Vulnerability To Climate Changevariability And Local Coping Strategies In Ebinat Woreda South Gondar Zone

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In recent times, environmental change caused by climate variability is affecting the livelihood ofrnpeople living in the country specially whose life is dependent on agriculture. However, the raternof vulnerability is varied within areas and households. Hence, the main purpose of this study isrnto understand the extent of the vulnerability of the local community of peoples of Ebinat Woredarnto climate change and to assess their local copping strategies. The study attempted to examinernthe exposure of the area to climate change and its extremes, to assess the sensitivity and adaptiverncapacity of the local to the existing climate change impacts, to identify most vulnerable groupsrnfrom the local people.rnTo achieve the objectives set, necessary data was collected from sample kebeles, which are agrornecologically, Kolla and Dega. From the information collected, the extent of vulnerability isrnassessed by using integrated vulnerability assessment to show both biophysical and socioeconomicrnvulnerability.rnAs a result, the rainfall trend of the past three decades sowed slight decrease and the rate ofrnvariability in Meher season is high. In addition, drought is happening frequently in the area. Thernmain source of income of the people is rain-fed crop production. Most of the people earn lessrnthan 100 birr per month, low level of assets and few number livestock. The adaptation andrncoping strategies are not sufficient and, cannot support the local people to sustain their lifernwithout external aids. Poor, landless, having large family and households without their own oxrnare the most vulnerable groups.rnTherefore, from the result of the study it can be concluded that the area is exposed to climaternextremes, highly sensitive to the adverse impacts of climate change and the adaptive capacity of the local a people is very low. Thus, the adaptive capacity of the local people needs to be improved and additional effective adaptation and coping strategies have to implement

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Vulnerability To Climate Changevariability And Local Coping Strategies In Ebinat Woreda South Gondar Zone

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