Harnessing diverse knowledge and belief systems to adapt to climate change in semi-arid rural Africa
Farmers in semi-arid regions have historically coped using long established practices such as place-based climate forecasting using observations. However, this is becoming less reliable with climatic changes. Meteorological forecasting based on numerical prediction provides an alternative that is al...
Main Authors: | Dian Spear, Janet C. Selato, Bonolo Mosime, Admire M. Nyamwanza |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2019-04-01
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Series: | Climate Services |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405880718301110 |
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