The Perception of and Adaptation to Climate Change in Africa

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dc.creatorMaddison, David
dc.date2012-06-08T14:28:21Z
dc.date2012-06-08T14:28:21Z
dc.date2007-08
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T01:17:09Z
dc.descriptionThe objective of this paper is to determine the ability of farmers in Africa to detect climate change, and to ascertain how they have adapted to whatever climate change they believe has occurred. The paper also asks farmers whether they perceive any barriers to adaptation and attempts to determine the characteristics of those farmers who, despite claiming to have witnessed climate change, have not yet responded to it. The study is based on a large-scale survey of agriculturalists in 11 African countries. The survey reveals that significant numbers of farmers believe that temperatures have already increased and that precipitation has declined. Those with the greatest experience of farming are more likely to notice climate change. Further, neighboring farmers tell a consistent story. There are important differences in the propensity of farmers living in different locations to adapt and there may be institutional impediments to adaptation in some countries. Although large numbers of farmers perceive no barriers to adaptation, those that do perceive them tend to cite their poverty and inability to borrow. Few if any farmers mentioned lack of appropriate seed, security of tenure, or market accessibility as problems. Those farmers who perceive climate change but fail to respond may require particular incentives or assistance to do what is ultimately in their own best interests. Although experienced farmers are more likely to perceive climate change, it is educated farmers who are more likely to respond by making at least one adaptation.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/08/8044448/perception-adaptation-climate-change-africa
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/7507
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-4308
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/416721
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relationPolicy Research Working Paper; No. 4308
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL EXTENSION
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL INNOVATIONS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL INPUTS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRACTICES
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGIES
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectAVAILABILITY OF SEED
dc.subjectCAPITAL CONSTRAINTS
dc.subjectCARBON
dc.subjectCARBON DIOXIDE
dc.subjectCASH CROPS
dc.subjectCLIMATE
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE RESEARCH
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGES
dc.subjectCLIMATE HAZARDS
dc.subjectCLIMATE VARIABLES
dc.subjectCLIMATE WARMING
dc.subjectCLIMATIC CONDITIONS
dc.subjectCLIMATIC ZONES
dc.subjectCOMMUNAL LANDS
dc.subjectCONSUMER SURPLUS
dc.subjectCONTINGENT VALUATION
dc.subjectCROP PRODUCTION
dc.subjectCROP VARIETIES
dc.subjectCROPPING SYSTEMS
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRY CONTEXT
dc.subjectDROUGHT
dc.subjectECOLOGICAL CONDITIONS
dc.subjectECOLOGICAL ZONES
dc.subjectECONOMETRICS
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC IMPACT
dc.subjectECONOMIC MODELS
dc.subjectECONOMICS
dc.subjectECONOMISTS
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL ANALYSIS
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL EVIDENCE
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS
dc.subjectEQUILIBRIUM
dc.subjectEXTENSION SERVICES
dc.subjectEXTERNALITIES
dc.subjectFARM ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectFARM SIZE
dc.subjectFARM WORK
dc.subjectFARMER
dc.subjectFARMER PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectFARMERS
dc.subjectFARMING ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectFARMLAND
dc.subjectFEED
dc.subjectFERTILIZATION
dc.subjectFERTILIZERS
dc.subjectFIELD TRIALS
dc.subjectFIXED COSTS
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectGLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINSECURITY OF TENURE
dc.subjectINSURANCE
dc.subjectIRRIGATION
dc.subjectLACK OF CREDIT
dc.subjectLACK OF INFORMATION
dc.subjectLACK OF KNOWLEDGE
dc.subjectLAND OWNERSHIP
dc.subjectLAND TENURE
dc.subjectLIVESTOCK
dc.subjectMAJORITY OF FARMERS
dc.subjectMARKETING
dc.subjectNEW TECHNOLOGIES
dc.subjectPOLICY INSTRUMENTS
dc.subjectPOLICY MAKERS
dc.subjectPRECIPITATION
dc.subjectPRICE CHANGES
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
dc.subjectPROGRAMS
dc.subjectPROPERTY RIGHTS
dc.subjectPUBLIC GOOD
dc.subjectRAINFALL
dc.subjectRESOURCE USE
dc.subjectRURAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectSAHEL
dc.subjectSAVINGS
dc.subjectSCHOOLING
dc.subjectSHARECROPPING
dc.subjectSMALL FARMERS
dc.subjectSMALL FARMS
dc.subjectSOCIAL CAPITAL
dc.subjectSOCIAL ECONOMICS
dc.subjectSOCIOECONOMIC VARIABLES
dc.subjectSOCIOLOGY
dc.subjectSOIL
dc.subjectSOIL CONSERVATION
dc.subjectSUBSISTENCE
dc.subjectSUBSISTENCE FARMERS
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGY ADOPTION
dc.subjectTEMPERATURE
dc.subjectTEMPERATURE CHANGE
dc.subjectTEMPERATURE CHANGES
dc.subjectTEMPERATURE DATA
dc.subjectVEGETABLE PRODUCTION
dc.subjectWEATHER PATTERNS
dc.subjectWILLINGNESS TO PAY
dc.titleThe Perception of and Adaptation to Climate Change in Africa

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