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Rural Households in a Changing Climate

J. Baez,Dorothy Kronick,A. Mason

Published 2013 in Social Science Research Network

ABSTRACT

This paper argues that climate change poses two distinct, if related, sets of challenges for poor rural households: challenges related to the increasing frequency and severity of weather shocks and challenges related to long-term shifts in temperature, rainfall patterns, water availability, and other environmental factors. Within this framework, the paper examines evidence from existing empirical literature to compose an initial picture of household-level strategies for adapting to climate change in rural settings. The authors find that although households possess numerous strategies for managing climate shocks and shifts, their adaptive capacity is insufficient for the task of maintaining -- let alone improving -- household welfare. They describe the role of public policy in fortifying the ability of rural households to adapt to a changing climate.

PUBLICATION RECORD

  • Publication year

    2013

  • Venue

    Social Science Research Network

  • Publication date

    2013-08-01

  • Fields of study

    Sociology, Economics, Environmental Science

  • Identifiers
    DOI 10.1093/WBRO/LKS008
  • External record

    Open on Semantic Scholar

  • Source metadata

    Semantic Scholar

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