Understanding climate change vulnerability, adaptation and risk perceptions at household level in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

• Published in: International journal of climate change strategies and management Vol. 10; no. 3; pp. 359 - 378
• Main Authors: Ullah, Wahid, Nihei, Takaaki, Nafees, Muhammad, Zaman, Rahman, Ali, Muhammad
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley Emerald Publishing Limited 17.04.2018; Emerald Group Publishing Limited; Emerald Publishing
• Subjects: Access; Adaptation; Agricultural economics; Agricultural practices; Agricultural production; Agriculture; Agrochemicals; Barriers; Capacity; Case studies; Climate adaptation; Climate change; Climate change adaptation; Communities; Consultation; Crops; Cultivation; Cyclones; Data collection; Disasters; Economic conditions; Environmental risk; Farm management; Farmers; Farming; Fertility; Fertilizers; Flood damage; Floods; Information dissemination; Internet access; Irrigation; Men; Natural disasters; Pakistan; Pesticides; Population growth; Risk perception; Rural areas; Soil; Soil erosion; Soil fertility; Soil water; Studies; Surveying; Sustainable agriculture; Towns; Vulnerability; Water scarcity; Women; Pakistan; Climate change; Vulnerability; Agriculture; Pakistan; Adaptation

Purpose This study aims to investigate risks associated with climate change vulnerability and in response the adaptation methods used by farming communities to reduce its negative impacts on agriculture in Pakistan. Design/methodology/approach The study used household survey method of data collectio...