Year: 2017
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: The study was conducted at the Institute of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan during the year 2014. For this study Hazara region of Khyber Pakhtumkhwa was selected. In mountainous rural areas of Pakistan, livelihoods are highly dependent on natural resources which in turn depend upon climatic conditions. Agriculture is a main source of rural livelihoods, but due to climate change the livelihoods of rural dwellers become more vulnerable due to the adverse effects of climate change on agriculture. Hazara region comprises six districts (Haripur, Abbotabd, Mansehra, Kohistan, Bttagram and Tor Ghur) and is full with natural resources. District Mansehra was purposively selected as the study area. Cross-sectional survey research design was used in this study. One hundred and twenty respondents were selected randomly from rural areas three tehsiles of district Mansehra. The results indicated that majority of respondents (48.3%) were illiterate. Both farming and non-farming was the main source of income for majority (45.0%) of the respondents. It was also found that all respondents were of the view that there exists a rise in temperature which is a major cause of global warming. Regarding the impacts of climate change on livelihoods of rural people it was found that “increase intensity of natural disaster”, was at the top with highest mean value (M=4.42). Among different variables of rural livelihoods “increase in human mortality rate” was found at the lowest level with lowest mean value (M= 3.40). From the results it was concluded that climate change has adverse impacts on the livelihoods of rural communities in the region and different state departments (agri. extension and forestry) should launch awareness campaigns regarding adoption of different adaptation strategies of climate change so that small farmers can easily secure their livelihoods.
DOI: 10.58475/kwe34370
Institutions: University of Sargodha, University of Agriculture Faisalabad
Language: English
Subfield: Agronomy and Crop Science
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W7215947429