Abebaye Zerie, Demis Mengist, Endalkachew Teshome

Household¿s Vulnerability and Adaptation Strategies to Climate Change

The case of Wogera Woreda, North Gondar of Amhara Region

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Climate change is the most complex and challenging environmental problem facing the world today. Constantly increasing population growth, environmental degradation, low and erratic rainfall, rain-fed subsistence agriculture, declining land productivity and lack of appropriate technologies were found to be the major causes for their vulnerability. The studied households have been suffering from frequent and severe hazards which include drought, flooding, erratic and heavy rainfall affects the environment and their livelihood in the area are linked to persisting vulnerability. As a result, the local communities are adapting to this changing situation by changing cropping patterns, introducing crops that can mature shortly, wood and charcoal selling, wage labor, selling of assets, reforestation, saving and migration.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 92
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. November 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 220mm x 150mm x 6mm
• Gewicht: 155g
• ISBN-13: 9783659632761
• ISBN-10: 3659632767
• Artikelnr.: 41960349

Autorenporträt

Abebaye Zerie completed his Diploma in 1991 and BSc degree in forestry in 2002 from Wondo Genet College of Forestry, and MA degree in natural resources and environmental management in 2014 from University of Gondar. He has 21 years work experiences in forestry section and livelihood project management.