Adaptive capacity to climate change among the Chilika buffalo rearers of Odisha

SUBHRAJYOTI BEHARA; SANCHITA GARAI; SANJIT MAITI; MUKESH BHAKAT; B S MEENA; JIBONJYOTI BEHARA; A K DIXIT; K S KADIAN

doi:10.56093/ijans.v92i1.120935

Authors

SUBHRAJYOTI BEHARA ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, Haryana 132 001 India
SANCHITA GARAI ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, Haryana 132 001 India
SANJIT MAITI ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, Haryana 132 001 India
MUKESH BHAKAT ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, Haryana 132 001 India
B S MEENA ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, Haryana 132 001 India
JIBONJYOTI BEHARA ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, Haryana 132 001 India
A K DIXIT ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, Haryana 132 001 India
K S KADIAN ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, Haryana 132 001 India

https://doi.org/10.56093/ijans.v92i1.120935

Keywords:

Adaptive capacity, Chilika buffalo rearers, Climate change, Odisha

Abstract

Climate change combined with human activities poses significant risks to peopleâ€™s livelihood especially in developing countries. Adaptation at the community level is crucial in enabling them to respond to the direct and indirect effects of changes in climate. The present study was designed to assess the adaptive capacity of the Chilika buffalo rearers. So, the study was purposively conducted at the Chilika lake region of Odisha as it is the breeding tract of Chilika buffalo. A total 150 Chilika buffalo rearers were selected randomly from the cluster villages of the adjacent districts of Chilika lake. Sustainable Livelihood Approach (SLA) was used to develop Adaptive Capacity Assessment Index to measure the adaptive capacity of the Chilika buffalo rearers. They were having better physical capital (0.55) possession followed by social capital (0.48), financial capital (0.47), human capital (0.45) and natural capital (0.35). The average adaptive capacity of the Chilika buffalo rearers was found to be 0.46, which was quite unsatisfactory and majority of them (62.67%) were having a medium level of adaptive capacity to cope up with changing climatic scenario. Adaptive capacity of the Chilika buffalo rearers were having a strong and significant relationship with its every component. Therefore, to strengthen the adaptive capacity of the Chilka buffalo rearers, status of each and every capital has to be improved significantly.

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