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Title Weather-related shocks, livelihood assets and coping strategies of water-insecure smallholder rice farmers: A case study from Ogun State, Nigeria
Full text https://research.wur.nl/en/publications/weather-related-shocks-livelihood-assets-and-coping-strategies-of
Date 2024
Author(s) Sanusi, Muyinatu M.; Dries, Liesbeth
Abstract Building resilience against shocks is crucial for enhancing the livelihoods of water-insecure smallholder farming households. This research investigates household coping strategies for mitigating weather-related shocks and explores differences in the livelihoods of water-insecure smallholder rice farming households in Ogun State, Nigeria. Field survey data was collected from 175 households, and a coping strategies index was formulated, taking into account the severity and the frequency of coping measures. Using the k-means cluster approach, households were categorized into four clusters based on the components of the sustainable livelihoods framework. The study reveals variability across the clusters in terms of vulnerability and the degree to which households are able to use adequate coping strategies. Two out of the four clusters (clusters 1 and 2) are identified as coping farming households with moderate to high vulnerability to drought and floods, while clusters 3 and 4 are limited coping farming households with moderate to low vulnerability to these weather-related shocks. Addressing households' challenges to cope with extreme weather events is necessary to enhance the resilience and adaptability of water-insecure farming households, and will contribute to creating sustainable livelihoods of at-risk households facing climate emergencies.
Subject(s) Clustering; Coping strategies index; Extreme weather events; Household-level vulnerability; Sustainable livelihoods framework
Language en
Relation https://edepot.wur.nl/670331
Type of publication Article/Letter to editor
Format application/pdf
Source Environmental Development 51 (2024); ISSN: 2211-4645
Rights https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/; Wageningen University & Research
Identifier 10.1016/j.envdev.2024.101040
Repository Wageningen - University of Wageningen
Added to C-A: 2024-09-16;09:48:03