The contribution of a catchment-scale advice network to successful agricultural drought adaptation in Northern Thailand
The contribution of a catchment-scale advice network to successful agricultural drought adaptation in Northern Thailand
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10.1098/rsta.2021.0293
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2022-12-12
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Rey, Dolores
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作者：
Goodwin, Daniel;Holman, Ian;Rey, Dolores
干旱加剧影响农业生产，导致经济损失、环境退化和社会影响。为了实现更具弹性的系统配置，需要了解在复杂的制度环境中塑造农民适应的过程。社交网络是支持适应能力的集体行动的重要组成部分，人们不断呼吁加强网络连通性，以促进气候变化影响下的农业治理。通过对泰国北方176名农民的调查，我们探讨了在何种程度上的集水区咨询网络共享的信息特征与适应。统计分析显示，人们所认为的通信效果以及农民在咨询网络中的相对密切程度与适应干旱有着积极的关系。我们确定了当地行为者的能力，以弥合网络中的信息瓶颈和机构的机会，以加强其传播的信息，以达到网络较少的农民。我们发现，并不是所有的适应被认为是有效的对未来的干旱和推断的机会，以支持参与推广服务，鼓励分享当地的知识和经验，并制定政策和干预措施，以加强咨询网络更具弹性的农业system.This文章的一部分，皇家学会科学+会议的问题“干旱风险在人类世”。
The intensification of drought affects agricultural production, leading to economic losses, environmental degradation and social impacts. To move toward more resilient system configurations requires understanding the processes that shape farmers' adaptation amidst complex institutional contexts. Social networks are an important part of collective action for supporting adaptive capacity and there are continuing calls to strengthen network connectivity for agricultural governance under the impacts of climate change. Through a survey of 176 farmers in northern Thailand, we explore the extent to which the characteristics of information shared in a catchment advice network are associated with adaptations. Statistical analyses reveal the perceived efficacy of communications as well as farmers' relative closeness in the advice network to be positively associated with adaptation to drought. We identify a capacity for local actors to bridge information bottlenecks in the network and opportunities for institutions to enhance their dissemination of information to reach less networked farmers. We find that not all adaptations are perceived as effective against future drought and infer opportunities to support engagement with extension services, encourage the sharing of local knowledge and experience and devise policy and interventions to strengthen advice networks for more resilient agricultural systems.This article is part of the Royal Society Science+ meeting issue 'Drought risk in the Anthropocene'.