Climate variability and rural livelihoods: Assessing the impact of seasonal climate forecasts in Lesotho

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dc.contributor.authorZiervogel, Ginaen
dc.contributor.authorCalder, Rebeccaen
dc.contributor.departmentSustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (SANREM) Knowledgebaseen
dc.coverage.spatialLesothoen
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-19T20:07:54Zen
dc.date.available2016-04-19T20:07:54Zen
dc.date.issued2003en
dc.descriptionMetadata only recorden
dc.description.abstractThis article analyzes climate variability and seasonal changes and how they affect rural livelihoods and agricultural production in Lesotho. Climate and weather changes, such as a drought, can have a devastating effect on subsistence agriculture. By analyzing the strategies and adaptive capacity of rural households use to combat climatic changes, it could provide insight into the potential impact of forecasts among groups in rural areas.en
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dc.identifier4703en
dc.identifier4851en
dc.identifier.citationArea 35(4): 403-417en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1111/j.0004-0894.2003.00190.xen
dc.identifier.issn0004-0894en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/68939en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherBlackwell Publishing on behalf of The Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers)en
dc.relation.urihttp://www.jstor.org/stable/20004345en
dc.rightsArea Copyright 2003 The Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers).en
dc.subjectLivelihoodsen
dc.subjectClimate variabilityen
dc.subjectRural livelihoodsen
dc.subjectSeasonal climatesen
dc.subjectForecastsen
dc.subjectLesothoen
dc.subjectAdaptive capacityen
dc.subjectFarm/Enterprise Scaleen
dc.titleClimate variability and rural livelihoods: Assessing the impact of seasonal climate forecasts in Lesothoen
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