Climate change vulnerability and adaptive capacity in the agricultural sector in Northern Norway

Kvalvik, Ingrid; Dalmannsdóttir, Sigríður; Dannevig, Halvor; Hovelsrud, Grete K.; Rønning, Lars; Uleberg, Eivind

doi:10.1080/09064710.2011.627376

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“…From a scientific point of view, it constitutes an extreme case (Gerring 2008 Fig. 1 The cultural theory of risk typology adopted from Thompson et al 1990 andHoppe 2002 climate projections and local observations of weather changes we would expect the inhabitants to worry about the impacts of climate change (Kvalvik et al 2011;). …”

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“…Scoping fields visit and key informant interviews took place in June 2008, with four field trips in September 2008, February 2009, October 2009, and July 2010. Interview data have previously been applied in , 2015, and in Kvalvik et al 2011. Interviews with municipal officers in Vestvågøy have not previously been published.…”

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“…Wetter autumns may pose challenges for farmers cultivating bog soils, but the challenges are, first and foremost, related to their use of increasingly heavier equipment, which damage the soil when saturated with water. The increased use of heavier equipment is nested within a suite of interrelated structural and economic factors which will not be addressed here (see Kvalvik et al 2011). Some of the farmers requested more knowledge about new crop varieties that would be better adapted to warmer temperatures.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Some of the farmers in our study perceive themselves to be vulnerable to the lack of recruitment to the industry, changing policy conditions and the clear trend towards decreasing economic earnings from farming. While the yield has remained stable, the number of farms has declined in Vestvågøy (Kvalvik et al 2011). The farmers expressed concern that it will be difficult to maintain a viable farming community if the decline continues.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…found in the Arctic, where climate change is projected to substantially impact inter alia primary industries and public infrastructure (Øseth 2010;Kvalvik et al 2011;Arctic Council 2013). However, climate change is not perceived to be an immediate concern among primary industry actors when compared to other challenges, such as economic viability, access to markets, outmigration, recruitment, flexible livelihoods, regulations and governance (e.g.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Understanding the need for adaptation in a natural resource dependent community in Northern Norway: issue salience, knowledge and values

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For society to effectively manage climate change impacts, the need to adapt must be recognized. At the same time there is a disconnect between knowledge and action on climate change. The salience of adaptation to climate change may be a precondition for action, but this issue has so far been neglected in the adaptation literature. This indicates a missing link between perception, values and world-views, on one side, and policy formation on the other. The article analyses how actors in three occupational groups in a natural resource dependent community in northern Norway perceive and respond to changes in weather and resource conditions, as well as projections for future climate. The results indicate that the need to adapt is perceived differently, if at all, amongst different actors. By drawing on concepts from governance literatures and cultural theory of risks (CTR), the paper seeks to explain this divergence in perceptions and responses amongst different actors, which can help policymakers understand when and why autonomous actors are willing to adapt. We find that adaptation to climate change cannot readily be expected among actors who fit the individualist category of CTR, who do not directly utilize scientific knowledge when in their work.

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Drivers of change in Norwegian agricultural land control and the emergence of rental farming

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2014

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a b s t r a c tNorway represents one of the last countries in Europe where the structural development of agriculture is strongly state regulated through legislation and economic instruments. The result is an agriculture dominated by very small farms while, in most of the rest of Europe, farming has been rationalised into much larger units e thus improving the structural efficiency of agriculture. This study looks at how and why the pattern of farmland control (ownership and renting) in Norway has changed over the last fifty years. Using a study of agricultural policy documents, an investigation of statistics on farmland control changes, and a qualitative survey, we explore the considerable growth in the number of partly rented farms over this period. We suggest that change is attributable to three key factors: techno-economic development leading to a growing need for economies of scale, social norms curbing the transfer of farm properties outside of the family, and policy and legal instruments reducing the extent of property transfer. In addition, the weakening of compensation to smaller farmers since the 1990s has encouraged many to leave agriculture and made more rental land available e ultimately leading to a rapid shift from traditional owner occupation to a predominantly rented land system.

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Climate change vulnerability and adaptive capacity in the agricultural sector in Northern Norway

Cited by 19 publications

References 18 publications

Understanding the need for adaptation in a natural resource dependent community in Northern Norway: issue salience, knowledge and values

Understanding the need for adaptation in a natural resource dependent community in Northern Norway: issue salience, knowledge and values

Livelihood vulnerability to climate change: a case of farm households in Northeast Vietnam

Drivers of change in Norwegian agricultural land control and the emergence of rental farming

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