The study sought to identify enterprises carried out by rural women in
Anambra State, Nigeria, which help them to adapt to climate change.
Structured interview schedule was used to collect data from a sample of
four hundred and sixty- two respondents. Data were analysed using
percentage, mean scores and standard deviation. Majority (88.7%) of the
rural women were involved in multiple enterprises in order to cope with
climate change. They were involved in enterprises such as planting of
crops (88.1%), marketing of farm produce (79.2%), rearing of farm
animals (42.2%), petty trading (58.2%), among others. The study also
revealed that rural women made higher incomes per annum from
enterprises such as petty trading (M= ?61,766.6), teaching (M=
?32,625.0), sale of cassava (M= ?16,878.0), sale of chicken (M=
?12,983.6), among others. The study recommends that appropriate
measures should be taken to develop capabilities in order to empower
rural women economically to cope with challenges of climate change.
This will help to reduce poverty and vulnerability among rural women as
well as enhance rural development.