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21 Dec 2016
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| 21 Dec 2016
Vulnerability to climate change and adaptation strategies of local communities in Malawi: experiences of women fish-processing groups in the Lake Chilwa Basin
Hanne Jørstad
Centre for Gender and Equality, University of Agder, Agder, Norway
Christian Webersik
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Global Development and Planning, University of Agder,
Agder, Norway
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- Impact of higher-income countries on child health in lower-income countries from a climate change perspective. A case study of the UK and Malawi E. Hannah et al. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0002721
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- Evaluation of Small-Scale Fishers’ Perceptions on Climate Change and Their Coping Strategies: Insights from Lake Malawi M. Limuwa et al. https://doi.org/10.3390/cli6020034
- Climate change adaptation methods at the household level: Evidence from the Oghan watershed, north of Iran A. Abedi Sarvestani & M. Shahraki https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2023.01.011
- Land cover shifts strain resource nexus in southern Africa: evidence from Malawi Y. Makwinja et al. https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2025.1665279
- Using a sustainable food systems framework to examine gender equality and women’s empowerment in aquatic food systems R. Adam et al. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2024.1327798
- Rainfall variability over Malawi during the late 19th century D. Nash et al. https://doi.org/10.1002/joc.5396
- Influence of social capital in adopting climate change adaptation strategies: empirical evidence from rural areas of Ambo district in Ethiopia D. Belay & G. Fekadu https://doi.org/10.1080/17565529.2020.1862741
- Recent Surface Water Extent of Lake Chad from Multispectral Sensors and GRACE W. Buma et al. https://doi.org/10.3390/s18072082
- Is there a role for trade liberalization in mitigating the impacts of climate change on agriculture? S. Dissanayake et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eap.2019.04.006
- The health system’s response strategies to the effects of climate change extreme weather events in Malawi: “A policy analysis” C. Chimatiro et al. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12982-025-01261-7
- Paleo-Geohydrology of Lake Chilwa, Malawi is the Source of Localised Groundwater Salinity and Rural Water Supply Challenges M. Rivett et al. https://doi.org/10.3390/app10196909
- Determinant of Farmers’ Choice of Adaptation Strategies to Climate Change in Rural Areas of Ambo District, Ethiopia G. Fekadu & D. Belay https://doi.org/10.1177/00219096231225950
- An evaluation of climate resilient agricultural practices in India: a narrative synthesis of literature M. Goswami et al. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42398-022-00255-4
- Climate-related health threats in Tanzania: a multilevel analysis of key policies, strategies, and community response A. Urassa et al. https://doi.org/10.1093/heapol/czag066
- A systematic literature review on the adaptation of women in fisheries-based families on climate change impacts H. Shaffril et al. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13412-024-00963-9
- Monitoring and simulating landscape changes: how do long-term changes in land use and long-term average climate affect regional biophysical conditions in southern Malawi? C. Nkolokosa et al. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-023-11783-9
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This research is about climate change adaptation. It demonstrates how adaptation to climate change can avoid social tensions if done in a sustainable way. Evidence is drawn from Malawi in southern Africa.
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