Adapting cropping systems to climate change in Nepal: a cross-regional study of farmers’ perception and practices |
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Authors: | Sujata Manandhar Dietrich Schmidt Vogt Sylvain R Perret Futaba Kazama |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Eco-Social System Engineering, University of Yamanashi, 4-3-11, Takeda, Yamanashi, Kofu 400-8511, Japan;(2) Centre for Mountain Ecosystem Studies, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 650204 Heilongtan, Kunming, China;(3) UMR G-Eau, Cirad, Asian Institute of Technology, PoBox 4, Klong Luang Pathumthani, 12120, Thailand;(4) International Research Center for River Basin Environment, University of Yamanashi, 4-3-11, Takeda, Yamanashi, Kofu 400-8511, Japan |
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Abstract: | Climate change is a global challenge that has a particularly strong effect on developing countries such as Nepal, where adaptive
capacity is low and where agriculture, which is highly dependent on climatic factors, is the main source of income for the
majority of people. The nature and extent of the effects of climate change on rural livelihoods varies across Nepal in accordance
with its highly diverse environmental conditions. In order to capture some of this variability, a comparative study was performed
in two different ecological regions: Terai (lowland) and Mountain (upland) in the western development region of Nepal. The
study focuses on perceptions of, and on adaptations to climate change by farmers. Information was collected from both primary
and secondary data sources. Climate data were analyzed through trend analysis. Results show that most farmers perceive climate
change acutely and respond to it, based on their own indigenous knowledge and experiences, through both agricultural and non-agricultural
adaptations at an individual level. The study also shows that there is a need to go beyond the individual level, and to plan
and provide support for appropriate technologies and strategies in order to cope with the expected increasing impacts of climate
change. |
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