Climate change, household vulnerability and smart agriculture: The case of two South African provinces.
Climate change, household vulnerability and smart agriculture: The case of two South African provinces.
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DOI：
10.4102/jamba.v8i2.182
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2016
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Madzivhandila T
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Ncube M;Madubula N;Ngwenya H;Zinyengere N;Zhou L;Francis J;Mthunzi T;Olivier C;Madzivhandila T
气候变化灾害的影响给南非，特别是脆弱的农村家庭带来了重大挑战。在南非，气候变化在地方一级，特别是在农村地区的影响并不为人所知。农村家庭普遍贫穷，缺乏适应和减轻气候变化影响的资源，但他们的脆弱程度基本上不为人所知。这项研究探讨了气候变化的微观影响，评估了家庭的脆弱性，并评估了农村地区的替代适应战略。结果表明，气候变化将严重影响作物产量，资金较少的家庭最容易受到影响。这些家庭由老年人和女户主家庭组成。接受汇款或推广服务或参加村庄正规储蓄计划的家庭不那么脆弱。结果表明，家庭需要转向气候智能型农业，将适应、减缓和生产力增长结合起来。
The impact of climate-change disasters poses significant challenges for South Africa, especially for vulnerable rural households. In South Africa, the impact of climate change at the local level, especially in rural areas, is not well known. Rural households are generally poor and lack resources to adapt to and mitigate the impact of climate change, but the extent of their vulnerability is largely not understood. This study looked at the micro-level impact of climate change, evaluated household vulnerability and assessed alternative adaptation strategies in rural areas. The results indicate that climate change will hit crop yields hard and that households with less capital are most vulnerable. These households consist of the elderly and households headed by females. Households that receive remittances or extension services or participate in formal savings schemes in villages are less vulnerable. The results suggest that households need to move towards climate-smart agriculture, which combines adaptation, mitigation and productivity growth.