Abstract: This study was conducted in Kolla Temben district of the Tigray regional state, north Ethiopia. The main aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between households’ adaptive capacity to climate change and food security status. Data on generic and area specific indicators of food security status, adaptive capacity and other factors were collected from 400 households and were statistically analysed. The study revealed that there was a statistically significant positive relationship between adaptive capacity to climate change and food security status. Rainfall fluctuation, small land holding, pest and insect infestation were found to be among the area specific determinants of household’s food security status in the arid and semi-arid areas of northern Ethiopia. The recommended solutions to improve household’s food security in the ever-changing climate were: institutionalize measures to improve household’s adaptive capacity to climate change; reverse household’s vulnerability level to climate change impacts through evidence based policy initiatives, and; revise existing system to deal with new infestations of pests. Policy decision makers should also give attention to climate change impact research to moderate damages related to climate change as the climate will continue to change for many decades regardless of the extent of global efforts on mitigation.
Keyword: Household Adaptive capacity, climate impacts, Food Security.
Title: Household’s adaptive capacity level to climate change impacts and food security in Northern Ethiopia, Kolla Temben District
Author: Alemu Addisu, Daniel Olago, Wandiga Shem, Omondi Philip, Oriaso Silas
ISSN 2348-1218 (print)
ISSN 2348-1226 (online)
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