Vulnerability and adaptation of European farmers: a multi-level analysis of yield and income responses to climate variability |
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| Authors: | Pytrik Reidsma Frank Ewert Alfons Oude Lansink Rik Leemans |
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| Institution: | (1) Department of Plant Sciences, Plant Production Systems Group, Wageningen University, P.O. Box 430, 6700 AK Wageningen, The Netherlands;(2) Crop Science Group, Institute of Crop Science and Resource Conservation (INRES), Katzenburgweg 5, D-53115 Bonn, Germany;(3) Department of Social Sciences, Business Economics Group, Wageningen University, P.O. Box 8130, 6700 EW Wageningen, The Netherlands;(4) Department of Environmental Sciences, Environmental Systems Analysis Group, Wageningen University, P.O. Box 47, 6700 AA Wageningen, The Netherlands |
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| Abstract: | Climate change will affect crop yields and consequently farmers’ income. The underlying relationships are not well understood,
particularly the importance of crop management and related factors at the farm and regional level. We analyze the impacts
of trends and variability in climatic conditions from 1990 to 2003 on trends and variability in yields of five crops and farmers’
income at farm type and regional level in Europe considering farm characteristics and other factors. While Mediterranean regions
are often characterized as most vulnerable to climate change, our data suggest effective adaptation to variable and changing
conditions in these regions largely attributable to the characteristic farm types in these regions. We conclude that for projections
of climate change impacts on agriculture, farm characteristics influencing management and adaptation should be considered,
as they largely influence the potential impacts. |
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| Keywords: | Climate change Climate variability Adaptive capacity Farm management Agricultural vulnerability |
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