Drought risk and drought risk management strategies among Austrian crop farmers
Year: 2020
Type: book
Abstract: So far, droughts have not been a main concern for high-income countries, including Austria. However, the effects of climate change will likely cause droughts to occur more frequently and with greater severity also in Austria particularly (Hochrainer-Stigler et al. 2018). Particularly Austrian farmers have frequently been affected by drought over the past decade, and scientific research predicts a continuation of this trend. Targeted efforts at relevant policymaking have been increasing in parallel in different sectors and domains, however, no concerted drought risk management strategies – neither for the agricultural sector nor at a cross sectoral level – are available. This working paper presents a survey that we designed and conducted to investigate Austrian cropping farmers’ perceptions of and experiences with drought risk and its management. The aim was to inform policy making at different levels to design both targeted and integrated drought risk management strategies. The working paper includes a description of the data collection process and the survey design, as well as a detailed characterization of the sample and the data collected. This document thus highlights the main findings of the survey and serves as a background document for further, more detailed analysis. The work presented is part of the ACRP-funded FARM project. For more information on the project, please consult www.iiasa.ac.at/farm. For more information on the conceptual context as well as Austrian governance landscape for drought see Hanger-Kopp and Palka 2020
Authors: Palka, Marlene, Hanger-Kopp, Susanne
Language: English
Subfield: Economics and Econometrics
Domain: Social Sciences
SDGs: Zero hunger, Climate action
Open Access status: green
Funders: National Science Foundation, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, National Research Foundation, National Natural Science Foundation of China, Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Svenska Forskningsrådet Formas, Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior, Academy of Scientific Research and Technology, National Research Foundation of Korea, Iran National Science Foundation, Vetenskapsrådet, Norges Forskningsråd, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Technology Information, Forecasting and Assessment Council, Russian Academy of Sciences, Division of Graduate Education
OpenAlex ID: W3046575498