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Author Matsa, Mark.

Title Climate change and agriculture in Zimbabwe : sustainability in minority farming communities / Mark Matsa
Published Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2021]

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Description 1 online resource
Series Sustainable development goals series, 2523-3084
Sustainable development goals series.
Contents Intro -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Introduction -- Rationale and Purpose of the Book -- Zimbabwe Climate Change Policy Framework -- Analysis of the Study Area -- The Structure of the Book -- Climate Change and Lessons from World Indigenous Minority Communities -- Climate Change, Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Rural Livelihood Strategies -- Minority Communities' Coping Strategies to Climate Change -- Traditional Knowledge Systems and Climate Change -- Constraints Encountered by Indigenous Minority Communities -- Roles of Government and Non-governmental Organisations
Climate Change and Food Security -- Global Minority Communities and Climate Change -- Government and Non-governmental Organizations Interventions -- Community Participation in Climate Change Adaptation -- Global Minority Communities, Vulnerability and Management Practices -- National Awareness and Capacity -- Impact of Climate Change in Zimbabwe -- Climate Change and Rural Communities in Zimbabwe -- Climate Change and South-Western Communities -- Climate Change and Livelihoods Constraints for Rural Communities -- Zimbabwe Government Approaches to Climate Change
Climate Change Awareness Initiatives in Zimbabwe -- Government and NGOs Involvement in South-Western Zimbabwe -- Climate Change and the Role of International Non-profit Organisations in Zimbabwe -- Post-independent Zimbabwe's Development Context and the South-Western Districts -- Rainfall and Temperature Fluctuations in Southwest Zimbabwe -- Annual Rainfall and Temperature Time Series Graphs -- Statistical Tests for Temperature for Study Areas -- Statistical Tests for Rainfall for the Three Districts -- Coefficient of Variation for Rainfall in the Three Districts
Mean Annual Rainfall Coefficient of Variation (Figs. 7 and 8) (Tables 7 and 8) -- Mean Summer Rainfall Coefficient of Variation (Figs. 13 and 14) (Tables 13 and 14) -- Climate Change Impact on Indigenous Minority Farmer Communities in Southwest Zimbabwe -- Evidence of Climate Change in South-Western Zimbabwe -- Local Leaders Perceptions and Experiences on Climate Change -- Voices of Women on Climate Change and Minority Communities -- Indigenous Households Livelihoods Strategies and Climate Change in South-Western Zimbabwe -- Household Strategies for Coping with Climate Change
Experiences of Community Elders and Local Leaders -- Observed Climate Change-Related Household Coping Strategies -- Coping Strategies for Livestock Sustenance Under Climate Change -- Community Pastoral Strategies Under Climate Change -- Community Leaders, Livestock and the Climate Change Threat -- Climate Change and Views on Community Livestock Sustenance -- Farm Residue: Feed for the Future -- Seed as a Climate Change-Related Constraint for Minority Farmer Communities -- Community Leaders' Perceptions of Climate Change Constraints -- Climate Change Constraints and Minority Community Women
Summary This book proves, through empirical research, that indigenous and traditional agricultural communities have experienced severe climate change impacts, and have developed corresponding livelihood strategies to strengthen their resilience in a variable climate. With a focus on indigenous minority farming communities in the developing region of South-Western Zimbabwe, the study presents both qualitative and quantitative approaches of data analysis to assess sustainability problems amid climate change and climate variability challenges, and proposes potential solutions. In eight chapters, the book expands on the scarce availability of community-based research on climate change and variability in Zimbabwe. The book is meant for college and university students and stakeholders involved in development work in rural minority farmer communities, especially in climate change prone regions of Africa and other developing countries who have very few options of adaptation and mitigation
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Sustainable agriculture -- Zimbabwe
Climatic changes -- Zimbabwe
Climatic changes
Sustainable agriculture
Zimbabwe
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9783030513467
3030513467