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Adaptive irrigation measures in response to extreme weather events: empirical evidence from the North China plain
- Source :
- Regional Environmental Change. 19:1009-1022
- Publication Year :
- 2019
- Publisher :
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2019.
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Abstract
- Growing evidence indicates that climate change will exacerbate the intensity and frequency of extreme weather events, particularly drought. The North China plain is an important agricultural production region that is subject to a significant shortage of water and is often hit by extreme weather events, particularly drought. Therefore, this study aims to examine how farmers in the North China plain take adaptive irrigation measures in response to drought, the determinants, and the effectiveness of their responses. The results show that, when confronted by severe drought, farmers change their irrigation practices by enhancing the intensity and increasing the efficiency of the irrigation to mitigate the negative effects of such drought. Factors such as the local irrigation infrastructure; provision of physical, financial, and technical policy support; and early-warning information services are of significant help to farmers in taking adaptive measures. Further analysis shows that such adaptive response significantly mitigates yield loss and reduces the risk of crop failure. The paper concludes with some policy implications.
- Subjects :
- Global and Planetary Change
Irrigation
010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences
Natural resource economics
Yield (finance)
fungi
North china
food and beverages
Climate change
Adaptive response
010501 environmental sciences
01 natural sciences
Extreme weather
Geography
Agricultural productivity
Empirical evidence
0105 earth and related environmental sciences
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 1436378X and 14363798
- Volume :
- 19
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Regional Environmental Change
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........903c0cd63feffec26a2f644891a38294