Coping with Climate Variability

ISBN-13: 9781138707566 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 238 str.

Karen O'Brien; Colleen Vogel

Opis

This title was first published in 2003. Recent food shortages in Southern Africa, induced by rainfall variability but compounded by problems of governance and rising food prices, have resulted in massive relief efforts.

Spis treści

I: Seasonal Climate Forecasts; 1: Climate Forecasts in Southern Africa; 2: Regional Responses to Climate Variability in Southern Africa; 3: National Responses to Seasonal Forecasts in 1997; 4: Forecasts and Farmers: Exploring the Limitations; II: Case Studies of User Responses; 5: The Use of Seasonal Forecasts by Livestock Farmers in South Africa; 6: Climate Forecasts in Swaziland: Perspectives from Agribusiness; 7: Determinants of Forecast Use among Communal Farmers in Zimbabwe; 8: Climate Forecasts in Mozambique: An Economic Perspective; III: Identifying User Needs; 9: Integrating Indigenous Knowledge and Climate Forecasts in Tanzania; 10: Forecasts and Commercial Agriculture: A Survey of User Needs in South Africa; 11: Meeting User Needs for Climate Forecasts in Malawi; 12: A Future for Forecasts?

O autorze

Colleen Vogel, Karen o'Brien