Harvesting resilience: the role of social capital in driving adaptive behaviour among Iranian farmers

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Harvesting resilience the role of social capital in driving adaptive behaviour among Iranian farmers.pdf

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http://eprints.org/relation/isVersionOf https://pure.iiasa.ac.at/id/document/112112 http://eprints.org/relation/isVolatileVersionOf https://pure.iiasa.ac.at/id/document/112112 http://eprints.org/relation/isIndexCodesVersionOf https://pure.iiasa.ac.at/id/document/112112 archive 353 disk0/00/02/10/70 2025-12-10 10:03:18 2025-12-10 10:03:18 2025-12-10 10:03:18 article show Yazdanpanah M. Zobeidi T. 9318 Homayoon S.B. Komendantova N. 1880 0000-0003-2568-6179 Lamm A. Lamm K. Woosnam K.M. Harvesting resilience: the role of social capital in driving adaptive behaviour among Iranian farmers pub ASA CAT Adaptation strategies, participation, social solidarity, social network, social trust, climate adaptation/or climate change Climate change is a global challenge affecting human health, livelihood, and food security, and poses a serious threat to agriculture. Adaptation measures are needed to mitigate climate change impacts. Social capital offers a perspective on differences in adaptation to climate change. Nevertheless, the fundamental role of social capital in agricultural adaptation isn’t fully understood. Therefore, this study investigates how social networks, norms, participation, trust, solidarity, beliefs and risk perception affect adaptation among Iranian farmers. Survey data were collected from 250 farmers randomly selected in Susangerd city, Khuzestan Province, Iran. An integrated model combining social capital, beliefs, and risk perceptions is used. Structural equation modelling results show the model explained 69% of the variance in adaptation behaviour and 66% and 40% of the variances in risk perception and climate beliefs, respectively. Such results demonstrate the robustness of the model in predicting adaptation strategies. Based on the findings, social solidarity and climate beliefs were the most effective predictors of risk perception, while farmers’ social networks were the most important predictors of behaviour. This study, by confirming the importance of social capital on the farmers’ beliefs, risk understanding and adaptation behaviour, offers suggestions for fostering and implementing more practical adaptation strategies. 2025-12-08 published Taylor & Francis doi:10.1080/17565529.2025.2592072 3239 161 public Climate and Development 1-15 15 TRUE 1756-5537 info:eu-repo/semantics/article