| Water Resource Utilization and Livelihood Adaptations under the Background of Climate Change: A Case Study of Rural Households in the Koshi River Basin | |
Wan Jiangjun1; Song Xuegian2; Su Yi3; Peng Li4 ; Khatiwada Shanta Paudel4; Zhou Yawen1; Deng Wei4
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| 2019 | |
| Source Publication | SUSTAINABILITY
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| EISSN | 2071-1050 |
| Volume | 11Issue:18Pages:5064 |
| Subtype | Article |
| Contribution Rank | 4 |
| Abstract | In the Koshi River Basin the effects of climate change have become clear. Agricultural countries such as Nepal depend on farmers' adaptations to climate change for local sustainable development. Limited livelihood options unequal access to resources and information and climate change-related floods and droughts have reduced farmer welfare. Few studies have investigated the effects of altitude in rural areas or examined livelihood adaptation strategies in Nepal. Using a survey of farmers in rural areas at high middle and low altitudes in Nepal this article explores the impacts of climate change-related floods and droughts as well as the water resource utilization disaster resilience and livelihood improvement ability of farmers and the influencing factors. This article adopted participatory rural appraisal to obtain survey data from farmers at three altitudes. Through one-way ANOVA and F-tests farmers' perceptions of floods and droughts were analyzed and through field investigations their production and water consumption patterns were established. Logistic regressions show that college education farming income and domestic water consumption have the strongest impacts on households' disaster resilience while non-farm income male laborer rates and college education have the strongest impacts on households' abilities to improve livelihoods. Based on our results we offer countermeasures and suggestions on education gender equality and rural infrastructure construction. |
| Keyword | climate change water resource utilization livelihood disaster resilience Nepal |
| DOI | 10.3390/su11185064 |
| Indexed By | SCI |
| Language | 英语 |
| WOS ID | WOS:000489104700250 |
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| Document Type | 期刊论文 |
| Identifier | http://ir.imde.ac.cn/handle/131551/32300 |
| Collection | 山区发展研究中心 |
| Corresponding Author | Deng Wei |
| Affiliation | 1.Department of Urban and Rural Planning, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 610041, China; 2.School of Management, Chengdu University of Information Technology, Chengdu 610225, China; 3.Rural Development Research Institute, Sichuan Academy of Social Science, Chengdu 610041, China; 4.Institute of Mountain Hazard and Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, China |
| First Author Affilication | 中国科学院水利部成都山地灾害与环境研究所 |
| Corresponding Author Affilication | 中国科学院水利部成都山地灾害与环境研究所 |
| Recommended Citation GB/T 7714 | Wan Jiangjun,Song Xuegian,Su Yi,et al. Water Resource Utilization and Livelihood Adaptations under the Background of Climate Change: A Case Study of Rural Households in the Koshi River Basin[J]. SUSTAINABILITY,2019,11(18):5064. |
| APA | Wan Jiangjun.,Song Xuegian.,Su Yi.,Peng Li.,Khatiwada Shanta Paudel.,...&Deng Wei.(2019).Water Resource Utilization and Livelihood Adaptations under the Background of Climate Change: A Case Study of Rural Households in the Koshi River Basin.SUSTAINABILITY,11(18),5064. |
| MLA | Wan Jiangjun,et al."Water Resource Utilization and Livelihood Adaptations under the Background of Climate Change: A Case Study of Rural Households in the Koshi River Basin".SUSTAINABILITY 11.18(2019):5064. |
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