A socio-cryospheric systems approach to glacier hazards, glacier runoff variability, and climate change

Carey, Mark; McDowell, Graham; Huggel, Christian; Marshall, Becca; Moulton, Holly; Portocarrero, César; Provant, Zachary; Reynolds, John M.; Vicuña, Luis

doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-817129-5.00018-4

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“…Interactions between the cryosphere, emerging proglacial terrain, and the atmosphere, transform the natural environment and the societies living there (Carey et al, 2021). Climate interacts strongly with the cryosphere and the proglacial environment along multiple spatial and temporal scales (Haeberli & Whiteman, 2021).…”

Section: Challenges From Deglaciation and Emerging Landscapesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…following section). The specific socio‐cryospheric contexts and the different spatial and temporal scales within which they occur make resilience and adaptation difficult (Carey et al, 2021). Furthermore, important questions of responsibility and justice emerge from negative effects and risks related to the loss of the mountain cryosphere.…”

Section: Challenges From Deglaciation and Emerging Landscapesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…At deglaciated landscapes there are growing concerns surrounding water allocation, ecological restoration and conservation, risk and disaster management, economic/livelihood activities, and cultural identity and values (previous sections and Figure 1). These burdens have led to an increasing number of conflicts between sectors and actors: industrial and local demands for water, governmental institutions and private corporations, economic land use, and conservation initiatives (Bury et al, 2013; Carey et al, 2021; Drenkhan et al, 2019; French et al, 2015; Haeberli et al, 2016; Vuille et al, 2018). These multiple entities have different priorities regarding use, control, regulation, and access to resources.…”

Section: Challenges From Deglaciation and Emerging Landscapesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Activated sediment cascades, slope instability, and the expansion of existing and formation of new lakes, as well as resultant GLOFs will continue to occur (Deline et al, 2021;Haeberli et al, 2016). These physical phenomena have distinctive impacts upon society depending on the time and spatial scale of the event, the human perception of danger, and other cultural and emotional factors (see following section) (Carey et al, 2021;Chaudhary et al, 2011;Huggel et al, 2020;Jurt, Brugger, et al, 2015;Sherry et al, 2018;Zheng et al, 2021). Scientists differentiate shorter time scale and longer time scale phenomena to study glacial and periglacial hazards.…”

Section: Natural Hazards and Risksmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Therefore, questions of equity, climate justice, power relations, and marginalization are also emerging and need great attention in view of future human adaptation to glacier retreat (Moulton et al, 2021;Skarbø & Vandermolen, 2014). Most resilience studies have until recently emphasized the ecological dimensions and scientific approaches to the biophysical systems, with a lack of attention to social contingency, including power relations, resource conflicts, and cultural factors (Carey et al, 2021). External forces-such as energy production, resource extraction (Bury, 2015), market and political pressures (Montaña et al, 2016;Sietz & Feola, 2016), and shifts in water governance (Rasmussen, 2016a)-prevent local adaptation actions and exacerbate the direct effect of glacier shrinkage.…”

Section: Loci Of Multiscale Multiactor Interactions and Inequitymentioning

confidence: 99%

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The need for stewardship of lands exposed by deglaciation from climate change

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Alpine glaciers worldwide will lose most of their volume by the end of the 21st century, placing alpine ecosystems and human populations at risk. The new lands that emerge from retreating glaciers provide a host of challenges for ecological and human adaptation to climate change. In these novel proglacial landscapes, ecological succession and natural hazards interplay with local agriculture, hydroelectric production, mining activities, and tourism. Research has emphasized the importance of understanding adaptation around socio‐environmental systems, but regional and global management efforts that support local initiatives and connect novel proglacial landscapes to ecological, social, and cultural conservation opportunities are rare and nascent. The characteristics of these emerging lands reflect the nexus of alpine ecosystems with socio‐political histories. Often overlooked in glacial‐influenced systems are the interdependencies, feedbacks, and tradeoffs between these biophysical systems and local populations. There is no coordinated strategy to manage and anticipate these shifting dynamics, while affirming local practices and contexts. There is an opportunity to initiate a new conversation and co‐create a governance structure around these novel landscapes and develop a new framework suitable to the Anthropocene era. This article first synthesizes the rapid socio‐environmental changes that are occurring in proglacial landscapes. Second, we consider the need for integrating “bottom‐up” with “top‐down” approaches for the sustainable management of proglacial landscapes. Finally, we propose establishing a transdisciplinary initiative with policy‐related goals to further dialogues around the governance and sustainable management of proglacial landscapes. We call for increased cooperation between actors, sectors, and regions, favoring multiscale and integrated approaches. This article is categorized under: Climate, Ecology, and Conservation > Conservation Strategies

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Section: Challenges From Deglaciation and Emerging Landscapesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Challenges From Deglaciation and Emerging Landscapesmentioning

confidence: 99%