TY - JOUR
T1 - Household types as a tool to understand adaptive capacity: case studies from Cambodia, Lao PDR, Bangladesh and India
AU - Williams, Liana
AU - Afroz, Sharmin
AU - Brown, P.R.
AU - Chialue, Lytoua
AU - Grünbühel, Clemens
AU - Jakimow, Tanya
AU - Khan, Iqbal
AU - Minea, Mao
AU - Reddy, V.R.
AU - Sacklokham, Silinthone
AU - Santoyo Rio, Emmanuel
AU - Soeun, Mak
AU - Tallapragada, Chiranjeevi
AU - Tom, Say
AU - Roth, Christian
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - Supporting smallholder households to adapt to climate variability is a high priority for development agencies and national governments. Efforts to support climate adaptation in developing countries occur within highly dynamic contexts. Macrolevel changes in national and regional economies manifest in dynamic local conditions, such as migration, changing household labour dynamics, market access and land-use options. Research aimed at developing adaptation options is often focused on particular activities or industries and struggles to take into account the broader, interrelated suite of household
livelihood activities or the non-climate stressors driving change and adaptation. This paper explores the use of household types to (a) understand the diversity of household circumstances and (b) place agricultural adaptation options within the broader context of household livelihoods. Results from application in four countries are discussed, which highlight the utility of the method and identify broader level trends and drivers that are common challenges (experienced differently) across multiple contexts.
AB - Supporting smallholder households to adapt to climate variability is a high priority for development agencies and national governments. Efforts to support climate adaptation in developing countries occur within highly dynamic contexts. Macrolevel changes in national and regional economies manifest in dynamic local conditions, such as migration, changing household labour dynamics, market access and land-use options. Research aimed at developing adaptation options is often focused on particular activities or industries and struggles to take into account the broader, interrelated suite of household
livelihood activities or the non-climate stressors driving change and adaptation. This paper explores the use of household types to (a) understand the diversity of household circumstances and (b) place agricultural adaptation options within the broader context of household livelihoods. Results from application in four countries are discussed, which highlight the utility of the method and identify broader level trends and drivers that are common challenges (experienced differently) across multiple contexts.
U2 - 10.1080/17565529.2015.1085362
DO - 10.1080/17565529.2015.1085362
M3 - Article
SN - 1756-5529
VL - 8
SP - 423
EP - 434
JO - Climate and Development
JF - Climate and Development
IS - 5
ER -