Amarnath Tripathi|Ashok K. Mishra
Knowledge and passive adaptation to climate change: An example from Indian farmers
Institute of Economic Growth|University of Delhi|Arizona State University
study attempt use group information collected climate change farmers eastern uttar pradesh india address key question related climate change policy encourage farmers adapt climate change first investigate farmers perception adaptation climate change using content analysis group information findings compared climatic agriculture information collected secondary sources results suggest though farmers aware longterm changes climatic factors temperature rainfall example unable identify changes climate change farmers also aware risks generated climate variability extreme climatic events however farmers taking concrete steps dealing perceived climatic changes although find farmers changing agricultural farming practices included changing sowing harvesting timing cultivation crops short duration varieties intercropping changing cropping pattern investment irrigation agroforestry note changes may considered passive response adaptation strategies climate change perhaps farmers implicitly taking initiatives adapt climate change finally paper suggests policy interventions scale adaptation climate change indian agriculture