Climate change discourse among Iranian farmers

Tahereh Zobeidi, Masoud Yazdanpanah (), Masoumeh Forouzani and Bahman Khosravipour
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Tahereh Zobeidi: Ramin Agriculture and Natural Resources University of Khuzestan, Mollasani
Masoud Yazdanpanah: Ramin Agriculture and Natural Resources University of Khuzestan, Mollasani
Masoumeh Forouzani: Ramin Agriculture and Natural Resources University of Khuzestan, Mollasani
Bahman Khosravipour: Ramin Agriculture and Natural Resources University of Khuzestan, Mollasani

Climatic Change, 2016, vol. 138, issue 3, No 12, 535 pages

Abstract: Abstract Climate change poses a severe threat to agriculture and rural populations around the world, with the potential to devastate lives and livelihoods. Farmers need to adapt their farming methods and land management decisions to reduce the negative consequences associated with climate change. Understanding farmers’ beliefs and perceptions regarding climate change is a good starting point for addressing current and future policy. As there is no one-size-fits-all strategy to promote adaptation, local adaptation-support strategies must be tailored to the particular needs and constraints of specific groups of farmers. To determine the policy implications of such strategies, a prudent and cost-effective approach is to categorize farmers into homogenous groupings using Q methodology to establish their perceptual frameworks with respect to climate change. Forty six farmers completed the Q sort procedure in this study. Data analysis identified that there are three different types of farmers’ attitudes to climate change: fatalism, support seekers, and technocrats. These findings are critical for decision makers to help them develop more appropriate adaptation strategies for the agricultural sector.

Keywords: Climate change; Climate discourses; Q methodology; Iranian farmers (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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