Climate change perceptions and adaptations of rural households in Western Kenya

The ICRAF contribution was to collect and analyse data from Kenya as part of a four country study on climate change perceptions and responses by rural communities and farmers. The formal survey was done in Bondo and Bungoma districts. The study found that farmers were undertake a range of different ex ante and ex post measures in response to various drivers and incentives. SLM type of investments were made to varying degrees but often not in direct response to climate change or variability. Nonetheless, it was generally found that yield variability is reduced when SLM investments were made.

作为一项覆盖四国的农村社区与农户气候变化认知及应对措施研究的组成部分，国际农林业研究中心（International Centre for Research in Agroforestry，简称ICRAF）负责收集并分析肯尼亚的相关数据。正式调研在邦多（Bondo）与布通加（Bungoma）县开展。该研究发现，农户会采取一系列事前（ex ante）与事后（ex post）应对措施，以回应各类驱动因素与激励政策。可持续土地管理（Sustainable Land Management，简称SLM）类投资的实施程度存在差异，但通常并非直接针对气候变化或气候变异性。尽管如此，研究普遍证实，实施SLM投资后，作物产量的变异性会有所降低。