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Abstract
Recognition of the impacts of climate change is essential in developing effective adaptation strategies, including in the farm sector. However, research on the effects of the perception of climate change on adaptation to it is limited and relies mostly on cross-sectional correlations. This study analyzes the impact of perception on adaptation to climate change among rural households in Niger using panel data based on a nationally representative survey (LSMS 2011 and 2014). The study reveals that most rural households perceived climate change, and approximately 60% employed at least one adaptation strategy to address negative impacts, such as engaging more in non-agricultural activities, migration, reducing livestock, and changing seed varieties. The results from a fixed effects logit model showed that perception of decreasing rainfall, more frequent floods, changes in the rain seasonality, and access to extension services significantly influenced rural households' adaptation to climate change and their selection of adaptation measures.