Role of Multiple Stressors in Planned Adaptation to Climate Change in Semi-Arid Region in India

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Farmers need to respond to climate change in a more planned than reactive way to reduce their vulnerability to future climate changes. However, farmers confront with a range of multiple stressors, including climatic and non-climatic. The current study examines the role of non-climatic stressors on farmers' typology of adaptation. The study is conducted in an agriculturally dominated semi-arid region in India. The study includes a primary survey that encompasses 665 farmers. To ensure representation from each block, a proportionate stratified random sampling technique was applied in the selection process. Employing a mixed method approach, which combines quantitative and qualitative tools, the study reveals that farmers generally perceive climate change and attempt to adjust or adapt to changes in environmental conditions in various ways. However, in Nuh, only a few farmers are adopting planned measures to deal with climate change. The adoption of planned strategies is facilitated by access to formal credit, and affiliation with local organizations, while it is hindered by the incidence of non-climatic stressors. The existing non-climatic stressors play a critical role in farmers' adaptability to climate risks, constraining how farmers respond to climate change. There is a need to account for both climatic and non-climatic factors while planning and designing appropriate adaptation strategies. Agricultural Economics & Policy Climate change adaptation semi-arid planned adaptation non-climatic stressors climatic stressors perception. Full Text Additional Declarations The authors declare no competing interests. Ethics: I hereby confirm that this study was reviewed and approved by Bhaskara Centre for Impact Assessment and Training Ethics Committee. Consent: For this study on Climate change, we have obtained a detailed statement whereby the participant were being informed about the study and their consent were obtained before interview. Cite Share Download PDF Status: Posted Version 1 posted You are reading this latest preprint version Research Square lets you share your work early, gain feedback from the community, and start making changes to your manuscript prior to peer review in a journal. As a division of Research Square Company, we’re committed to making research communication faster, fairer, and more useful. We do this by developing innovative software and high quality services for the global research community. Our growing team is made up of researchers and industry professionals working together to solve the most critical problems facing scientific publishing. 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