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1 Poffenberger, M. (Ed.) 2013. Cambodia's contested forest domain: the role of community forestry in the new millennium. Manila, Philippines: Ateneo de Manila University Press. 304p. (Asian Studies)
Forest conservation ; Natural resources ; Sustainable forest management ; Community forestry ; Communities ; Ethnic groups ; Indigenous peoples ; Forest policy ; Legal aspects ; Deforestation ; Forest degradation ; Climate change ; Development projects ; Ecology ; Land use ; Living standards ; Lakes ; Fisheries ; Case studies / Cambodia / Tonle Sap Lake / Oddar Meanchey Province / Kompong Phluk / Ratanakiri
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 634.92 G700 POF Record No: H046819)
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2 Dankelman, I. (Ed.) 2010. Gender and climate change: an introduction. London, UK: Earthscan. 284p.
Gender ; Climate change ; Adaptation ; Women's participation ; Women's organizations ; Equity ; Policy ; Case studies ; Environmental effects ; Greenhouse gases ; Waste treatment ; Sustainability ; Energy ; Urban areas ; Semiarid zones ; Food security ; Farmers ; Indigenous peoples ; Poverty / Eastern Europe / Central Asia / Caucasus / USA / India / Philippines / Vietnam / Nigeria / South Africa / Brazil / Colombia / Gulf States of USA / Andhra Pradesh / Delhi / Sorsogon / Limpopo / Niger Delta
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 304.25 G000 DAN Record No: H047037)
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3 Dankelman, I. (Ed.) 2010. Gender and climate change: an introduction. London, UK: Earthscan. 284p.
Gender ; Climate change ; Adaptation ; Women's participation ; Women's organizations ; Equity ; Policy ; Case studies ; Environmental effects ; Greenhouse gases ; Waste treatment ; Sustainability ; Energy ; Urban areas ; Semiarid zones ; Food security ; Farmers ; Indigenous peoples ; Poverty / Eastern Europe / Central Asia / Caucasus / USA / India / Philippines / Vietnam / Nigeria / South Africa / Brazil / Colombia / Gulf States of USA / Andhra Pradesh / Delhi / Sorsogon / Limpopo / Niger Delta
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 304.25 G000 DAN c2 Record No: H047149)
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4 Sigwela, A.; Elbakidze, M.; Powell, M.; Angelstam, P. 2017. Defining core areas of ecological infrastructure to secure rural livelihoods in South Africa. Ecosystem Services, 27(Part B):272-280. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoser.2017.07.010]
Ecosystem services ; Living standards ; Ecological factors ; Land cover ; Common lands ; Spatial distribution ; Rural communities ; Indigenous peoples ; Urban areas ; Social structure ; Apartheid ; Strategies / South Africa / Tsitsa River Catchment
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H048528)
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Indigenous communities in South Africa are severely affected by land degradation and global climate change, which lead to decline in the provision of multiple ecosystem services (ES) important for rural livelihoods. Spatial planning towards functional ecological infrastructure (EI) for sustainable rural livelihoods requires evidence-based knowledge about what land covers are of most importance, why, and where they are located. This study identifies potential core areas of EI that deliver ES necessary for livelihoods of rural communities, as well as those land covers that provide disservices using the Tsitsa catchment in Eastern Cape, South Africa as a case study. Face-to-face structured interviews (n=308) were conducted to define rural and urban people's desired ES in the catchment's 23 land covers and the most unwanted land covers. Both urban and rural respondents from indigenous communities view rivers, grasslands and forest plantations as the most wanted land covers that provide multiple ES important for their livelihoods. The most unwanted are dongas, grasslands in poor condition, and barren rocks. We discuss the need for landscape restoration in order to sustain the provision of ES important for livelihoods of rural communities and develop strategies for EI management in communal lands.
5 International Social Science Council (ISSC); Institute of Development Studies (IDS); UNESCO. 2016. World social science report 2016: challenging inequalities: pathways to a just world. Paris, France: UNESCO; International Social Science Council (ISSC). 359p.
Social sciences ; Gender equality ; Equity ; Sustainable Development Goals ; Economic growth ; Income distribution ; Remuneration ; Labour market ; Taxes ; Legal rights ; Natural resources ; Water availability ; Climate change ; Social classes ; Middle classes ; Racial discrimination ; Refugees ; Indigenous peoples ; Socioeconomic environment ; Poverty ; Public health ; Ebolavirus ; Social policies ; Strategies ; Education ; Publications ; Political aspects ; Institutions ; Conflicts ; Corruption / Africa South of Sahara / Russian Federation / USA / Latin America / Europe / Arab countries / South Africa / China / India / Brazil / Peru / Lebanon / Syrian Arab Republic / Egypt
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H049212)
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6 Anderson, E. P.; Jackson, S.; Tharme, R. E.; Douglas, M.; Flotemersch, J. E.; Zwarteveen, M.; Lokgariwar, C.; Montoya, M.; Wali, A.; Tipa, G. T.; Jardine, T. D.; Olden, J. D.; Cheng, L.; Conallin, J.; Cosens, B.; Dickens, Chris; Garrick, D.; Groenfeldt, D.; Kabogo, J.; Roux, D. J.; Ruhi, A.; Arthington, A. H. 2019. Understanding rivers and their social relations: a critical step to advance environmental water management. WIREs Water, 6(6):1-21. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/wat2.1381]
Rivers ; Environmental flows ; Water management ; Human relations ; Social conditions ; Freshwater ; Water allocation ; Water governance ; Indigenous peoples ; Living standards ; Cultural values ; Ecological factors ; Ecosystems ; Declarations ; Case studies / Honduras / India / Canada / New Zealand / Australia / Patuca River / Ganga River / Athabasca River / Murray-Darling Basin / Kakaunui River / Orari River
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H049329)
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/wat2.1381
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https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H049329.pdf
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River flows connect people, places, and other forms of life, inspiring and sustaining diverse cultural beliefs, values, and ways of life. The concept of environmental flows provides a framework for improving understanding of relationships between river flows and people, and for supporting those that are mutually beneficial. Nevertheless, most approaches to determining environmental flows remain grounded in the biophysical sciences. The newly revised Brisbane Declaration and Global Action Agenda on Environmental Flows (2018) represents a new phase in environmental flow science and an opportunity to better consider the co-constitution of river flows, ecosystems, and society, and to more explicitly incorporate these relationships into river management. We synthesize understanding of relationships between people and rivers as conceived under the renewed definition of environmental flows. We present case studies from Honduras, India, Canada, New Zealand, and Australia that illustrate multidisciplinary, collaborative efforts where recognizing and meeting diverse flow needs of human populations was central to establishing environmental flow recommendations. We also review a small body of literature to highlight examples of the diversity and interdependencies of human-flow relationships—such as the linkages between river flow and human well-being, spiritual needs, cultural identity, and sense of place—that are typically overlooked when environmental flows are assessed and negotiated. Finally, we call for scientists and water managers to recognize the diversity of ways of knowing, relating to, and utilizing rivers, and to place this recognition at the center of future environmental flow assessments.
7 Shah, Tushaar; Verma, Shilp; Durga, Neha; Rajan, Abhishek; Goswami, Alankrita; Palrecha, A. 2018. Achieving 'Har Khet Ko Pani': a practical roadmap for PMKSY [Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana]. In Swain, M.; Kalamkar, S. S. (Eds). Water governance in India: issues and concerns. New Delhi, India: Allied Publishers. pp.11-51.
Irrigation management ; Development programmes ; State intervention ; Water resources ; Water management ; Wastewater irrigation ; Periurban areas ; Public health ; Solar energy ; Pumps ; Groundwater irrigation ; Water policy ; Agricultural productivity ; Irrigated sites ; Soil quality ; Indigenous peoples ; Farmers ; Economic aspects / India / Gujarat / Madhya Pradesh
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H049511)
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8 Pahl-Wostl, C. 2020. Adaptive and sustainable water management: from improved conceptual foundations to transformative change. International Journal of Water Resources Development, 36(2-3):397-415. (Special issue: Global Water Resources: Festschrift in Honour of Asit K. Biswas). [doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/07900627.2020.1721268]
Water management ; Sustainable Development Goals ; Water governance ; Integrated management ; Water resources ; Foods ; Energy ; Nexus ; Water policy ; Climate change ; Indigenous peoples ; Social aspects
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H049583)
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Water resources management is far from being sustainable, despite decades of scholarly work to improve the conceptual foundations of water management practice. Arguments have been provided that paradigm shifts are needed towards more integrated and adaptive water management approaches. This article provides a critical reflection on the translation of such claims from discourse to practice. It reviews conceptual developments and discusses persistent challenges. Some developments that might trigger transformative change are highlighted. These include climate change, nexus approaches to integrated landscape management, and the role of indigenous communities. The article makes recommendations on how science can support mobilizing the transformative potential of these developments.
9 Elwell, T. L.; Lopez-Carr, D.; Gelcich, S.; Gaines, S. D. 2020. The importance of cultural ecosystem services in natural resource-dependent communities: implications for management. Ecosystem Services, 44:101123. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoser.2020.101123]
Ecosystem services ; Natural resources ; Ecosystem management ; Communities ; Indigenous peoples ; Living standards ; Aesthetic value ; Recreation ; Cultural factors ; Estuaries / Latin America / Chile
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H049861)
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In defining cultural ecosystem services as the recreational, aesthetic, and spiritual benefits people obtain from ecosystems, the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment conveyed a key aspect of nature-society relationships. Yet, it is reasonable to suppose that this aspect may apply more to to contexts where people enjoy more leisure time to admire a scenic vista or recreate in nature. How relevant is this aspect of nature-society relationships for people who rely more on natural resources, or provisioning ecosystem services, for livelihoods? We integrated qualitative and quantitative field research methods to examine how people in natural resource-dependent communities perceived the importance of different ecosystem services to wellbeing. We found that people with varying degrees of dependence on coastal, marine, and terrestrial provisioning ecosystem services perceived cultural ecosystem services—particularly scenic beauty, biodiversity, and space to recreate—as very important to wellbeing, and also perceived increases in wellbeing following interventions to foment small-scale tourism and conservation. In terms of global ecosystem management, our findings imply that (1) aesthetics and recreation matter, even if these cultural ecosystem services appear more often in the literature, (2) more efforts may be taken to make cultural ecosystem services more accessible, (3) small-scale tourism and conservation interventions may be reconsidered as potential means to increase wellbeing, and (4) reframing ecosystem management as explicit efforts to augment wellbeing may help to garner more widespread support and participation.
10 Otte, A.; Coates, D.; Connor, R.; Roder, G.; Hebart-Coleman, D.; Klimes, M.; Yaari, E.; Gutierrez, M. T.; Crawhall, N.; Kinna, R.; de Souza, M.; Mach, E.; van Koppen, Barbara; Webley, N. 2021. Culture and the values of water. In UNESCO World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP); UN-Water. The United Nations World Water Development Report 2021: valuing water. Paris, France: UNESCO. pp.97-106.
Cultural values ; Water resources ; Valuation ; Sustainable Development Goals ; Ecosystem services ; Customary law ; Indigenous peoples ; Cultural heritage ; International waters ; International cooperation ; Decision making
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H050381)
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https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H050381.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H050381.pdf
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11 Junqueira, A. B.; Fernandez-Llamazares, A.; Torrents-Tico, M.; Haira, P. L.; Nasak, J. G.; Burgas, D.; Fraixedas, S.; Cabeza, M.; Reyes-Garcia, V. 2021. Interactions between climate change and infrastructure projects in changing water resources: an ethnobiological perspective from the Daasanach, Kenya. Journal of Ethnobiology, 41(3):331-348. [doi: https://doi.org/10.2993/0278-0771-41.3.331]
Climate change ; Infrastructure ; Water resources ; Ethnobiology ; Indigenous Peoples ; Local communities ; Local knowledge ; Environmental factors ; Socioeconomic aspects ; Livelihoods ; Dams / Kenya / Omo-Turkana Basin / Omo River / Lake Turkana
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H050716)
https://bioone.org/journalArticle/Download?urlid=10.2993%2F0278-0771-41.3.331
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H050716.pdf
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The fast and widespread environmental changes that have intensified in the last decades are bringing disproportionate impacts to Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities. Changes that affect water resources are particularly relevant for subsistence-based peoples, many of whom already suffer from constraints regarding reliable access to safe water. Particularly in areas where water is scarce, climate change is expected to amplify existing stresses in water availability, which are also exacerbated by multiple socioeconomic drivers. In this paper, we look into the local perceptions of environmental change expressed by the Daasanach people of northern Kenya, where the impacts of climate change overlap with those brought by large infrastructure projects recently established in the Omo River. We show that the Daasanach have rich and detailed understanding of changes in their environment, especially in relation to water resources. Daasanach understand observations of change in different elements of the social-ecological system as an outcome of complex interactions between climatic and non-climatic drivers of change. Our findings highlight the perceived synergistic effects of climate change and infrastructure projects in water resources, driving multiple and cascading impacts on biophysical elements and local livelihoods. Our results also demonstrate the potential of Local Ecological Knowledge in enhancing the understanding of complex social-ecological issues, such as the impacts of environmental change in local communities. To minimize and mitigate the social-ecological impacts of development projects, it is essential to consider potential synergies between climatic and socioeconomic factors and to ensure inclusive governance rooted in local understandings of environmental change.
12 Melanidis, M. S.; Hagerman, S. 2022. Competing narratives of nature-based solutions: leveraging the power of nature or dangerous distraction? Environmental Science and Policy, 132:273-281. (Online first) [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2022.02.028]
Environmental management ; Governance ; Climate change ; Biodiversity ; Ecosystems ; Policies ; Decision making ; Indigenous peoples ; Local communities ; Private sector ; Participation
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H051009)
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1462901122000818/pdfft?md5=94e8cddb9a78b3ba78b63eabbb304c78&pid=1-s2.0-S1462901122000818-main.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H051009.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H051009.pdf
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Nature-based Solutions (NbS) are increasingly proposed in international environmental governance settings to address the interlinked crises of climate change, biodiversity loss, and growing inequality. Thus far, scholarly research on NbS has been largely conceptual, and empirical research from the social sciences is widely absent, as are insights into the narratives that surround them. Using the 2019 United Nations Climate Action Summit and the 2019 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 25) as a case study, we set out to analyze the range of narratives associated with proposals for (and against) NbS. We used a discourse coalition approach, drawing data from a systematic document analysis of public-facing texts from a range of actors, and expert interviews. Results reveal two central and opposing NbS narratives: 1) Leveraging the power of nature—NbS are multifunctional, powerful, and must play a critical role in addressing global challenges, especially climate change (held by NbS proponents): and 2) Dangerous distraction—NbS are being co-opted to continue with what is seen as the unsustainable, unjust, status-quo (held by NbS critics). Both narratives make use of the ambiguity of NbS, though in contrasting ways, and their respective coalitions reflect and reproduce existing fault-lines in international environmental governance. Our findings indicate that, despite its promise, ‘NbS’ is currently unable to foster inclusive participation and support transformative change.
13 Saeed, U.; Arshad, M.; Hayat, S.; Morelli, T. L.; Nawaz, M. A. 2022. Analysis of provisioning ecosystem services and perceptions of climate change for indigenous communities in the western Himalayan Gurez Valley, Pakistan. Ecosystem Services, 56:101453. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoser.2022.101453]
Ecosystem services ; Climate change ; Indigenous peoples ; Communities ; Valleys ; Economic value ; Crops ; Livestock ; Biodiversity ; Landscape ; Policies ; Households / Pakistan / Western Himalayan Gurez Valley
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H051285)
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Climate change is a significant threat to people living in mountainous regions. It is essential to understand how montane communities currently depend especially on the provisioning ecosystem services (ES) and the ways in which climate change will impact these services, so that people can develop relevant adaptation strategies. The ES in the Gurez Valley, in the Western Himalayas of Pakistan, provide a unique opportunity to explore these questions. This understudied area is increasingly exposed not only to climate change but also to the overexploitation of resources. Hence, this study aimed to (a) identify and value provisioning ES in the region; (b) delineate indigenous communities’ reliance on ES based on valuation; and (c) measure the perceptions of indigenous communities of the impact of climate change on the ES in Gurez Valley. Semi-structured interviews and focus group discussions were used to classify the provisioning ES by using the ‘Common International Classification on Ecosystem Services’ (CICES) table and applying the ‘Total Economic Valuation (TEV)’ Framework. Results indicate that the indigenous communities are highly dependent on ES, worth 6730 ± 520 USD/Household (HH)/yr, and perceive climate change as a looming threat to water, crops, and rearing livestock ESS in the Gurez Valley. The total economic value of the provisioning ES is 3.1 times higher than a household’s average income. Medicinal plant collection is a significant source of revenue in the Valley for some households, i.e., worth 766 ± 134.8 USD/HH/yr. The benefits of the sustainable use of ES and of climate change adaptation and mitigation, are culturally, economically, and ecologically substantial for the Western Himalayans.
14 Sugden, Fraser; Dhakal, S.; Rai, J. 2022. Agrifood systems policy research: historical evolution of agrifood systems in Nepal. New Delhi, India: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Initiative on Transforming Agrifood Systems in South Asia (TAFSSA). 47p.
Agrifood systems ; Policies ; History ; Agrarian structure ; Social aspects ; Political aspects ; Cropping systems ; Cropping patterns ; Land reform ; Landowners ; Migration ; Labour ; Indigenous peoples ; Resettlement ; Taxes / South Asia / Nepal
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H051631)
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This report explores the agrarian history of Nepal over the last 500 years, and the historical, social, and political trajectories that still shape modern agrifood systems in Nepal. The report is organised according to the main epochs in Nepal’s political-economic history. The study explores the complex layers of factors which vary across space according to contemporary and historic state formations, the local agroecology and indigenous and imported cultural-economic institutions and technologies that shape regional diversity in modes of production and food production systems across Nepal. The study is based on readily available documents including secondary literature and archival data as data sources.
15 Wilson, N. J.; Montoya, T.; Lambrinidou, Y.; Harris, L. M.; Pauli, B. J.; McGregor, D.; Patrick, R. J.; Gonzalez, S.; Pierce, G.; Wutich, A. 2023. From “trust” to “trustworthiness”: retheorizing dynamics of trust, distrust, and water security in North America. Environment and Planning E: Nature and Space, 6(1):42-68. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/25148486221101459]
Water insecurity ; Water security ; Water governance ; Trusts ; Infrastructure ; Water quality ; Drinking water ; Public health ; Institutions ; Political aspects ; Households ; Indigenous peoples / North America / Canada / Kashechewan
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H051808)
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/25148486221101459?download=true
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H051808.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H051808.pdf
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Assumptions of trust in water systems are widespread in higher-income countries, often linked to expectations of “modern water.” The current literature on water and trust also tends to reinforce a technoscientific approach, emphasizing the importance of aligning water user perceptions with expert assessments. Although such approaches can be useful to document instances of distrust, they often fail to explain why patterns differ over time, and across contexts and populations. Addressing these shortcomings, we offer a relational approach focused on the trustworthiness of hydro-social systems to contextualize water-trust dynamics in relation to broader practices and contexts. In doing so, we investigate three high-profile water crises in North America where examples of distrust are prevalent: Flint, Michigan; Kashechewan First Nation; and the Navajo Nation. Through our theoretical and empirical examination, we offer insights on these dynamics and find that distrust may at times be a warranted and understandable response to experiences of water insecurity and injustice. We examine the interconnected experiences of marginality and inequity, ontological and epistemological injustice, unequal governance and politics, and histories of water insecurity and harm as potential contributors to untrustworthiness in hydro-social systems. We close with recommendations for future directions to better understand water-trust dynamics and address water insecurity.
16 Gonda, N.; Flores, S.; Casolo, J. J.; Nightingale, A. J. 2023. Resilience and conflict: rethinking climate resilience through indigenous territorial struggles. The Journal of Peasant Studies, 28p. (Online first) [doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/03066150.2022.2161372]
Climate resilience ; Climate change adaptation ; Indigenous peoples ; Conflicts ; Nature reserves ; Transformation ; Land rights ; Deforestation ; Political ecology ; Land use ; Communities / Nicaragua
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H052008)
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10.1080/03066150.2022.2161372?needAccess=true&role=button
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H052008.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H052008.pdf
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Resilience to climate change demands a transformation in social and political relations, but the literature has largely neglected how these are embedded within legacies of conflict. We explore the roles socioenvironmental conflicts play in the scaling up of transformation amidst ongoing settler colonial projects in Indigenous territories in Nicaragua. Drawing on insights from resilience, climate change, and critical agrarian studies, this article reframes resilience as a process produced within socioenvironmental conflicts, placing contestation and negotiation in the centre frame. By re-signifying the meanings and practices of resilience, Indigenous agrarian struggles contribute to ‘eroding capitalism’ and its entwinement with climate change.
17 Reyes-García, V.; García-del-Amo, D.; Álvarez-Fernández, S.; Benyei, P.; Calvet-Mir, L.; Junqueira, A. B.; Labeyrie, V.; LI, X.; Miñarro, S.; Porcher, V.; Porcuna-Ferrer, A.; Schlingmann, A.; Schunko, C.; Soleymani, R.; Tofighi-Niaki, A.; Abazeri, M.; Attoh, Emmanuel M. N. A. N.; Ayanlade, A.; Ávila, J. V. D. C.; Babai, D.; Bulamah, R. C.; Campos-Silva, J.; Carmona, R.; Caviedes, J.; Chakauya, R.; Chambon, M.; Chen, Z.; Chengula, F.; Conde, E.; Cuní-Sanchez, A.; Demichelis, C.; Dudina, E.; Fernández-Llamazares, Á.; Galappaththi, E. K.; Geffner-Fuenmayor, C.; Gerkey, D.; Glauser, M.; Hirsch, E.; Huanca, T.; Ibarra, J. T.; Izquierdo, A. E.; Junsberg, L.; Lanker, M.; López-Maldonado, Y.; Mariel, J.; Mattalia, G.; Miara, M. D.; Torrents-Ticó, M.; Salimi, M.; Samakov, A.; Seidler, R.; Sharakhmatova, V.; Shrestha, U. B.; Sharma, A.; Singh, P.; Ulambayar, T.; Wu, R.; Zakari, I. S. 2024. Indigenous peoples and local communities report ongoing and widespread climate change impacts on local social-ecological systems. Communications Earth and Environment, 5:29. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-023-01164-y]
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H052568)
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The effects of climate change depend on specific local circumstances, posing a challenge for worldwide research to comprehensively encompass the diverse impacts on various local social-ecological systems. Here we use a place-specific but cross-culturally comparable protocol to document climate change indicators and impacts as locally experienced and analyze their distribution. We collected first-hand data in 48 sites inhabited by Indigenous Peoples and local communities and covering all climate zones and nature-dependent livelihoods. We documented 1,661 site-agreed reports of change corresponding to 369 indicators. Reports of change vary according to climate zone and livelihood activity. We provide compelling evidence that climate change impacts on Indigenous Peoples and local communities are ongoing, tangible, widespread, and affect multiple elements of their social-ecological systems. Beyond potentially informing contextualized adaptation plans, our results show that local reports could help identify economic and non-economic loss and damage related to climate change impacts suffered by Indigenous Peoples and local communities.
18 Reyes-García, V.; García-Del-Amo, D.; Porcuna-Ferrer, A.; Schlingmann, A.; Abazeri, M.; Attoh, Emmanuel M. N. A. N.; Ávila, J. V. d. C.; Ayanlade, A.; Babai, D.; Benyei, P.; Calvet-Mir, L.; Carmona, R.; Caviedes, J.; Chah, J.; Chakauya, R.; Cuní-Sanchez, A.; Fernández-Llamazares, Á.; Galappaththi, E. K.; Gerkey, D.; Graham, S.; Guillerminet, T.; Huanca, T.; Ibarra, J. T.; Junqueira, A. B.; Li, X.; López-Maldonado, Y.; Mattalia, G.; Samakov, A.; Schunko, C.; Seidler, R.; Sharakhmatova, V.; Singh, P.; Tofghi-Niaki, A.; Torrents-Ticó, M.; LICCI Consortium. 2024. Local studies provide a global perspective of the impacts of climate change on indigenous peoples and local communities. Sustainable Earth Reviews, 7:1 . [doi: https://doi.org/10.1186/s42055-023-00063-6]
Climate change impacts ; Indigenous peoples ; Local communities ; Livelihoods ; Local knowledge ; Sociocultural environment
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H052569)
https://sustainableearthreviews.biomedcentral.com/counter/pdf/10.1186/s42055-023-00063-6.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H052569.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H052569.pdf
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Indigenous Peoples and local communities with nature-dependent livelihoods are disproportionately affected by climate change impacts, but their experience, knowledge and needs receive inadequate attention in climate research and policy. Here, we discuss three key findings of a collaborative research consortium arising from the Local Indicators of Climate Change Impacts project. First, reports of environmental change by Indigenous Peoples and local communities provide holistic, relational, placed-based, culturally-grounded and multi-causal understandings of change, largely focused on processes and elements that are relevant to local livelihoods and cultures. These reports demonstrate that the impacts of climate change intersect with and exacerbate historical effects of socioeconomic and political marginalization. Second, drawing on rich bodies of inter-generational knowledge, Indigenous Peoples and local communities have developed context-specific responses to environmental change grounded in local resources and strategies that often absorb the impacts of multiple drivers of change. Indigenous Peoples and local communities adjust in diverse ways to impacts on their livelihoods, but the adoption of responses often comes at a significant cost due to economic, political, and socio-cultural barriers operating at societal, community, household, and individual levels. Finally, divergent understandings of change challenge generalizations in research examining the human dimensions of climate change. Evidence from Indigenous and local knowledge systems is context-dependent and not always aligned with scientific evidence. Exploring divergent understandings of the concept of change derived from different knowledge systems can yield new insights which may help prioritize research and policy actions to address local needs and priorities.
19 Attoh, Emmanuel M. N. A. N.; Afriyie, R.; Kranjac-Berisavljevic, G.; Bessah, E.; Ludwig, F. 2024. Changing terrain: evidence of climate change impacts and adaptive responses of Dagbani Indigenous Communities, northern Ghana. In Reyes-García, V. (Ed.). Routledge handbook of climate change impacts on indigenous peoples and local communities. Abingdon, Oxon, UK: Routledge. pp.244-258. (Routledge Environment and Sustainability Handbooks) [doi: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003356837-19]
Climate change impacts ; Indigenous peoples ; Climate change adaptation ; Strategies ; Communities ; Households ; Temperatures ; Rainfall / Ghana / Kumbungu
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H052570)
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/oa-edit/10.4324/9781003356837-19/changing-terrain-emmanuel-attoh-ruddy-afriyie-gordana-kranjac-berisavljevic-enoch-bessah-fulco-ludwig
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H052570.pdf
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This chapter presents observations of changes attributed to climate change and adaptation actions taken by Indigenous communities in Kumbungu – Northern Ghana. Using focus group discussions and simple random and convenience quota sampling techniques, 125 households and 175 individuals were interviewed. Results showed an increase in rainfall variability, frequency of heavy rainfall events, hot/warm days and average temperature; shortened growing season; increased frequency of crop pests and wildfire, and livestock mortality, all of which significantly affect households. To respond to climate impacts, respondents applied chemical fertilizers, changed crop varieties, planted trees, used sandbags against floods, used weather and seasonal forecast information, and engaged in off-farm activities. A key barrier to adaptation is the lack of financial resources. We recommend: (1) micro-credit schemes to support Indigenous people’s adaptation choices; (2) the provision of accurate weather and seasonal climate forecast information for actionable farming decision-making; and (3) the inclusion of Indigenous People’s in adaptation policy formulation, which might offer context, restore trust, and increase the useability of measures.
20 Galbraith, E. D.; Barrington-Leigh, C.; Miñarro, S.; Álvarez-Fernández, S.; Attoh, Emmanuel M. N. A. N.; Benyei, P.; Calvet-Mir, L.; Carmona, R.; Chakauya, R.; Chen, Z.; Chengula, F.; Fernández-Llamazares, Á.; García-del-Amo, D.; Glauser, M.; Huanca, T.; Izquierdo, A. E.; Junqueira, A. B.; Lanker, M.; Li, X.; Mariel, J.; Miara, M. D.; Porcher, V.; Porcuna-Ferrer, A.; Schlingmann, A.; Seidler, R.; Shrestha, U. B.; Singh, P.; Torrents-Ticó, M.; Ulambayar, T.; Wu, R.; Reyes-García, V. 2024. High life satisfaction reported among small-scale societies with low incomes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 121(7):e2311703121. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2311703121]
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Global polls have shown that people in high-income countries generally report being more satisfied with their lives than people in low-income countries. The persistence of this correlation, and its similarity to correlations between income and life satisfaction within countries, could lead to the impression that high levels of life satisfaction can only be achieved in wealthy societies. However, global polls have typically overlooked small-scale, nonindustrialized societies, which can provide an alternative test of the consistency of this relationship. Here, we present results from a survey of 2,966 members of Indigenous Peoples and local communities among 19 globally distributed sites. We find that high average levels of life satisfaction, comparable to those of wealthy countries, are reported for numerous populations that have very low monetary incomes. Our results are consistent with the notion that human societies can support very satisfying lives for their members without necessarily requiring high degrees of monetary wealth.
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