ABSTRACT

Persistent climate impacts in Malaysia pose severe difficulties for smallholder farmers, whose livelihoodsare primarily dependent on resources from agriculture. Adaptation policies are essential to adapt to the Motivation Theory (PMT) was applied to fill this gap as an underpinning for identifying the major contributing factor of farmers' adaptation behaviour to climate effects. A study of 382 smallholder farmers in the Malaysian peninsula was conducted using a multi-stage stratified random sampling technique, revealing that specific farmers were postponing protection actions in the face of serious continuous impact. A low tendency to adopt policies suitable for decreasing climate impacts has been noted. Partial least square (PLS) path design and Bayesian system analysis were used to reveal the responsiveness, perceived severity, cost of reaction, perceived susceptibility, self-efficacy, earnings, and social norms considerably affected the adaptation behaviour. The feeling of controlling climate effects on the farm can increase the adoption of protective measures. Hence, collaborative programmes need to be developed to support farmers, and foster feelings of control over climate change and its impacts.

摘要

马来西亚持续的气候影响给小农带来了严重的困难，他们的生计主要依赖农业资源。适应政策对于适应是必不可少的 动机理论（PMT）被应用来填补这一空白，作为确定农民适应气候影响行为的主要因素的基础。使用多阶段分层随机抽样技术对马来西亚半岛的 382 名小农进行了研究，揭示了特定农民在面临严重的持续影响时推迟了保护行动。已注意到采用适合减少气候影响的政策的趋势较低。使用偏最小二乘（PLS）路径设计和贝叶斯系统分析来揭示响应能力，感知的严重程度，反应成本、感知易感性、自我效能、收入和社会规范对适应行为有很大影响。控制气候对农场影响的感觉可以增加采取保护措施。因此，需要制定合作计划来支持农民，培养对气候变化及其影响的控制感。