Farmers’ perception, awareness and adaptation to climate change: evidence from northwest Vietnam

Purpose This study aims to examine the extent to which farmers are aware of climate change and how they have modified their growing practices in response to perceived climate changes. Design/methodology/approach A logit model was used to explore farmers’ awareness and a binary logistic model was use...

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Published inInternational journal of climate change strategies and management Vol. 9; no. 4; pp. 555 - 576
Main Authors Thi Lan Huong, Nguyen, Shun Bo, Yao, Fahad, Shah
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Bingley Emerald Publishing Limited 21.08.2017
Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Subjects
Adaptation
Agricultural management
Agriculture
Agronomy
Climate
Climate adaptation
Climate change
Climate models
Corn
Crops
Design modifications
Econometrics
Economic growth
Economic reform
Education
Endowment
Farmers
Farming
Farms
Fertility
GDP
Greenhouse effect
Gross Domestic Product
Households
Literacy
Perception
Perceptions
Population
Provinces
Questionnaires
Rural areas
Soil
Soil fertility
Studies
Sustainable agriculture
Teaching methods
Variables
Vulnerability
Vietnam
Climate change
Northwest Vietnam
Adaptation
Farmers’ perception
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Summary:Purpose This study aims to examine the extent to which farmers are aware of climate change and how they have modified their growing practices in response to perceived climate changes. Design/methodology/approach A logit model was used to explore farmers’ awareness and a binary logistic model was used to analyze their adaptive responses. Data from 335 farm households were collected from three provinces of Northwest Vietnam with different climate change vulnerability. Findings Farmers’ awareness of climate change was related significantly to household and farm characteristics. Farm experience, education level, location, tenancy status, soil fertility, access to credit, climate information, agricultural extension services, farmer groups, non-agriculture income, distance to market and house and climate change experience influence adaptation measure choices. Research limitations/implications These findings suggest that investment strategies must promote adaptation to climate change by supporting technological and institutional methods, such as education, markets, credit and information. Originality/value This study is the first study that uses econometric models to analyze farmers’ perception effect and adaptation to climate change aspect in Northwest Vietnam
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ISSN:1756-8692
1756-8706
DOI:10.1108/IJCCSM-02-2017-0032