"The 2010 RUFORUM Biennial Conference was the second in the series. The main objective of the Biennial conferences is to provide a platform for agricultural research for development stakeholders in Africa and beyond to actively exchange findings and experiences, while at the same time learning lessons towards improving performance of the agricultural sector and ultimately people’s livelihoods. The biennial conference is RUFORUM’s most comprehensive meeting for the diversity of stakeholers in agriculture. It is especially dedicated to graduate students and their supervisors, grantees in RUFORUM member universities and alumni. It is a platform for peer review, quality control, mentorship, networking and shared learning. This record contains an extended abstract accepted under the theme climate change".
Assessing the impact of climate change adaptation on agriculture production in eastern Uganda
Abstract:
The objective of the study is to assess the costs and benefits of
the key gendered climate change adaptation strategies used by
farmers in Mbale and Soroti districts, two diverse areas in
eastern Uganda and investigate their potential based on
economic, social and environmental sustainability. A Trade Off
Analysis (TOA) model will be used to analyse the relationship
between the net returns from using an adaptation strategy and
the effect on environment. Trade off curves will be generated
to show the opportunity cost of choosing one strategy over
another under similar environment. The results from this study
will reinforce local knowledge on adaptation and importance of
gender considerations in climate change adaptation policy
formulation.
L’objectif de l’étude est d’évaluer les coûts et les avantages
des stratégies clés d’adaptation au changement climatique en
rapport avec le genre, utilisées par les agriculteurs de deux
régions différentes dans l’est de l’Ouganda Mbale et Soroti, et
d’étudier leur potentiel sur la durabilité économique, sociale et
environnementale. Un modèle d’analyse de compromis (TOA)
sera utilisé pour analyser la relation entre le rendement net en
utilisant une stratégie d’adaptation et l’effet sur l’environnement.
Les courbes de réduction seront générées pour montrer le coût
d’opportunité de choisir une stratégie plutôt qu’une autre dans
un environnement similaire. Les résultats de cette étude
permettront de renforcer les connaissances locales sur
l’adaptation et l’importance des considérations du genre dans la formulation de politique d’adaptation au changement
climatique.
Language:
English
Date of publication:
2010
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East Africa
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RUFORUM Conferences and Workshops
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Open Access
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Printed resource
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Extent:
103-107
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