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Assessing the Vulnerability of Farming Households on the Caribbean Island of Hispaniola to Climate Change

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: This article assesses the individual vulnerability of 550 farming households, 430 in Haiti and 120 in the Dominican Republic, on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola to the impacts of climate change. This assessment is based on an integrated approach, using socio-economic and biophysical variables. The variables collected for each farm household were grouped into three categories: adaptive capacity, sensitivity, and exposure. Multiple correspondence analysis (MCA) was used to develop a vulnerability index for each farm household, enabling them to be classified according to their level of vulnerability to the impacts of climate change. A logistic regression model was then used to identify the main factors influencing their vulnerability. The results revealed that on the island of Hispaniola, 33.91%, 32.09%, and 34% of farming households were classified as very vulnerable, vulnerable, and less vulnerable. In Haiti, these proportions were 36.74%, 36.51%, and 26.75%, while in the Dominican Republic, they were 20%, 20%, and 60%. Agricultural households with highly accessible credit (OR = 0.16, p < 0.001) and university education (OR = 0.05, p < 0.001) were relatively less vulnerable to climate change impacts compared to their counterparts.

Source: Climate

DOI: 10.3390/cli12090138

Authors: Jacky Duvil, Thierry Feuillet, Evens Emmanuel, Bénédique Paul

Institutions: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Quisqueya University, Identités et Différenciation de l'Environnement des Espaces et des Sociétés, Université de Caen Normandie

Language: English

Topic: Climate change impacts on agriculture

Subfield: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

SDGs: Climate action, Zero hunger, No poverty, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $2,046