期刊名称：The Journal of Sustainable Development in Africa (JSDA)
电子版ISSN：1520-5509
出版年度：2011
卷号：13
期号：2
出版社：Institute of Sustainable Development in Africa
摘要：The study assesses the adaption and mitigation strategies in sustainable land and water management to combat the effects of climate change in Chipinge. Climate change has undermined efforts in the sustainable management of agricultural land and water in Chipinge. The impact of climate change on agricultural land management includes an increase in pests and diseases, recurrent droughts- floods cycle, changes in the distribution of rainfall, and an increase in violent wind and rainfall intensity. The research used both qualitative and quantitative research methodologies. The results indicated that climate change intersects with sustainable land management (SLM) efforts directly (by affecting soil function, watershed hydrology, and vegetation patterns) and indirectly (by stimulating changes in land use practices). Although people’s adaptive and mitigation strategies may not succeed completely, they form the basis of solutions to natural disaster preparedness. Addressing the threat of increased soil erosion posed by climate change will require better quantification of the problem, greater attention to prioritizing which production systems are vulnerable, and a redoubling of land and water management efforts. Climate change is occurring within a background of plethora of global challenges, such as population growth, urbanization, land and water use, rural- urban migration, and biodiversity depletion. Thus, efforts to adapt to the impact of climate change should do so in a manner that is consistent with these broader development issues. Sustainable land management is crucial to minimize land degradation, rehabilitating degraded areas, and ensuring the optimal use of land resources for the benefit of the present and future generations
关键词：Keywords: Sustainable Land Management; Climate Change; Conservation Farming; Zimbabwe
