Climate resilience assessment of smallholder farmers in the Gambia

Mejias Moreno, P. ; Lagana, M.H.

Climate resilience assessment of smallholder farmers in the Gambia

Adapting small-scale irrigation to climate change in West and Central Africa (AICCA)

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Year of publication 2019

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 50 p.

Author Mejias Moreno, P. ; Lagana, M.H.

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Book (stand-alone)

Category High-profile

Edition 1

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Synopsis (short abstract) This assessment of family farmers' resilience to climate change was conducted in the framework of the project "Adapting small-scale irrigation to climate change in West and Central Africa - AICCA". Two hundred and seventy-one households were surveyed across three regions in the Gambia, to measure their level of resilience to climate change by type of irrigation system. The assessment was carried out using the SHARP - Self-evaluation and Holistic Assessment of climate Resilience of farmers and Pastoralists - tool, developed by FAO. This assessment allows a better understanding of the main socio-economic and environmental conditions of rural households in the Gambia, as well as the identification of the current practices adopted to adapt to climate change. This assessment also establishes the baseline of the current resilience of smallholders to develop guidelines for designing possible climate change adaptation interventions and strategies for small irrigation systems in the Gambia.

Language English

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