Impact and adaptation of climate change on agriculture

Habtemariam Lemlem Teklegiorgis

The overall impact of climate change is believed to be negative, impact unevenly distributed across regions. Subsistence farmers in Ethiopia are among communities at higher risk. Understanding the potential impacts of climate and potential benefits from plausible adaptation measures has practical relevance in policy making related to minimizing impact at local level and for actions against climate change at national and global level. Heterogeneity in existing physical environment and socio-economic conditions necessitate climate change impact studies which take into consideration local conditions. This project attempts to assess the potential impacts of climate change and potential benefits of adaptation measures on farming systems of Ethiopia based on recently collected primary data and other relevant secondary sources. Ongoing farm level adaptation measures and farmers climate change perceptions are also part of the focus of this project.