Understanding Climate Adaptation Cultures in Global Context: Proposal for an Explanatory Framework

Heimann, Thorsten; Mallick, Bishawjit

doi:10.3390/cli4040059

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“…The climate resilience evaluation on agricultural system can be examined for other perturbations and expanded to other regions in the MLR. Recent study has shown that understanding of local culture is important to assess the climate change adaptation [61]. In future study, we need to consider the cultural knowledge on adaptation and investigate how it influences on agricultural systems in the MLR under climate change.…”

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Responses of Agroecosystems to Climate Change: Specifics of Resilience in the Mid-Latitude Region

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This study examines the productivity and resilience of agroecosystems in the Korean Peninsula. Having learned valuable lessons from a Chapman University project funded by the United States Department of Agriculture which concentrated on the semi-arid region of southwestern United States, our joint Korea-Chapman University team has applied similar methodologies to the Korean Peninsula, which is itself an interesting study case in the mid-latitude region. In particular, the Korean Peninsula has unique agricultural environments due to differences in political and socioeconomic systems between South Korea and North Korea. Specifically, North Korea has been suffering from food shortages due to natural disasters, land degradation and political failure. The neighboring developed country, South Korea, has a better agricultural system but a low food self-sufficiency rate. Therefore, assessing crop yield potential (Yp) in the two distinct regions will reveal vulnerability and risks of agroecosystems in the mid-latitude region under climate change and variability and for different conditions.

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Responses of Agroecosystems to Climate Change: Specifics of Resilience in the Mid-Latitude Region

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“…Chowdhury et al (2011) reported that, due to worse overall socio-economic situation along the Naaf River, the children in fishing communities were co-opted in fishery related activities rather than engaging in education. Besides, the literature shows that local environmental knowledge plays a vital role in adapting response strategies to the climatic events (Heimann and Mallick 2016;Adger et al 2013;Price et al 2014) and therefore, it is assumed under this study that there will be significant diversity in responses to the climatic events and hazards taken by the migratory and non-migratory fishers.…”

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“…The Padma River is also affected by the climatic hazards and disasters (Vineis et al 2011;Mohsin et al 2013) and therefore, this study on the Padma River fishery dependent migratory and non-migratory communities has an importance for national level policy implication. Besides, the literature shows that local environmental knowledge plays a vital role in adapting response strategies to the climatic events (Heimann and Mallick 2016;Adger et al 2013, Price et al 2014 and therefore, it is assumed under this study that there will be significant diversity in responses to the climatic events and hazards taken by the migratory and non-migratory fishers. Accordingly, a conceptual 'difference triangle' and analytical model is proposed (Figure 1).…”

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Climatic Impacts and Responses of Migratory and Non-Migratory Fishers of the Padma River, Bangladesh

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This study empirically assesses the impacts of climatic events on the inland fishers (i.e., migratory and non-migratory) in Bangladesh and explores their responses to those events. Here, the migratory refers to the fishers who change their fishing location seasonally and voluntarily, whereas the non-migratory fishers fish in the same area. It is assumed that there exist differences in both the impacts of an event and the responses to the event between migratory and non-migratory fishers and therefore, a ‘difference triangle’ conceptual framework is developed and tested empirically under this research. Employing mix-method (qualitative and quantitative), a field study was conducted during July–October 2015 from the Padma River depended fishers. Identified climatic events under this study are: storms, changes in rainfall and temperature and riverbank erosion. The migratory and non-migratory fishers were affected quite similarly by storms and changes in rainfall and temperature. However, riverbank erosion affected only non-migratory fishers. Both the migratory and non-migratory fishers adopted different strategies to cope with different climatic events, like, they took shelter in safe places, sold productive assets, reduced food consumption, took credit from informal sources and employed their school-going children. As adaptation strategies, they modernized their fishing boats, intensified fishing, built embankments and diversified livelihoods. Unlike the impacts, considerable differences were found in their coping and adaptation strategies. Comparing to non-migratory fishers, a smaller number of migratory fishers sold their assets, took informal credit and intensified fishing and diversified their livelihoods. The result of this study indicates the significance of differences in the impacts of climatic events for the migratory and non-migratory fishers and therefore, this research has policy implication for the betterment of fishers’ community in general.

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“…Climate change Bskepticism^refers to the act of rejecting, disputing, or questioning scientific evidence that the global climate is changing, that human actions are responsible for these changes, and that without mitigation and adaptation, serious consequences for humankind may result van Rensburg 2015). Literature on perceptions of climate change in developed countries broadly indicates that value orientations, beliefs, identities as well as scientific uncertainty influence mitigation and adaptation practices Heimann and Mallick 2016). More specific evidence with regards to climate change skepticism suggests that continued public disbelief regarding the trends, causes, and consequences of climate change exerts a strong influence on mitigation and adaptation behavior Engels et al 2013).…”

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“…Although widely studied in developed nations Engels et al 2013), climate change skepticism has not been previously investigated among rural people in lowincome countries (Heimann and Mallick 2016). Skepticism in a low-income country context may result from many influences including low education, lack of access to information, and perhaps most importantly, from increased prevalence of religious and fatalistic beliefs (Schmuck 2000).…”

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Climate change skepticism and index versus standard crop insurance demand in coastal Bangladesh

2017

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This paper investigates if climate change skepticism, farmers' fatalistic beliefs, and insurance plan design influence interest in crop weather insurance. While studies of the influence of fatalism on disaster preparedness are common, the ways in which fatalism influences climate change skepticism, and in turn affects farmers' interest in crop insurance, have not been previously investigated. An additional objective was to understand farmers' preferences for index versus standard insurance options, the former entailing damage compensation based on post-hazard assessment, the latter tying damage compensation to a set of weather parameter thresholds. A discrete choice experiment was conducted with maize farmers on a climate-risk prone island in coastal Bangladesh. Most farmers were insurance averse. Those who chose insurance were however significantly more likely to select standard as opposed to index-based insurance. Insurance demand was significantly and positively correlated with farmers' concern about the adverse livelihood impacts of climate change. Farmers who exhibited fatalistic views regarding the consequences of climate change were significantly less likely to opt for insurance of either kind. These findings imply that the prospect for farmers' investment in insurance is conditioned by their understanding of climate change risks and the utility of adaptation, in addition to insurance scheme design.

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Understanding Climate Adaptation Cultures in Global Context: Proposal for an Explanatory Framework

Cited by 62 publications

References 46 publications

Responses of Agroecosystems to Climate Change: Specifics of Resilience in the Mid-Latitude Region

Responses of Agroecosystems to Climate Change: Specifics of Resilience in the Mid-Latitude Region

Climatic Impacts and Responses of Migratory and Non-Migratory Fishers of the Padma River, Bangladesh

Climate change skepticism and index versus standard crop insurance demand in coastal Bangladesh

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