Factors affecting the choices of coping strategies for climate extremes: The case of farmers in the Nile Basin of Ethiopia

This study adopted the multinomial logit model to analyze factors affecting the choice of coping strategies in response to climate extreme events for the Ethiopian Nile River Basin. Results from the multinomial logit model show that different socioeconomic and environmental factors affect coping wit...

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Autores principales: Deressa, Temesgen T., Ringler, Claudia, Hassan, Rashid
Formato: Artículo preliminar
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154380
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author Deressa, Temesgen T.
Ringler, Claudia
Hassan, Rashid
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description This study adopted the multinomial logit model to analyze factors affecting the choice of coping strategies in response to climate extreme events for the Ethiopian Nile River Basin. Results from the multinomial logit model show that different socioeconomic and environmental factors affect coping with climate extreme events. Factors that positively influence coping include education of the head of household, gender of household head being male, farm income, livestock ownership, access to extension for crop and livestock production, farmer-to-farmer extension, temperature, ownership of radio, and better-quality house. Thus, to increase coping with covariate shocks, such as climate extreme events, policies should encourage income generation and asset holding (especially livestock), both of which will support consumption smoothing during and immediately after harsh climatic events. Moreover, government policies should focus on developing institutions that enhance access to education and extension services.
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spelling CGSpace1543802025-11-06T07:20:59Z Factors affecting the choices of coping strategies for climate extremes: The case of farmers in the Nile Basin of Ethiopia Deressa, Temesgen T. Ringler, Claudia Hassan, Rashid extreme weather events nile river logit analysis This study adopted the multinomial logit model to analyze factors affecting the choice of coping strategies in response to climate extreme events for the Ethiopian Nile River Basin. Results from the multinomial logit model show that different socioeconomic and environmental factors affect coping with climate extreme events. Factors that positively influence coping include education of the head of household, gender of household head being male, farm income, livestock ownership, access to extension for crop and livestock production, farmer-to-farmer extension, temperature, ownership of radio, and better-quality house. Thus, to increase coping with covariate shocks, such as climate extreme events, policies should encourage income generation and asset holding (especially livestock), both of which will support consumption smoothing during and immediately after harsh climatic events. Moreover, government policies should focus on developing institutions that enhance access to education and extension services. 2010 2024-10-01T14:01:10Z 2024-10-01T14:01:10Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154380 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Deressa, Temesgen T.; Ringler, Claudia; Hassan, Rashid. 2010. Factors affecting the choices of coping strategies for climate extremes: The case of farmers in the Nile Basin of Ethiopia. IFPRI Discussion Paper 1032. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154380
spellingShingle extreme weather events
nile river
logit analysis
Deressa, Temesgen T.
Ringler, Claudia
Hassan, Rashid
Factors affecting the choices of coping strategies for climate extremes: The case of farmers in the Nile Basin of Ethiopia
title Factors affecting the choices of coping strategies for climate extremes: The case of farmers in the Nile Basin of Ethiopia
title_full Factors affecting the choices of coping strategies for climate extremes: The case of farmers in the Nile Basin of Ethiopia
title_fullStr Factors affecting the choices of coping strategies for climate extremes: The case of farmers in the Nile Basin of Ethiopia
title_full_unstemmed Factors affecting the choices of coping strategies for climate extremes: The case of farmers in the Nile Basin of Ethiopia
title_short Factors affecting the choices of coping strategies for climate extremes: The case of farmers in the Nile Basin of Ethiopia
title_sort factors affecting the choices of coping strategies for climate extremes the case of farmers in the nile basin of ethiopia
topic extreme weather events
nile river
logit analysis
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154380
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