The resilience of farmer’s livelihood to climate change and influencing factors: a case in China

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The socio-economic development and livelihoods in most developing countries are severely affected by climate change, especially, agricultural systems, which are the main source of livelihood for rural households in developing countries. Resilience theory provides a new tool for the study of ecological environment, natural resource management, and socio-economic sustainable development by analyzing the ability of systems to adapt to climate change. Based on the theory of resilience, an index system for measuring farmer’s livelihood resilience under the impact of climate change was constructed. Based on a survey of 596 farmer households in Aohan Banner, Inner Mongolia, China, a comprehensive index method was used to evaluate the resilience of farmer’s livelihoods after climate change disturbance. A multiple linear regression model was used to analyze the key factors that affect farmer’s livelihood resilience. This paper contributes to providing a reference basis for government decision-makers to formulate scientific and effective climate change adaptation strategies and guide farmers to adopt effective livelihood strategies to cope with climate change, thus providing a theoretical basis for improving farmer’s resilience to climate change and promoting sustainable development of farmer’s livelihoods.