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DOI	10.3390/cli6020027
	Vulnerability Assessment of the Livelihoods in Tanzania's Semi-Arid Agro-Ecological Zone under Climate Change Scenarios
	Mkonda, Msafiri Y.; He, Xinhua
通讯作者	Mkonda, MY ; He, XH
来源期刊	CLIMATE
ISSN	2225-1154
出版年	2018
卷号	6 期号:2
英文摘要	Despite the established literature on the vulnerability to climate change in various parts of Tanzania, it is worthwhile to assess the extent of this vulnerability of the peoples' livelihoods and predict its future outcome. This is particularly important in the vulnerable ecosystems, that is, the semi-arid zones of Tanzania where the people's livelihoods are highly attached to the declining local condition. The present study aims to assess the livelihoods vulnerability in Kongwa District, the semi-arid zone of Central Tanzania. In doing so, a wide range of methods were employed during data collection and analyses including surveys, informative interviews, discussions and observation. The study sampled 400 (<= 10%) respondents during a survey. The Mann-Kendall Test with SPSS V20, Microsoft Excel and Theme content techniques were used for data analyses. The results indicate that climate stress has adversely impacted the quality of soil, vegetation, crop yields and intensified environmental degradation. Since most people depend upon the mentioned affected aspects, it is expected that also the level of livelihood vulnerability has elevated. Further, this situation has greatly contributed to increased poverty and thus, propagates the "tragedy of the common" to the available environmental resources. As a response to increased vulnerability, some farmers have abandoned thousands of hectares of agricultural farms that seemed to be less productive. Despite this, slight measures have been taken by both the government and other key stakeholders to limit vulnerability. The findings of this study provide a theoretical and practical basis for coordinating a sustainable man-environment relationship, ensuring the sustainability of the environment which is the major source of peoples' livelihoods.
英文关键词	agricultural production climate change environmental sustainability environmental tragedy people's livelihoods semi-arid ecosystems vulnerability Tanzania
类型	Article
语种	英语
开放获取类型	DOAJ Gold
收录类别	ESCI
WOS记录号	WOS:000436491700009
WOS关键词	SOUTHERN AFRICA ; ADAPTATION
WOS类目	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
WOS研究方向	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Scopus学科分类	Sokoine Univ Agr, Solomon Mahlangu Coll Sci & Educ, Dept Geog & Environm Studies, Morogoro 3038, Tanzania. ; He, XH
CSCD记录号	CSCD:Univ Western Australia, Sch Biol Sci, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia.
来源机构	University of Western Australia
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/332851
作者单位	[Mkonda, Msafiri Y.; He, Xinhua] Southwest Univ, Coll Resources & Environm, Ctr Excellence Soil Biol, Chongqing 400715, Peoples R China; [Mkonda, Msafiri Y.] Sokoine Univ Agr, Solomon Mahlangu Coll Sci & Educ, Dept Geog & Environm Studies, Morogoro 3038, Tanzania; [He, Xinhua] Univ Western Australia, Sch Biol Sci, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Mkonda, Msafiri Y.,He, Xinhua. Vulnerability Assessment of the Livelihoods in Tanzania's Semi-Arid Agro-Ecological Zone under Climate Change Scenarios[J]. University of Western Australia,2018,6(2).
APA	Mkonda, Msafiri Y.,&He, Xinhua.(2018).Vulnerability Assessment of the Livelihoods in Tanzania's Semi-Arid Agro-Ecological Zone under Climate Change Scenarios.CLIMATE,6(2).
MLA	Mkonda, Msafiri Y.,et al."Vulnerability Assessment of the Livelihoods in Tanzania's Semi-Arid Agro-Ecological Zone under Climate Change Scenarios".CLIMATE 6.2(2018).