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Local Adaptation to Climate Change: Strategies of Farmers, Employees and Local Businessmen

Eileen C. Bernardo

Discipline: Education, Research

 

Abstract:

This study was aimed at determining some local adaptation strategies to climate change by various socioeconomic groups in the municipality of Cabagan. These groups include farmers, employees, and local businessmen. Data were gathered from fifteen farmer respondents, thirteen employees from government and private agencies and twelve local entrepreneurs. The study showed that the respondents were aware of climate change. The respondents said they felt the impacts of climate change such as the following: low agricultural production, increase in prices of commodities, and decrease in sales. The respondents performed activities to minimize the effects of climate change. Some of these practices are as follows: adjusting the plant calendar by the farmers, the employees and local businessmen practice water harvesting, selling recyclable materials, and using public transportation, to name a few. They did simple practices, yet these were actually good adaptation strategies to climate change.