Journal of Coastal Conservation ( IF 2.1 ) Pub Date : 2020-09-18 , DOI: 10.1007/s11852-020-00779-z Suchandra Dutta , Sanjit Maiti , Sanchita Garai , Fatheen Abrar , Sujeet Kumar Jha , Mukesh Bhakat , Subhasis Mandal , K. S. Kadian
Climate change has been recognized, globally, as the most pressing critical issue affecting, adversely, survival of the mankind in the twenty-first century. The continuous rise of the sea-level due to global warming is likely to have a devastating impact on the Sundarbans, a ‘World Heritage Site’, deltaic complex, albeit highly prone to extreme and/or adverse climatic events including disasters. Accordingly, keeping in view this issue, the present study was designed to understand the multi-criterion decision-making ability vis-à-vis adoption of different adaptation strategies among the farming community of the Indian Sundarbans. A total of 120 farmers, who were growing crops, rearing livestock, apart from being involved in fisheries, simultaneously, were selected from 5 blocks of the Indian Sundarbans. The study revealed 19 adaptation strategies followed by the farmers of the said locality. Further, to trace the best adaptation strategy, Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) was used. Based on the intensity of importance of one adaptation strategy over another, the most substantial one was found to be “Practicing of Integrated Farming System”.
中文翻译:
使用层次分析法分析印度桑德班人的农业社区对气候变化的适应策略
在全球,气候变化已被认为是对二十一世纪人类的生存产生不利影响的最紧迫的关键问题。由于全球变暖,海平面持续上升,可能会对“世界遗产” Sundarbans造成毁灭性影响,三角洲情结,尽管极易发生极端和/或不利的气候事件,包括灾难。因此,考虑到这个问题,本研究旨在了解针对印度Sundarbans的农业社区采用不同适应策略的多标准决策能力。从印度松达尔邦的5个街区中,总共选出了120个农民,他们除了从事渔业外,还种庄稼,饲养牲畜。该研究揭示了该地区的农民遵循的19种适应策略。此外,为了追踪最佳的适应策略,使用了层次分析法(AHP)。根据一种适应战略相对于另一种战略的重要性的强度,发现最重要的一种是“综合农业系统的实践”。