ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE

About the Book

ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHNAGE: Agricultural Ecosystems and Gender Dimensions is a product of over four years of painstaking and rigorous research by a multidisciplinary team. It brings together empirical knowledge on farmer’s adaptation to climate change in a developing country. The book is comprehensive as well as broad in its coverage. Detailed analysis of various dimensions of climate change on dryland and wetland agriculture as well as fishing sector is presented from developing country’s perspectives. The book is made of thirteen chapters. The first chapter provide the setting of the climate change research environment wherein the rational, objectives and scope of climate change investigation are discussed. Chapter two provides an update of climate change adaptation research while the third chapter discusses the framework for analyzing climate change. The authors used their rich backgrounds in social science, gender and agricultural economics, and extension research to present their experiences in collecting and analyzing climate change data in real life situation in chapter four. The empirical evidence of trends in climate change, climate change information sources to farmers and fisherfolks, their knowledge level and vulnerability to climate change impacts are discussed in chapters five, six, seven, eight and nine. Chapter ten of the book looks at the impact of climate variability and long term change while adaptation to climate change is discussed in the eleventh chapter. The final chapter contains actions for climate change adaptation in developing country’s setting. The actions for climate change adaption are not only useful for policy but are as well actionable. The book is, therefore, a must for all genuinely interested in addressing the growing problem of climate change impacts in the most vulnerable section of the world- the developing countries.

About the Author

• Gabriel Umoh is a Professor of Agricultural and Development Economics at the University of Uyo, Nigeria. A two times Head of Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension and member of Senate, University of Uyo, Professor Umoh has been a Consultant to many national and international institutions including the World Bank, European Commission, USAID, UNDP, among others. He is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of an NGO- African Human Development Centre (AHDC) based in Uyo, Uyo- Nigeria. • Edet Udoh is a Professor of Agricultural Economics at the University of Uyo-Nigeria. Former Head of Department, Agricultural Economics and Extension, and former Acting Director Centre for Skills Acquisition and Rural Development University of Uyo, he is a consultant to many national and international institutions. • Valerie Solomon is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension. Her research interests are in agricultural sociology, gender issues and climate change. • Glory Edet is a Lecturer in Agricultural Economics and Extension, University of Uyo-Nigeria. Her research is in resource and environmental economics. She has served Akwa Ibom State Government as Honourable Commissioner of Women Affairs and Social Development. • Uwem Clement is a Lecturer in the Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension, University of Uyo, Uyo, Nigeria. He is an Agricultural Extensionist with interest in agricultural extension and communication. Uwem is currently a doctoral student in Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Nigeria. • Godwin Okoro holds a PhD in Agricultural Extension. He is a Lecturer in the Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension University of Uyo, Uyo, Nigeria. • Nkoyo Bassey is a Lecturer in Agricultural Economics, Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension University of Uyo, Uyo, Nigeria. She is a doctoral student in the Department of Agricultural Economics University of Ibadan, Nigeria. • Obot Dominic holds PhD in Agricultural Economics and works as a Programme Staff in African Human Development Centre (AHDC), Uyo-Nigeria. • Elizabeth Atairet is a doctoral student in the Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension University of Uyo, Nigeria.