Livelihood vulnerability to the changing climate: the experiences of smallholder farming households in the Free State Province, South Africa

As a result of climatically regulated water sources, smallholder farming households in South Africa are severely impacted by climate change. Using the Livelihood Vulnerability Index, we assessed the vulnerability of smallholder farming households to climate change in Thaba Nchu, Mangaung District of...

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Published in:	Climate Services
Main Authors:	Collins C. Okolie, Gideon Danso-Abbeam, Abiodun A. Ogundeji
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2023-04-01
Subjects:	Climate change Livelihood vulnerability index Drought
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405880723000328

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