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DOI	10.1007/s11069-020-04127-0
	Heat, cold, and floods: exploring farmers’ motivations to adapt to extreme weather events in the Terai region of Nepal
	Budhathoki N.K.; Paton D.; Lassa J.A.; Bhatta G.D.; Zander K.K.
发表日期	2020
ISSN	0921030X
起始页码	3213
结束页码	3237
卷号	103 期号:3
英文摘要	Smallholder farmers in Nepal are vulnerable to climate change-related extreme weather events. Adaptation in the agriculture sector is needed to mitigate social, economic, and ecological impacts from increasing levels of hazard activity. To examine this issue, a household survey of 350 farmers in the Terai region of Nepal was carried out to assess farmers’ risk perceptions towards three common extreme weather events (floods, cold spells, and heat waves) and to explore their intended responses to cope with future impacts. The intended common adaptation strategies include changes in farm management, seeking off-farm employment, emergency management planning, purchasing crop insurance, and the raising of awareness. Threat appraisal is the strongest predictor of the number of intended adaptation strategies adopted in response to slow-onset hazards (heat waves and cold spells), while coping appraisal is the major predictor of the number of intended adaptation strategies adopted to mitigate flood risk, a rapid onset hazard. Crop insurance and off-farm employment are farmers’ most preferred flood adaptation strategies, while crop insurance is the most preferred adaptation strategy for heat waves and cold spells. Other variables such as the number of past implemented strategies, experience with extreme events, community organisation membership, and access to credit and extension services were also significantly associated with farmers’ choices for adaptation strategies in response to the three extreme events. This information can be used to tailor community-centred communication about potential threats from different extreme weather events and government technical and financial support, which will be crucial for farmers to adapt effectively to climate change-related weather extremes. © 2020, Springer Nature B.V.
关键词	Cold spells Extreme temperatures Heat waves Intended adaptation Protection motivation theory
英文关键词	agricultural policy; climate change; climate effect; crop production; household survey; natural hazard; policy implementation; smallholder; Nepal
语种	英语
来源期刊	Natural Hazards
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/205612
作者单位	Northern Institute, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, Australia; School of Psychological and Clinical Sciences, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, Australia; Research and Reporting Unit, The City of CalgaryAB, Canada; German Development Institute, Bonn, Germany
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Budhathoki N.K.,Paton D.,Lassa J.A.,等. Heat, cold, and floods: exploring farmers’ motivations to adapt to extreme weather events in the Terai region of Nepal[J],2020,103(3).
APA	Budhathoki N.K.,Paton D.,Lassa J.A.,Bhatta G.D.,&Zander K.K..(2020).Heat, cold, and floods: exploring farmers’ motivations to adapt to extreme weather events in the Terai region of Nepal.Natural Hazards,103(3).
MLA	Budhathoki N.K.,et al."Heat, cold, and floods: exploring farmers’ motivations to adapt to extreme weather events in the Terai region of Nepal".Natural Hazards 103.3(2020).