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Sustainability 2009, 1, 1366-1387; doi:10.3390/su1041366 OPEN ACCESS sustainability ISSN 2071-1050 /journal/sustainability Article Negotiating Uncertainty: Jamaican Small Farmers’ Adaptation and Coping Strategies, Before and After Hurricanes—A Case Study of Hurricane Dean Donovan Campbell 1 and Clinton Beckford 2,* 1 Department of Geography and Geology, University of the West Indies, Mona, Kingston 7, Jamaica; E-Mail: donovan.campbell@.jm 2 Faculty of Education, University of Windsor, 401 Sunset Avenue, Windsor, ON, N9B 3P4, Canada * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: clinton@uwindsor.ca; Tel.: +1-519-253-3000 Ext. 3804; Fax: +1-519-971-3694. Received: 29 October 2009 / Accepted: 10 December 2009 / Published: 16 December 2009 Abstract: In recent years, Jamaica has been seriously affected by a number of extreme meteorological events. The one discussed here, Hurricane Dean, passed along the south coast of the island in August 2007, damaging crops and disrupting livelihood activities for many small-scale farmers. This study is based on detailed ethnographic research in the southern coastal region of St. Elizabeth parish during the passage of Hurricane Dean, and explores the ways in which small farmers negotiate the stressors associated with hurricane events. The study employed a mix methods approach based on a survey of 282 farming households. The paper documents coping strategies employed by farmers in the immediate period of Hurricane