Improving Household Survey Instruments for Understanding Agricultural Household Adaptation to Climate Change : Water Stress and Variability

Bandyopadhyay, Sushenjit; Wang, Limin; Wijnen, Marcus

Improving Household Survey Instruments for Understanding Agricultural Household Adaptation to Climate Change : Water Stress and Variability

Autores

Bandyopadhyay, Sushenjit

Wang, Limin

Wijnen, Marcus

Editor

World Bank, Washington, DC

Descripción

The Living Standards Measurement Study (LSMS) surveys which have collected information on many dimensions of household well-being for over 36 countries since 1980 are one of the most important data sources for informing policy making on development. The LSMS surveys have been used to assess household welfare, to understand household behavior, and to evaluate the welfare impact of various government policies. These surveys, however, lack well-designed instruments for understanding farm-level adaptation behavior to climate variability, in particular water resource variability and stress in agriculture. For the purpose of improving the quality, relevance and sustainability of smallholder agricultural data in Sub-Saharan Africa, the Living Standards Measurement Study-Integrated Surveys on Agriculture (LSMS-ISA) project was started with a grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and is implemented by the LSMS team in the Development Research Group (DECRG) of the World Bank. Under the LSMS-ISA initiative, the World Bank is supporting seven countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, namely Ethiopia, Malawi, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Tanzania, and Uganda, to establish systems of multi-topic, panel household surveys with a strong focus on agriculture. The surveys collect essential information to improve our understanding of economic development in Africa, particularly with regards to agriculture and linkages between farm and non-farm activities.

Palabras clave

ACCESS TO INFORMATION, ACCESS TO MARKETS, AGRICULTURAL ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE, AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AMOUNT OF RAINFALL, ANNUAL RAINFALL, AQUIFER, AQUIFER RECHARGE, AQUIFERS, ARID REGIONS, ASSESSMENT OF GROUNDWATER, ASSET OWNERSHIP, AVAILABILITY OF WATER, AVERAGE RAINFALL, BOREHOLES, CANALS, CHANNELS, CLIMATE, CLIMATE ADAPTATION, CLIMATE CHANGE, CLIMATE CHANGES, CLIMATE IMPACT, CLIMATE INFORMATION, CLIMATE MODELS, CLIMATE MONITORING, CLIMATE PATTERNS, CLIMATE PREDICTION, CLIMATE TRENDS, CLIMATE VARIABILITY, CLIMATE VARIATIONS, CLIMATIC CONDITIONS, CLIMATIC DATA, CLIMATIC IMPACTS, CLIMATIC PHENOMENA, CLIMATIC REGIONS, CLIMATIC SHOCKS, CLIMATIC VARIABILITY, CLIMATIC ZONES, CLIMATOLOGY, CLOUDS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS, CONDUCTIVITY, COVERING, CROP CULTIVATION, CROP DIVERSIFICATION, CROP FAILURE, CROP PRODUCTION, CROP YIELDS, DAILY PRECIPITATION, DECISION MAKING, DISCHARGE, DISTRIBUTION OF RAINFALL, DRAINAGE, DRINKING WATER, DROUGHT, DRY CLIMATE, ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, EVAPORATION, EVAPOTRANSPIRATION, EXTREME EVENTS, EXTREME WEATHER, EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS, FARMERS, FARMING, FARMING PRACTICES, FLOODS, FOG, FOOD SECURITY, FOREST METEOROLOGY, FORESTRY, FUTURE CLIMATE SCENARIOS, GAUGING, GAUGING STATIONS, GLOBAL CLIMATE, GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE, GLOBAL PRECIPITATION CLIMATOLOGY, GRAZING, GROUNDWATER, GROUNDWATER DATA, GROUNDWATER IRRIGATION, GROUNDWATER RECHARGE, GROUNDWATER RESOURCES, GROUNDWATER STORAGE, HAIL, HYDROLOGIC CYCLE, HYDROLOGY, ICE, IMPACT OF CLIMATE, IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE, IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON AGRICULTURE, IRRIGATION, IRRIGATION DEVELOPMENT, IRRIGATION MANAGEMENT, IRRIGATION SYSTEMS, IRRIGATION WATER, LAKES, LAND USE, LAND USE PRACTICES, LIVESTOCK MANAGEMENT, LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION, LOCAL CLIMATE, LOCAL CLIMATE CONDITIONS, LOCAL CLIMATE DATA, LOCAL RAINFALL, LOCALITIES, LONG-TERM RAINFALL, LOW RAINFALL, MEAN MONTHLY TEMPERATURE, MEAN TEMPERATURE, MEASUREMENTS, METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS, METEOROLOGY, MOISTURE, MOISTURE CONSERVATION, MONSOON CLIMATE, NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEANS, PRESSURE, PROGRAMS, RAIN, RAIN GAUGE, RAIN GAUGE DATA, RAIN GAUGE NETWORKS, RAIN SHADOW, RAINFALL, RAINFALL AMOUNTS, RAINFALL DATA, RAINFALL ESTIMATION, RAINFALL EVENTS, RAINFALL INTENSITY, RAINFALL MEASUREMENT, RAINFALL PATTERNS, RAINFALL VARIABILITY, RAINFALL VARIATION, RAINWATER, RAINWATER HARVESTING, RAINY SEASON, RAINY SEASONS, REMOTE SENSING, RESERVOIRS, RIVER BASIN, RIVERS, RUNOFF, SALINITY, SEA, SEASONAL RAINFALL, SEASONAL RIVERS, SEEPAGE, SHALLOW WATER, SHOWERS, SLEET, SNOW, SOIL CONSERVATION, SOIL MOISTURE, SPRINGS, STRATIFICATION, STREAMFLOW, SURFACE WATER, SURFACE WATER BODIES, SURFACE WATER RESOURCES, TEMPERATE CLIMATES, TEMPERATURE, TEMPERATURE DATA, TEMPERATURES, TEMPORAL RESOLUTION, TEMPORAL VARIABILITY, TEMPORAL VARIATIONS, VARIABILITY OF RAINFALL, VILLAGE PONDS, WARM SEASON, WATER AVAILABILITY, WATER BODY, WATER CONSERVATION, WATER FLOW RATE, WATER FLOWS, WATER LEVEL, WATER MANAGEMENT, WATER RESOURCE, WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, WATER RESOURCES, WATER SCARCITY, WATER SOURCES, WATER STORAGE, WATER SUPPLY, WATER TABLE, WATER USE, WATER USE PATTERNS, WATERSHED, WELLS