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Climate Change adaptation and Livelihoods 
Convenors:
Uma Kambhampati (University of Reading)
Samantha Rawlings (University of Reading)
Stefania Lovo
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Format:
Panel
:
Palmer 1.07
Sessions:
Thursday 29 June, -, -, -, Friday 30 June, -
Time zone: Europe/London

Short Abstract:

The papers in this panel will consider the strategies adopted in the rural sector to cope with climate change. We welcome papers considering both farm and non-farm strategies.

Long Abstract:

There is growing evidence that changes in temperature and rainfall across the world are affecting economic outcomes. This is not surprising. Acute instances of climate change like the floods in Pakistan and elsewhere in South Asia leave humans with little agency in the moment. However, over time, there are efforts to deal with the effects of longer term climate change. While these efforts may be problematic at the macro level, they are essential for survival at the level of individual agents. The papers in this panel will consider the strategies adopted in the rural sector to cope with climate change. We welcome papers considering both farm and non-farm strategies. In the farming sector, there is evidence that farmers are changing the crops they grow and the inputs they use in order to offset climate risks. This could include innovation with regard to the varieties grown so that they are resistant to changing temperatures. It could include improved irrigation and drainage or even changing the crops that are being grown. There is also evidence that farmers are moving land to other uses that are less affected by the climate. While the panel will consider papers that focus on the impact of climate shocks on the farm sector, it will also consider the spillover effects on the non-farm sector of the rural economy. Are farmers moving into non-farm activities? Are they supplementing farming income with non-farm incomes as climate change makes the former more precarious?

Accepted papers:

Session 1 Thursday 29 June, 2023, -
Session 2 Thursday 29 June, 2023, -
Session 3 Thursday 29 June, 2023, -
Session 4 Friday 30 June, 2023, -
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