Abid Hussain|Golam Rasul|Bidhubhusan Mahapatra|Shahriar Wahid|Sabarnee Tuladhar
Climate change-induced hazards and local adaptations in agriculture: a study from Koshi River Basin, Nepal
International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development|International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development|International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development|International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development|International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development
changes climate associated hazards local adaptations agriculture socioeconomic factors affecting adaptation investigated using data large survey 2310 households hhs koshi river basin krb nepal 80 hhs perceived changes climate 10 years preceding survey 2040 perceived increases occurrence droughts dry spells floods livestock diseases around 3645 cropgrowing hhs perceived decline production staple crops paddy wheat maize millets mainly attributed climate change related hazards decline local food production meant hh dependence external sources food increased 32 hhs taken form adaptive actions agriculture address challenges actions included planting certain crops introducing new crops changing farming practices rearing certain livestock species investing irrigation factors affecting likelihood household undertaking adaptive actions included literacy head household household size size owned agricultural land diversification income sources insurance based findings study suggested approaches krb could contribute building agricultural resilience climate change