A Note on Climate Change Impact and Adaptation Strategies in North Kordofan State, Sudan

Abstract

The study objectives were to explore the climate change
impacts experienced based on the perception of rural households and to
explain the adaptation strategies for rural households. Primary data were
collected using structured interviews, key-informant interviews and field
observations. The secondary data were collected from reports. Random
sampling technique was applied to select 200 forest-dependent
households in Um-Rawaba locality (100 households) and Sheikan
Locality (100 households) in North Kordofan. The data were analyzed
using the SPSS statistical package. Descriptive statistics was used to
identify dominant responses between households. The study results
revealed that the households influenced by local climate change based on
their perceptions. The main adaptation strategies by the households were
assets selling, saving, reliance on social relations, feeding on wild plants,
wild fruits, wild animals; and temporary migration.