Climate change and agriculture in Zimbabwe : sustainability in minority farming communities /: sustainability in minority farming communities. (2020)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Mark Matsa.
• Other Names: Matsa, Mark
• 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
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2020
• Copyright Date: 2021
• Extent: 1 online resource (98 pages)
• Subjects: 630.2/086; Sustainable agriculture -- Zimbabwe; Climatic changes -- Zimbabwe; Climatic changes; Sustainable agriculture; Zimbabwe; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783030513467
• Related ISBNs: 9783030513450
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