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To evaluate how agricultural producers perceive shifting climate patterns and how these perceptions shape localized farming adaptation practices.

August 1, 2017Climate Change Economics

South-East Asian Farmer Perceptions of Climate Change

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BABabatunde AbidoyeUnited Nations Development Programme PKPradeep KurukulasuriyaUnited Nations Development Programme RMRobert MendelsohnYale University

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Survey reveals widespread awareness of weather shifts and localized adaptation in agricultural workers, highlighting the need to integrate frontline perspectives into climate policies.

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To evaluate how agricultural producers perceive shifting climate patterns and how these perceptions shape localized farming adaptation practices.
Cross-sectional survey of agricultural workers conducted across Bangladesh, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Evaluated reported awareness of subtle temperature and precipitation shifts alongside specific behavioral adaptations regarding irrigation, timing, and crop selection.
Over 90% of interviewed farmers perceived small variations in local temperature or precipitation patterns.
Over 50% of respondents reported altering irrigation methods, planting timing, or crop choices due to climate change.
The statistical relationship between specific perceived climatic shifts and stated farm-level adaptations was weak, despite high awareness of necessary changes.

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Abidoye et al. (2017) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8d3fee50db337a287dcb13 https://doi.org/10.1142/s2010007817400061

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Survey reveals widespread awareness of weather shifts and localized adaptation in agricultural workers, highlighting the need to integrate frontline perspectives into climate policies.

South-East Asian Farmer Perceptions of Climate Change

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South-East Asian Farmer Perceptions of Climate Change

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