Climate perceptions, impacts and responses: a synthesis of lessons from eight African countries
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2015
Authors
Degefu, M.A.
Tolo, C.U.
Opiyo, F.
Mudombi-Rusinamhodzi, G.
Pauline, M.
Ayeni, A.O.
Djohy, G.
Nicole, S.T.
Ouinakonha, C.M.
Galiné, Y.
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International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Canada
Abstract
The paper has synthesised case study findings of research in 8 countries from across the African continent: Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Senegal, Benin, Nigeria and Zimbabwe. Each case study had different aims and objectives, but broadly speaking all were investigating aspects of climate change adaptation. Findings across the case studies show that perceptions of change in temperature and precipitation parameters are widely perceived by farmers and fishers in the case study communities and, by and large (although not always exactly), these perceptions match the reality as from the observational records
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Scholarly articles
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African continent , Farmers , Climate change , Observational records , Research Subject Categories::SOCIAL SCIENCES
Citation
Degefu M. A., C. U. Tolo, F. Opiyo, G. Mudombi-Rusinamhodzi, M. Pauline, A. O. Ayeni, G. Djohy, S. T. Nicole, C. M. Ouinakonha and Y. Galiné (2015): Climate perceptions, impacts and responses: a synthesis of lessons from eight African countries. Africa Climate Change Fellowship Program (ACCFP) Institute of Resource Assessment, University of Dar es Salaam Edited by Tracy Cull and Katherine Vincent, International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Canada.