International Journal of Agriculture Extension and Social Development

author(s)
Ankita and Dr. Santosh Rani

abstract
The article emphasizesthat, India is extremely vulnerable to the impacts of climate change and significant measures are needed to build their knowledge level with the adaptation climate resilience. A study titled "Adaptation pattern regarding climate change by rural women in Haryana" was carried out in the district of Hisar. The sample consisted of 120 rural women from four villages in Hisar (30 from each village), and two villages from Hisar-I and two villages from Hisar-II were selected randomly. The objective of the present study were to explore the adaptation pattern by rural women regarding climate change. The data was collected regarding dependent and independent variables with the help of developed interview schedule and a set of 19 independent variables and 1 dependent variable were selected for the study. The collected data were analyzed with suitable statistical tools and techniques such as frequency and percentage score to reveal the major findings. The major findings revealed that the most adopted practices followed by rural women for crop production was contingent crop plan followed by use of ridges and furrows for energy and water resources, whereas for animal husbandry they mostly adopted the shifting shed location of the livestock. The rural women also had alternative of worked at lower wages to generate income after any natural calamities.