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SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
Volume 758, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.142761
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Climate information; Drought; Early warning system; Environmental risk; Response capacity
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This study investigated the decision of wheat farmers in Kermanshah Township, Iran to use climate knowledge, finding that this decision is influenced by various factors. The results have implications for drought management practitioners, helping policymakers design early alert programs to reduce drought risk and transition from conventional to climate smart agriculture.
Drought is a persistent, sluggish natural disaster in developing countries that has generated a financial burden and an unstable climate. Farmers should adopt early warning systems (EWS) in their strategies for monitoring drought to reduce its serious consequences. However, farmers in developing countries are reluctant to use EWS as their management strategies. Hence, the aim of this study was to investigate the decision of farmers to use climate knowledge through the model of farming activity in Kermanshah Township, Iran. A surveyor questionnaire was used to gather data from 370 wheat farmers using random sampling methods inmulti-stage clusters. Results revealed that the decision to use climate information is affected by personal factors, attitude towards climate information, objectives of using climate information, and external/physical farming factors. The result of this study has implications for drought management practitioners. To be specific, the results can aid policymakers to design early alert programs to minimize the risk of drought and thus move from conventional to climate smart agriculture. (C) 2020 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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