Limits of Adaptation of Villagers to Climate Change in Mountainous Areas of Golestan Province

Adapting to weather fluctuations is one of the most suitable strategies to reduce vulnerability from climate change. The present research was conducted with the aim of investigating the limits of adaptation of rural communities to climate change in Golestan province. The study population consisted of 1158 households in 10 villages located in the mountainous area of the Oghan watershed, of which 290 people were investigated by random classification method. The required information was collected with a questionnaire and analyzed with SPSS21 software. The results showed that the amount of limitation in adapting to climate change was moderate and the highest and lowest limitations were related to "economic" and "physical" aspects, respectively. The limitation of adapting to climate change was among single people and also less people who were members of cooperatives and organizations and used promoters and facilitators. At the same time, people with university education and those who did not attend training courses faced more restrictions to adapt to climate change. Increasing local people's access to promoters and facilitators, using educational and promotional programs, membership in cooperatives and organizations, as well as setting up small rural credit funds are some of the suggestions of this research to reduce the limitations of compatibility with It is climate change.