Spatial Variability and Temporal Trends of Climate Change in Southwest Ethiopia: Association with Farmers’ Perception and Their Adaptation Strategies

Table 1

Trends of changes on annual and Belg rainfall of weather stations in Southwest Ethiopia for the period 1983–2016.

Station name	Annual RF		Belg rainfall
	Z	Sens’ slope	Z	Sens’ slope
Arfide	1.38	3.85	0.64	0.64
Demeka	0.59	2.0	−0.76	−1.5
Erbore	1.17	−2.77	−2.26	−4.4
Gato	0.43	0.57	−1.16	−1.75
Gazer	−0.02	−0.025	−0.91	−1.8
Gidole	−0.67	−1.65	−1.63	−2.56
Jinka	0.33	1.69	1.45	2.21
Keyafer	−0.21	−1.15	−1.44	−2.53
Konso	−0.18	−0.5	−0.67	−0.62
Omorate	0.62	1.38	−1.6	−1.44
Basketo	−0.21	−1.27	−0.39	−1.12
Beto	−0.11	−0.69	0.83	2.07

The symbol indicates a significant trend at α ≤ 0.05.