Research Article
Rural Household Perception of Drought Occurrence and Its Influence on Livelihood Strategy in Northeast Ethiopia
Table 3
Respondents’ perceptions of drought occurrence and climate variability.
| Options | Dega | Woina-Dega | Kolla | N | % | N | % | N | % |
| Did rainfall come on time during the rainy (keremet and Belg) seasons? | Yes | 35 | 29.7 | 31 | 26.3 | 19 | 16.1 | No | 83 | 70.3 | 87 | 73.7 | 99 | 83.9 | Have you seen enough rain at the start of the rainy season? | Yes | 22 | 18.6 | 25 | 21.2 | 15 | 12.7 | No | 96 | 81.4 | 93 | 78.8 | 103 | 87.3 | Did the rain stop on time in your locality? | Yes | 24 | 20.3 | 29 | 24.6 | 20 | 16.9 | No | 94 | 79.7 | 89 | 75.4 | 98 | 83.1 | Do you think the climate in your area has varied in the last 25 years? | Yes | 118 | 100 | 113 | 95.8 | 118 | 100 | No | — | — | 5 | 4.2 | — | — | How has the winter (dry season) temperature changed over the last 25 years? | Increased | 110 | 93.2 | 113 | 95.8 | 114 | 96.6 | Decreased | 8 | 6.7 | 5 | 4.2 | 4 | 3.4 | How has the winter rainfall changed in the last 25 years? | Increased | 4 | 3.4 | 4 | 3.4 | 2 | 1.7 | Decreased | 114 | 96.6 | 114 | 96.6 | 116 | 98.3 | How has the summer temperature changed in the last 25 years? | Increased | 108 | 91.5 | 115 | 97.4 | 115 | 97.5 | Decreased | 10 | 8.5 | 3 | 2.6 | 3 | 2.5 | How has the keremet and Belg season rainfall changed over the last 25 years? | Increased | 5 | 4.2 | 7 | 6 | — | — | Decreased | 113 | 95.8 | 111 | 94 | 118 | 100 | How have the variations in extreme heat waves affected you over the last 25 years? | Increased | 118 | 100 | 116 | 98.3 | 118 | 100 | Decreased | — | — | 2 | 1.7 | — | — | How have the variations in extreme cold waves affected you over the last 25 years? | Increased | 118 | 100 | 118 | 100 | 118 | 100 | Decreased | — | — | — | — | — | — | How have you observed changes in heavy rainfall events in the past 25 years? | Increased | 13 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 8 | Decreased | 105 | 89 | 103 | 87 | 109 | 92 | How have you experienced the changes in sporadic rain in the past 25 years? | Increased | 118 | 100 | 118 | 100 | 118 | 100 | Decreased | — | — | — | — | — | — | How have you experienced the changes in the drought over the past 25 years? | Increased | 118 | 100 | 118 | 100 | 118 | 100 | Decreased | — | — | — | — | — | — | How do you perceive the status of the drought in your area? | Extreme drought | 22 | 63.5 | 32 | 27.1 | 59 | 50 | Severe drought | 75 | 9.3 | 66 | 55.9 | 52 | 44.1 | Moderate drought | 11 | 8.4 | 18.6 | 9.3 | 7 | 5.9 | No drought | 10 | | 119 | 7.6 | — | — | Do you feel the frequency, duration, and severity of droughts have increased? | Yes | 118 | 100 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 100 | No | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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