government and international agencies to make them able to effectively adapt to the climatic vulnerability and avert any adverse effect on their socioeconomic sustainability and national food security.
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