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Individual Differences in Sabahan Highland Farmers’ Adaptation towards Climate Change

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Khairuddin Idris, Mohd. Fauzi B Fadzil, Bahaman Abu Samah, Asnarulkhadi Abu Samah, Hayrol Azril Mohamed Saffril

Pages 248-255 Received: 21 Feb, 2018 Revised: 15 Mar, 2018 Published Online: 31 Mar, 2018

http://dx.doi.org/10.46886/IJARBSS/v8-i3/3922
This paper discusses the individual differences in adaptation towards climate change among Sabahan highland farmers. This study is quantitative in nature in the form of a cross-sectional survey. Via a simple random sampling, a total of 200 highland farmers in Kundasang and Moyog were selected as respondents. The analysis performed has concluded that the differences in education achievement have a significant influence on Sabahan highland farmers’ adaptation towards climate change, while factors such as age, income and the number of household members have a significant relationship with their adaptation towards climate change. A number of recommendations were highlighted and it is a hope that it can assist related parties in constructing a better community’s adaptation plan.
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In-Text Citation: (Idris, Fadzil, Samah, Samah, & Saffril, 2018)
To Cite this Article: Idris, K., Fadzil, M. F. B., Samah, B. A., Samah, A. A., & Saffril, H. A. M. (2018). Individual Differences in Sabahan Highland Farmers’ Adaptation towards Climate Change. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 8(3), 248–255.