Effects of climate change on natural resources and communities: a compendium of briefing papers

Alig, Ralph J.; Mercer, Evan

doi:10.2737/pnw-gtr-837

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“…Climate change and a rise in the human population have put stress on almost all of our natural resources, making these resources increasingly scarce, and it commonly affected the global water resource and hydrological system [8]. The increased surface temperatures, melting of snow and glaciers, rise in sea level, and an increase in extreme weather events such as droughts and floods significantly affected water resources [52].…”

Section: Impacts On Natural Resourcesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Analyzing Impacts of Climate Variability and Changes in Ethiopia: A Review

Bezu¹

2020

AJME

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Section: Impacts On Natural Resourcesmentioning

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Analyzing Impacts of Climate Variability and Changes in Ethiopia: A Review

Bezu¹

2020

AJME

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“…The stronger change of the maximum temperature and precipitation in Ale might be due to the ecological change through deforestation. The forest ecological change is likely to affect the climate through both biochemical and biophysical processes and contribute to climate change (Alig, 2011). An anthropogenic land cover changes affect local, regional and global climate through biophysical variations of land cover that arbitrates evapotranspiration (Perugini et al, 2017).…”

Section: Comparative Analysis Of Climate Change and Drought Indicesmentioning

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Climate Change-Induced Agricultural Drought over Moist-Cool and Moist-Warm Climatic Zones: A Case Study in Ale and Adami-Tulu Woredas, in Oromia National Regional State, Ethiopia

Benti

Chimdi

2019

Caraka Tani J. Sustain. Agric.

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<span>Frequency and intensity of drought have troubled sustainable agriculture and worsened food insecurity of Ethiopians. This study aimed to investigate climate change-induced agricultural drought over the moist-cool and moist-warm climatic zones, using historical precipitation and temperature data recorded in the crop growing months for 35 years. The changes of temperatures and precipitation were analyzed using Mann Kendall trend test. Agricultural drought indices were analyzed using R-model by withdrawing potential evapotranspiration from precipitation to determine the existing water balance. The values of drought indices were used to characterize the duration, severity, intensity and trends of agricultural drought. Results showed that the changes in maximum and minimum temperatures and precipitation were significantly stronger in the Ale Woreda (P<0.05). However, minimum temperature and precipitation in Adami-Tulu did not noticeably change. The spatial drought events occurred more widely in Ale than in Adami Tulu. The events occurred 12 and 17 times with cumulative severity indices of 41.95 and 48.22 in Ale and Adami-Tulu, respectively. Agricultural drought intensities of the two districts were labeled as “severe” and “moderate dry”, for Ale and Adami-Tulu, respectively. The intensity of drought in Ale district significantly increased (P<0.05) and that in Adami-Tulu negligibly changed. Therefore, the study explicitly showed that more changes in temperature and precipitation aggravated agricultural drought in Ale than in Adami-Tulu more intensely and it is suggested that more attention shall be paid to Ale Woreda.</span>

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“…The monetary, social, and ecological costs associated with wildfires arise primarily from a combination of encroaching development in the wildland-urban interface and the impacts that forestry practices, especially fire suppression, have had on fuel loads (Pyne 2008, Hammer et al 2009, Vose et al 2012. Communities within or near fire-prone forests face numerous risks to life (to residents and firefighters), property and community infrastructure, and resources (Morton et al 2003, Alig and Mercer 2011, Calkin et al 2014. Other concerns include the loss of aesthetic and amenity values (Stetler et al 2010) and the impacts on fish and wildlife, particularly where these are core resources that support traditional cultures, commercial activities, and recreation-related livelihoods (Morton et al 2003, Morzillo and.…”

Section: Central Oregon Climate Change and Increased Fire Riskmentioning

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Applying information network analysis to fire-prone landscapes: implications for community resilience

Jacobs¹,

Cramer²

2017

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Resilient communities promote trust, have well-developed networks, and can adapt to change. For rural communities in fire-prone landscapes, current resilience strategies may prove insufficient in light of increasing wildfire risks due to climate change. It is argued that, given the complexity of climate change, adaptations are best addressed at local levels where specific social, cultural, political, and economic conditions are matched with local risks and opportunities. Despite the importance of social networks as key attributes of community resilience, research using social network analysis on coupled human and natural systems is scarce. Furthermore, the extent to which local communities in fire-prone areas understand climate change risks, accept the likelihood of potential changes, and have the capacity to develop collaborative mitigation strategies is underexamined, yet these factors are imperative to community resiliency. We apply a social network framework to examine information networks that affect perceptions of wildfire and climate change in Central Oregon. Data were collected using a mailed questionnaire. Analysis focused on the residents' information networks that are used to gain awareness of governmental activities and measures of community social capital. A two-mode network analysis was used to uncover information exchanges. Results suggest that the general public develops perceptions about climate change based on complex social and cultural systems rather than as patrons of scientific inquiry and understanding. It appears that perceptions about climate change itself may not be the limiting factor in these communities' adaptive capacity, but rather how they perceive local risks. We provide a novel methodological approach in understanding rural community adaptation and resilience in fire-prone landscapes and offer a framework for future studies.

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Effects of climate change on natural resources and communities: a compendium of briefing papers

Cited by 7 publications

References 126 publications

Analyzing Impacts of Climate Variability and Changes in Ethiopia: A Review

Analyzing Impacts of Climate Variability and Changes in Ethiopia: A Review

Climate Change-Induced Agricultural Drought over Moist-Cool and Moist-Warm Climatic Zones: A Case Study in Ale and Adami-Tulu Woredas, in Oromia National Regional State, Ethiopia

Applying information network analysis to fire-prone landscapes: implications for community resilience

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