Changement climatique et agriculture : Entre perception, réalité et pratiques dans la région semi-aride de la plaine de la Beqaa (Liban)

The implementation of an adaptation strategy, particularly in the actual context of global warming, is associated with changes in behavior, mentalities and practices. Taking perceptions into account contributes to the social acceptability of the proposed strategies. This study focuses on an analysis...

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Main Authors: Georges Karam, Jocelyne Adjizian Gérard
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Published: Éditions en environnement VertigO 2023-09-01
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/vertigo/41649
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description The implementation of an adaptation strategy, particularly in the actual context of global warming, is associated with changes in behavior, mentalities and practices. Taking perceptions into account contributes to the social acceptability of the proposed strategies. This study focuses on an analysis of farmers' perceptions towards climate change in the Beqaa plain, a major agricultural region in Lebanon. The aim is to understand the way in which farmers perceive this phenomenon, locally observe its perceptible effects on the agrarian landscape, and plan possible mitigation measures. This analysis was carried out from a survey administered to 220 farmers chosen at a random, sampling method, in 48 localities spread over the entire plain. The results obtained show us a good perception of farmers towards the phenomenon of climate change. They are consistent with climatic trends as observed from the analysis of weather stations. One exception however, the annual rainfall remains difficult to perceive by farmers. To cope with these climatic changes, the majority of farmers are developing local adaptation strategies, water management and control being priorities.
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spellingShingle Georges Karam
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Changement climatique et agriculture : Entre perception, réalité et pratiques dans la région semi-aride de la plaine de la Beqaa (Liban)
VertigO
climate change
perception
farmer
Lebanon
local adaptation strategies
Beqaa plain
title Changement climatique et agriculture : Entre perception, réalité et pratiques dans la région semi-aride de la plaine de la Beqaa (Liban)
title_full Changement climatique et agriculture : Entre perception, réalité et pratiques dans la région semi-aride de la plaine de la Beqaa (Liban)
title_fullStr Changement climatique et agriculture : Entre perception, réalité et pratiques dans la région semi-aride de la plaine de la Beqaa (Liban)
title_full_unstemmed Changement climatique et agriculture : Entre perception, réalité et pratiques dans la région semi-aride de la plaine de la Beqaa (Liban)
title_short Changement climatique et agriculture : Entre perception, réalité et pratiques dans la région semi-aride de la plaine de la Beqaa (Liban)
title_sort changement climatique et agriculture entre perception realite et pratiques dans la region semi aride de la plaine de la beqaa liban
topic climate change
perception
farmer
Lebanon
local adaptation strategies
Beqaa plain
url https://journals.openedition.org/vertigo/41649
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