Perception and Resilience of Andean Populations Facing Climate Change
Perception and Resilience of Andean Populations Facing Climate Change
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安第斯山脉人口面临气候变化的感知和适应能力
DOI：
10.2993/0278-0771-34.3.383
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发表时间：
2014
影响因子：
1.8
通讯作者：
J. Postigo
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作者：
J. Postigo
安第斯热带地区是受气候变化影响最大的山地系统之一。最显著的影响是冰川退缩。然而，人们对农村人口如何看待气候变化的影响或社会生态系统如何应对变化的影响知之甚少。在这里，我研究的气候变化及其对社会生态系统的影响，在秘鲁南部安第斯山脉的看法。访谈和焦点小组的数据被用来解释机构对气候变化的影响感知的基础上气候变异的反应。结果表明，人们感觉到冰川正在缩小，极端天气事件更加频繁和强烈，极端气温更加极端，雨季缩短。他们对这些变化的反应范围从湿地创造到农业日历修改到灌溉调整。这种对变化的看法依赖于个人观察和当地知识，这些知识为应对措施提供了信息;基于知识的行动是弹性系统的特征。本案例研究支持的结论是，在秘鲁南部安第斯山脉的社会生态系统的弹性是基于当地的知识和机构。因此，加强机构和促进地方知识更新对于系统的可持续性或转型至关重要。
Abstract The Andean Tropics are among the mountain systems most affected by climate change. The most conspicuous effect is glacier recession. However, little is known about how rural populations perceive climatic change impacts or about how social-ecological systems respond to the effects of change. Here, I examine perceptions of climatic change and their effects on social-ecological systems in the Peruvian Southern Andes. Data from interviews and focus groups are used to explain institutional responses to climatic variability based upon perceived effects of climate change. Results show that people perceive glaciers shrinking, more frequent and intense extreme weather events, more extreme temperatures, and shortened rainy seasons. Their responses to these perceived changes range from wetland creation to agriculture calendar modification to irrigation adjustments. Such perceptions of change rely on personal observations and local knowledge, which inform responses; knowledge-based action characterizes resilient systems. This case study supports the conclusion that the resilience of social-ecological systems in the Peruvian Southern Andes is based upon local knowledge and institutions. Thus, strengthening institutions and fostering local knowledge renewal are crucial for systems' sustainability or transformation.