Farmer portfolios, strategic diversity management and climate-change adaptation – implications for policy in Vietnam and Kenya

• DOI: 10.1080/17565529.2013.857588
• Publication Date: 2014-02-12T16:34:42Z
• Authors: M.H. Hoang; S. Namirembe; M. van Noordwijk; D. Catacutan; I. Öborn; A.S. Perez-Teran; H.Q. Nguyen; M.K. Dumas-Johansen
• Keywords: Watershed Management; Scarcity

Climate variability is contributing to water-scarcity problems in Kenya and extreme flooding drought Vietnam. This paper compares diversity-based climate adaptation approaches current land use the Cam Xuyen district, Ha Tinh province, Central Vietnam Kapingazi river watershed Embu Eastern Kenya, order understand local responses examine potential for policy support of diversity management by people. Literature reviews trend analysis time series rainfall temperature were combined with stakeholder interviews workshops identify technology options dealing future variability. At all study sites, at farm level along agriculture–forestry landscape gradients was a key strategy. Policy such an approach could include legalization agroforestry combination regulations incentive-based reconcile household decision-making longer term collective actions benefit Kenya. Lessons learnt both areas about payments environmental services can be used discussions.