ABSTRACT
Proceeding from the vulnerability of livelihoods to adverse weather conditions in Malawi as a starting point, this chapter explores the lived experiences and perceptions of weather perturbation among local farmers. The chapter argues that understanding farmers’ perceptions of the changing climatic conditions is essential to policy makers and to adaptation research. It concludes that local farmers in both Balaka and Nkhata Bay are sensitive and knowledgeable of climatic conditions in their areas and have observed changes in rainfall patterns, and that local farmers’ perceptions of climate change are consistent with meteorological observations.
