Communities Perception On Climate Change Variability And Attitudes Towards Livelihood Adaptation Strategies

The study assessed the rural communities’ perception about climate change and theirrnattitudes towards livelihood adaptation strategies in Ware Jarso district, north Showarnzone of Oromia regional government. A total of 139 farmers were surveyed for thernstudy with the structured questionnaire, scheduled interview and focus grouprndiscussion.rnThe assessment of the rural communities’ perception about the impacts /consequence/rnof climate variability and change in the study area shows that all of the ruralrncommunities have been perceived the loss of agriculture production. The majorityrnperceive water shortage for; household consumption, small scale irrigation andrnanimal to drink, incidences of communicable human, animal and plant diseases,rnincreasing the number of people in need of food aid, increases the requirement ofrnfertilizers, frequent occurrences of drought and famine, seasonal migration of people,rnand desertification were responded by 98.6 %, 92.8%, 88.4%, 82.6%, 79.7%, 72.5%rnand 68.1% respectively.rnThe findings of rural communities’ perception and attitude towards livelihoodrnadaptation strategies indicate that all of the respondents were perceived the buildingrnwater harvesting scheme, to store water during rainy season for dry season in ponds,rnand implementing the multi use of water from one source (water recycling) forrndifferent purpose, example, for their cattle, irrigation and Cultivating crops that canrnresist drought, diseases and have short harvesting season, Different planting dates,rnShifting from subsistent rain fed agriculture to small scale market oriented irrigation,rnGrowing commercial crops and vegetables under irrigation, Pooling of resourcesrnthrough societies, safety net and social grants from government, Use of interhouseholdrntransfers and loans and increasing petty commodity production , Mixedrncropping and crop diversification, Reduction of consumption amount and frequency ofrnagricultural products, 95.7%,95.7 %,88.4 %,84.1 %,81.2 %,79.7 %, and 76.8 %rnrespectively .rnThe survey showed that the respondents have positive attitude towards livelihoodrnadaptation strategies and there is a significant association between age, educationrnand perception in the causes and consequences of climate change and the preferencesrnand uses of the livelihood adaptation strategies.rnBased on the findings of this study, it is recommended that there is a need of modifyingrneducational/training programs which was provided for the rural communities byrnconsidering the existing knowledge and practices in the particular areas andrnproviding of energy which it’s by products can substitute’s chemical fertilizer and willrnminimize the rural communities’ expenditure

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