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How do farmers perceive climate change? A systematic review.
- Source :
- Climatic Change; Oct2020, Vol. 162 Issue 3, p991-1010, 20p
- Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- In this paper, a systematic literature review was conducted to synthesize understanding on farmers' perception on climate change. Farmers' perception of climate change is conceptualized as comprising of three dimensions—first, as farmers' "awareness"; second, "conceptual understanding"; and third, the "experience" of climate change. The review included 162 papers published during the period January 2000 to July 2019. The highest number of studies was conducted in Africa, followed by Asia. A large majority of farmers report being aware of climate change. However, only a few studies elicit the difference between climate variability and climate change from farmers. A negligible number of studies attempt to identify the role of agricultural activities in greenhouse gas emissions and climate change. Furthermore, authors compare farmers' perception with meteorological evidence, which is more aligned in terms of change in "temperature" rather than "precipitation." The insights from the review provide guidance on conceptualization and operationalization of the variable "farmers' perception of climate change" for future studies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- CLIMATE change
META-analysis
FARMERS
GREENHOUSE gases
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01650009
- Volume :
- 162
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Climatic Change
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 146584595
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-020-02814-2