Effect perception Response (%) Meki Melkassa Miesso Ziway Average Frequent crop failures 100 92 94 94 95 Lack of feed for animals 94 74 90 68 81 Replacement of one crop by another one 4 6 24 14 12 Reduction of ground water level 0 0 20 16 9 Frequent death of animals 12 22 56 26 29 Increased incidence of plant, animal and human disease 2 12 48 14 19 Reduction of forest cover 10 10 20 10 12 Shortage of water for animals 14 36 82 32 41 Shortage of water for drinking 0 16 14 22 13 Shortage of food  for the household 10 18 54 34 29

Table 4: Effect of climate change as perceived by respondents (n=200) in the Central Rift Valley of Ethiopia.