Table 2. Livelihood coping responses to climate effects across the study areas.
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Respondents by area
Percentage of n (number of
sample) |
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Response† |
1 (n=30) |
2 (n=30) |
3 (n=30) |
4 (n=31) |
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Selling of assets |
80 (24) |
30 (9) |
53 (16) |
32 (10) |
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Reliance on social networks (including money
lenders) |
37 (11) |
60 (18) |
83 (25) |
90 (28) |
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Eating of wild plants/fruits |
27 (8) |
10 (3) |
7 (2) |
48 (15) |
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Eating of wild animals/birds |
- |
- |
- |
16 (5) |
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Turning to faith and church groups |
30 (9) |
20 (6) |
3 (1) |
10 (3) |
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Government support (e.g., welfare) |
47 (14) |
63 (19) |
37 (11) |
16 (5) |
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NGO support (e.g., food aid, cash for work) |
- |
- |
- |
39 (12) |
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Petty trading/hawking |
57 (17) |
23 (7) |
33 (10) |
74 (23) |
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Temporary migration (including exchange, work, support,
water for livestock) |
83 (25) |
43 (13) |
43 (13) |
35 (11) |
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† Households perform more than one type of coping
response. Note: Data collected over the 2002-4
agricultural seasons and responses recalled by interviewees for the 10 year
period prior to the fieldwork
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