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JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT
卷 64, 期 3, 页码 399-431出版社
ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1764840
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climate shock; vulnerability; adaptive capacity; rural household; Ethiopia; Integrated Livelihood Vulnerability Approach (LVI-IPCC); Q54
This study assessed the vulnerability of rural households in South Gondar zone in Ethiopia's Amhara region, finding that poor non-off-farm diversified households are more vulnerable to climate change impacts compared to those employing an off-farm diversification strategy. Additionally, irrigation, improved access to water, health, and other rural infrastructure were identified as factors that reduce vulnerability.
The rural households engaged in the primary sector are vulnerable to climate shocks. The adaptation strategies are supposed to be locale specific, determined by biophysical and socio-economic factors and adoption is contingent on the results from vulnerability assessments. This study is an assessment of local level vulnerability of three heterogeneous groups of selected rural households in South Gondar zone in Ethiopia's Amhara region. The study analyses the effects of climate change induced shocks on livelihoods using the LVI-IPCC framework along with an econometric technique to determine factors responsible for variations across households. The study corroborates earlier results that rural households are adversely impacted by climate shocks. The poor non-off-farm diversified rural households are highly vulnerable in comparison to those households adopting an off-farm diversification strategy. Irrigation, improvements in access to water, health and other rural infrastructure are also factors reducing vulnerability.
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