FACTORS AFFECTING THE ADOPTION OF ADAPTATION MEASURES TO CLIMATE CHANGE: A CASE STUDY IN HUONG PHONG COMMUNE, HUONG TRA TOWN, THUA THIEN HUE PROVINCE

In recent decades, changes in climate have caused impacts on natural and human systems on all continents and across the oceans. Vietnam generally and the coastal area in Thua Thien Hue province particularly is vulnerable to climate change and some extreme climate events. Adaptation is considered one of the best long-term strategies to community to better face with local extreme conditions and associated climate change. This study used Logistic regression model to determine factors influencing farmers’ decisions to adopt climate change adaptation measures. The results indicated that that age, years of schooling, years of farming experience of the household head, household size, ratio of number of farm labors to number of consumers, farmer’s access to extension services and adaptation measures, and the place where farmer lives factors significantly influence adoption decisions. From the results, some recommendations were derived to help farmers in the coastal area of Thua Thien Hue provinceadapt to climate change