?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F8576%2F&rft.title=Vulnerability+to+Climate+Change%3A++A+Comparative+Study+of+Perceptions+and+Adaptive+Capacities+of+Aurepalle+and+Shirapur+Villages.+Working+Paper+Series+No.+43&rft.creator=Banerjee%2C+R&rft.creator=Bantilan%2C+C&rft.creator=Singh%2C+N+P&rft.subject=Climate+Change&rft.description=The+threats+related+to+climate+change+are+apparent+across+the+globe.+This+paper+attempts+to+understand+the+perceptions+of+the+farmers+on+climate+change%2C+the+adaptation+strategies+and+behavior+that+they+are+demonstrating+based+on+their+perceptions+through+a+study+done+in+the+villages+named+Aurepalle+and+Shirapur%2C+both+of+which+belong+to+the+semi-arid+regions+of+India.+The+study+shows+that+climate+change%2Fvariability+is+becoming+a+major+concern+for+the+farming+and+non-farming+community.+As+a+result+of+their+perceptions%2C+they+have+been+adapting+and+have+developed+coping+strategies+to+shield+themselves+against+climate+uncertainties.+Diversification+into+short+duration+crops+and+commercial+crops+along+with+experimenting+with+vegetable+growing%2C+local+methods+of+soil+conservation%2C+the+involvement+of+women+in+farm+activities%2C+and+caste-based+professions+have+emerged+as+effective+strategies+that+have+come+to+be+accepted+socially+and+culturally+at+the+local+level.+At+the+institutional+and+the+community+levels%2C+there+are+serious+constraints+towards+adapting+to+what+may+be+a+more+challenging+future+resulting+from+climate+change%3B+the+lack+of+collective+feeling+and+action%2C+poor+governance%2C+financial+inclusion+and+inadequate+information+access+being+the+main+concerns.+The+current+study+is+an+attempt+to+represent+the+understanding+of+the+farming+community+to+climate+change+and+therefore+the+starting+point+for+sensitising+policy+makers+to+work+towards+aiming+to+enhance+capabilities+on+adaptation+measures+of+farmers+in+the+semi-arid+regions+of+India+and+mainstreaming+of+successful+adaptation+strategies+in+the+agricultural+development+agenda.&rft.publisher=International+Crops+Research+Institute+for+the+Semi-Arid+Tropics&rft.date=2013&rft.type=Monograph&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F8576%2F1%2F2012-239%2520WPS%252043%2520Vulnerability%2520..%2520Shirapur.pdf&rft.identifier=++Banerjee%2C+R+and+Bantilan%2C+C+and+Singh%2C+N+P++(2013)+Vulnerability+to+Climate+Change%3A+A+Comparative+Study+of+Perceptions+and+Adaptive+Capacities+of+Aurepalle+and+Shirapur+Villages.+Working+Paper+Series+No.+43.++Working+Paper.+International+Crops+Research+Institute+for+the+Semi-Arid+Tropics%2C+Patancheru%2C+Telangana%2C+India.+++++