Projektnummer

0053460

Zusammenfassung

Small-scale farmers in semi-arid lands are typically restricted to marginal lands and cope with limited economic resources. Anticipated climate change, which is predicted to result in higher temperatures, later onset of rain seasons, will further weaken their economic conditions. In both study areas (in Ethiopia and South Africa), opportunistic strategies to cope with current droughts can be environmentally damaging. Population increase, land degradation, increased landlessness, decreased biodiversity, limited alternative livelihood options and changing land regulations because of chan...