scholarly journals Barriers to use of geospatial data for adaptation to climate change and variability: case studies in public health

2006 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joan L. Aron
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Climate Change ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Geospatial Data ◽  
Adaptation To Climate Change ◽  
Climate Change And Variability ◽  
Barriers To Use

DISSEMINATION AND USE OF INFORMATION ON CLIMATE CHANGE AND VARIABILITY: A CASE STUDY OF FARMERS IN MALUGA AND CHIBELA VILLAGES IN SEMI-ARID CENTRAL TANZANIA

Mousaion ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-24
Author(s):  
Emmanuel Elia ◽  
Stephen Mutula ◽  
Christine Stilwell
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Diffusion Of Innovations ◽  
Agricultural Development ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Policy Framework ◽  
Accurate Information ◽  
Adaptation To Climate Change ◽  
Climate Change And Variability ◽  
Semi Arid

This study was part of broader PhD research which investigated how access to, and use of, information enhances adaptation to climate change and variability in the agricultural sector in semi-arid Central Tanzania. The research was carried out in two villages using Rogers’ Diffusion of Innovations theory and model to assess the dissemination of this information and its use by farmers in their adaptation of their farming practices to climate change and variability. This predominantly qualitative study employed a post-positivist paradigm. Some elements of a quantitative approach were also deployed in the data collection and analysis. The principal data collection methods were interviews and focus group discussions. The study population comprised farmers, agricultural extension officers and the Climate Change Adaptation in Africa project manager. Qualitative data were subjected to content analysis whereas quantitative data were analysed to generate mostly descriptive statistics using SPSS.  Key findings of the study show that farmers perceive a problem in the dissemination and use of climate information for agricultural development. They found access to agricultural inputs to be expensive, unreliable and untimely. To mitigate the adverse effects of climate change and variability on farming effectively, the study recommends the repackaging of current and accurate information on climate change and variability, farmer education and training, and collaboration between researchers, meteorology experts, and extension officers and farmers. Moreover, a clear policy framework for disseminating information related to climate change and variability is required.

scholarly journals Interdisciplinary Regional Collaboration for Public Health Adaptation to Climate Change in the Eastern Mediterranean

2020 ◽  
Vol 101 (10) ◽  
pp. E1685-E1689 ◽  
Author(s):  
Assaf Hochman ◽  
Pinhas Alpert ◽  
Marina Baldi ◽  
Edoardo Bucchignani ◽  
Erika Coppola ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Climate Change ◽  
Eastern Mediterranean ◽  
Adaptation To Climate Change ◽  
Regional Collaboration

scholarly journals The roles of governments and other actors in adaptation to climate change and variability: The examples of agriculture and coastal communities

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 326-346 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher R. Bryant ◽  
◽  
Antonia D. Bousbaine ◽  
Chérine Akkari ◽  
Oumarou Daouda ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Coastal Communities ◽  
Adaptation To Climate Change ◽  
Climate Change And Variability

Some challenges of interdisciplinarity

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alain Létourneau
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Adaptation To Climate Change ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Climate Change Research ◽  
Collective Work ◽  
Action Project ◽  
Regional Adaptation ◽  
Research Action

Abstract This piece explores dialogue analysis inside a particular ongoing collective work, a regional adaptation to climate change research-action project in the southern part of Québec province, the Memphrémagog MRC. First, some precision is given to better understand what it means to work in interdisciplinary contexts such as this one, continuing the development of a terminology to be able to better identify collaboration between and with different professionals. These problems are then expressed in two case studies of dialogues as they have been documented in the research project.

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