Determinate of the factors influencing on farmer's adaptation behaviors in dealing with climate change and global warming: A case study in Bavi township, Khouzestan

Climate change would affect agriculture and food supply. Therefore, adaptation strategies are necessary to minimize the impacts of climate change. Where, farmers are the most vulnerable group toward climate change, they have the task of adapting to climate change. Therefore, identify the influencing factors on adaptation behaviors of farmers is of great important. The aim of this study is to determinate the psychological factors influencing on farmers’ adaptation behaviors. A sample of 350 farmers was selected by simple random sampling method Bavi townshipin Khuzestan province. The results showed that, the psychological distance toward climate change, social trust, risk salience, risk perception, knowledge about causes, impacts and adaptation directly affected the adaptation behaviors of farmers to dealing with climate change. Also, the variables of risk salience, knowledge about adaptation, psychological distance, self-efficacy and knowledge about impacts of climate change could predict 48 percent of variations in farmers’ adaptation behaviors with climate change. It is thus important to understand the role of the different factors that influence farmers’ adaptation to ensure the development of appropriate policy measures and the design of successful development projects.