Examining barriers and opportunities for sustainable adaptation to climate change for smallholder farmers in semi-arid Buhera District, Zimbabw

Abstract

Climate change adaptation is increasingly becoming a more visible and pressing issue in smallholder agriculture of semi-arid environments. In some cases, what seems to be a successful adaptation strategy to climate change may in fact undermine the social, economic and environmental objectives associated with sustainable development of a nation as a whole. This paper examines opportunities and threats to sustainable adaptation to climate change in the case of semi-arid Buhera District in Zimbabwe.