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DOI	10.4102/jamba.v8i3.255
	Climate change in semi-arid Malawi: Perceptions, adaptation strategies and water governance
	Joshua, Miriam K.; Ngongondo, Cosmo; Chipungu, Fellistus; Monjerezi, Maurice; Liwenga, Emma; Majule, Amos E.; Stathers, Tanya; Lamboll, Richard
通讯作者	Joshua, MK
来源期刊	JAMBA-JOURNAL OF DISASTER RISK STUDIES
ISSN	1996-1421
EISSN	2072-845X
出版年	2016
卷号	8 期号:3
英文摘要	Climate change and variability are a threat to sustainable agricultural production in semi-arid areas of Malawi. Overdependence on subsistence rain-fed agriculture in these areas calls for the identification of sustainable adaptation strategies. A study was therefore conducted in Chikwawa, a semi-arid district in southern Malawi, to: (1) assess community's perception of a changing climate against empirical evidence, (2) determine their local adaptive measures, (3) evaluate the potential of irrigated agriculture as an adaptive measure in household food security and (4) challenges over access to available water resources. The study employed focus group discussions and key informant interviews to assess people's perceptions of climate change and variability and their desired interventions. To validate the people's perceptions, rainfall and temperature data for the period 1960-2010 were analysed. A participatory complete randomised experimental design in both rain-fed and dry season-irrigated conditions was conducted to assess a maize cropping system that would improve adaptation. The study established persistent declining yields from rain-fed production in part because of perennial rainfall failure. In response, the community has shifted its focus to irrigation as an adaptation strategy, which has in turn triggered water conflicts in the community over the control of the resource. Water legislation however fails to adequately provide for rules governing sharing of water resources between various stakeholders. This article therefore recommends development of an appropriate institutional framework that forms a strong basis for equitable distribution of water for irrigation in areas most vulnerable to extreme climate events - including droughts and floods.
类型	Article
语种	英语
开放获取类型	DOAJ Gold, Green Published, Green Accepted
收录类别	ESCI
WOS记录号	WOS:000379422300009
WOS类目	Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary
WOS研究方向	Social Sciences - Other Topics
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/331564
作者单位	[Joshua, Miriam K.; Ngongondo, Cosmo] Univ Malawi, Dept Geog & Earth Sci, Zomba, Malawi; [Chipungu, Fellistus] Minist Agr Irrigat & Water Dev, Bvumbwe Agr Res Stn, Lilongwe, Malawi; [Monjerezi, Maurice] Univ Malawi, Dept Chem, Zomba, Malawi; [Liwenga, Emma; Majule, Amos E.] Univ Dar Es Salaam, Inst Resource Assessment, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania; [Stathers, Tanya; Lamboll, Richard] Univ Greenwich, Nat Resource Inst, London SE18 6PF, England
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Joshua, Miriam K.,Ngongondo, Cosmo,Chipungu, Fellistus,et al. Climate change in semi-arid Malawi: Perceptions, adaptation strategies and water governance[J],2016,8(3).
APA	Joshua, Miriam K..,Ngongondo, Cosmo.,Chipungu, Fellistus.,Monjerezi, Maurice.,Liwenga, Emma.,...&Lamboll, Richard.(2016).Climate change in semi-arid Malawi: Perceptions, adaptation strategies and water governance.JAMBA-JOURNAL OF DISASTER RISK STUDIES,8(3).
MLA	Joshua, Miriam K.,et al."Climate change in semi-arid Malawi: Perceptions, adaptation strategies and water governance".JAMBA-JOURNAL OF DISASTER RISK STUDIES 8.3(2016).