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The impact of livelihood resilience and climate change perception on farmers' climate change adaptation behavior decision

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  • Ming Yang
  • Fangyuan Xing
  • Xiaomeng Liu
  • Zimeng Chen
  • Yali Wen

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Purpose - Adopting adaptive behavior has become a basic measure for farmers because the increasingly severe climate change is affecting agricultural production. Perception is a critical first step in adopting adaptive behaviors. Livelihood resilience represents a farmer's ability to adapt to climate change. Therefore, this article aims to explore the impact of livelihood resilience and climate change perception on the climate change adaptation behavior of farmers in the Qinling Mountains region of China. Design/methodology/approach - In this study, 443 micro-survey data of farmers are obtained through one-on-one interviews with farmers. The Logit model and Poisson regression model are used to empirically examine the impact of farmers' livelihood resilience and climate change perception on their climate change adaptation behaviors. Findings - It was found that 86.68% of farmers adopt adaptive behaviors to reduce the risks of facing climate change. Farmers' perception of extreme weather has a significant positive impact on their adaptive behavior under climate change. The resilience of farmers' livelihoods and their perception of rainfall have a significant positive impact on the intensity of their adaptive behavior under climate change. Climate change adaptation behaviors are also different for farmers with different levels of livelihood resilience. Originality/value - Based on the results, policy recommendations are proposed to improve farmers' perception of climate change, enhance the sustainability of farmers' adaptive behavior to climate change, strengthen emergency management and infrastructure construction and adjust and upgrade farmers' livelihood models.

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  • Ming Yang & Fangyuan Xing & Xiaomeng Liu & Zimeng Chen & Yali Wen, 2024. "The impact of livelihood resilience and climate change perception on farmers' climate change adaptation behavior decision," Forestry Economics Review, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 6(1), pages 2-21, May.
  • Handle: RePEc:eme:ferpps:fer-12-2023-0012
    DOI: 10.1108/FER-12-2023-0012
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