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Farmers' livelihood vulnerability to climate-related risks in the North Wello Zone, northern Ethiopia by Getnet Zeleke; Menberu Teshome; Linger Ayele is a Environmental Science article available to read on EtoBox.

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In developing countries, the rural population is heavily reliant on income from rainfed agriculture and related activities. Hence, any decline in agricultural productivity has implications for their food security and well-being. The study sought to ascertain the extent and sources of livelihood vulnerability to climate-related risks in various agro-ecological zones. Data on the indicators was collected in a questionnaire-based survey of 421 randomly selected household heads across three agro-ecological zones. An integrated indicator approach was applied to analyze farmers' livelihood vulnerability situations. The findings show that smallholder farmers face varying degrees of climate change vulnerability within the same farming system in the study area. Households that reside in lowland agro-ecology (Habru) are relatively more vulnerable, followed by those households settled in the highland (Gidan) and midland (Gubalafto) agro-ecologies. In lowland agroecology, locust outbreaks and intermittent rainfall patterns combined with limited access to potable water have contributed the largest share to the livelihood vulnerability index to climate-related risks. Poor access to electricity a

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Author

Getnet Zeleke; Menberu Teshome; Linger Ayele

Publisher

Elsevier BV

Published

2023

Language

EN

Field

Environmental Science (Physical Sciences)