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Titre : Building drought resilience in lower Shebelle agriculture : Somalia in response to accelerated climate change

Auteur : Farah, Abdulkadir Kasim

Université de soutenance : Central European University Budapest

Grade : Master of Science (MS) 2019

Résumé
Over recent decades, climate change is becoming the major challenge that agriculture is facing, as production is affected by the rising temperatures, more variable rainfall patterns and increased frequency and severity of extreme weather events through the globe (IIED 2011). Agriculture is the dominant source of livelihoods for the community of the Horn of Africa, it is also a major economic sector, including small scale farming and livestock production (WMO 2015). Agriculture is the most important for economy of Somalia ; it not only covers the food needs of the population, but also creates income through selling crops and labour forces for the young generation (FAO 2012). But, increasing temperature and the rainfall variances are influencing Somali’s agricultural sector and is expected to get worse in the future, which will result in land degradation, soil erosion, and loss of biodiversity, deforestation and extreme droughts that creates more internal displaced people (IDPs) as well as external displaced people. The aim of this research is to understand how the climate change is affecting agricultural production in Lower Shebelle region in Somalia and to help decision-makers and other stakeholders to build drought resilience of agricultural systems in Lower Shebelle region in response of the impacts of the accelerated climate change. The study also explores types of crops that the famers currently cultivate ; major drought problems were experienced in the last 5 years and the recommended options to be taken for improving resilience and minimizing impacts of climate change (drought) on agricultural production.

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