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

Dannevig, Halvor; Hovelsrud, Grete K.

doi:10.1007/s10584-015-1557-1

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“…As the farmers depend on increasingly heavy equipment for farming larger land areas including more rented land plots, to meet the demands for increased productivity, seasonal shifts in temperature and precipitation challenge these farmers' operations. Similar to findings from other parts of northern Norway (Kvalvik et al 2011;Hovelsrud, West and Dannevig 2015;Dannevig & Hovelsrud 2016), the farmers relate the current environmental challenges to their dependency on increasingly heavy equipment, which damage the soil when it is saturated with water from increased precipitation. While being used to weather fluctuations and variable production years, the farmers emphasise the negative impacts following more frequent heavy rainfalls, hindering daily operations:…”

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“…The Norwegian government's view of the maritime industries' ability to adjust to change corresponds with several research findings of the inherent flexibility of nature-based livelihoods in northern, coastal communities West and Hovelsrud 2010;Amundsen 2012Amundsen , 2013Dannevig and Hovelsrud 2016). What some of these studies concurrently highlight, however, is how intersectional effects of various drivers of change, as well as current policy and management strategies, may constrain the potential for sustaining vital livelihood flexibilities Rybråten and Hovelsrud 2010).…”

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Sustainable coasts? Perceptions of change and livelihood vulnerability in Nordland, Norway

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Northern coastal regions are facing multiple challenges from accelerating global environmental and socioeconomic changes, such as ecosystem degradation, climate change, intensified resource extraction, land use change and declining populations. Based on interviews with 13 farmers, fishers and aquaculture employees from coastal Nordland, northern Norway, this study demonstrates how the local stakeholders' perceptions of change and experiences of vulnerability are closely linked to their livelihood values and worldviews. What the informants consider a sustainable and meaningful way of coastal living does not coincide with national goals for sustainable, natural resource dependent development of the region. The article demonstrates the importance of attending to local values if policymakers and managers are to ensure successful local mobilisation, reduce vulnerability to ongoing and future processes of change, and ensure legitimacy and consistency in development goals of coastal zone management. Insights from this study are useful for local and regional decision makers with responsibility for natural resource policies and development efforts.

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“…Anxiety about slow-onset climate change is difficult to document formally (Bourque & Willox, 2014). This is especially true both in communal societies (like those on many such islands) and by outsiders who inevitably lack sufficient cultural understanding to identify the presence or otherwise of such anxiety; a recent debate on the framing of climate change by fishers in the Lofoten Islands (Norway) exemplifies the latter point (Dannevig & Hovelsrud, 2016;Bercht, 2017). In many places, the situation is clearer for (rapid-onset) natural disasters, where traumatised survivors have often benefited from counselling, although in poorer-island contexts comparatively little has been formally reported (Sattler, 2017).…”

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Failing adaptation in island contexts: the growing need for transformational change

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2019

Dealing With Climate Change on Small Islands: Towards Effective and Sustainable Adaptation

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Many islands are being visibly impacted by climate change to which they are disproportionately exposed. This situation requires a shift away from reactive shortterm responses to longer-term transformational adaptation. For this to be effective, the singularity of island environments and societies should be acknowledged and optimal ways of management and engagement identified. There is considerable potential to learn from past intervention failures in island contexts. The importance of aligning adaptation needs with interventions underpins such transformational change, which on islands principally involves the relocation of vulnerable (coastal) communities and infrastructure to less-vulnerable (inland) places, as well as other transformations such as changing livelihoods and qualityof-life improvements. Successful transformational adaptation also requires that all actors involved change their current attitudes and re-evaluate how they can contribute to adaptation that is effective and sustainable in island contexts.

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“…The importance of adaptation has also been recently recognized as the missing link to bridge short-run impacts to long-run interpolation [21]. It seems to be the most efficient and effective mean to the farmers to cope with the impacts of climate changes [22,23]. It has the potential to reduce adverse impacts of climate change and to enhance beneficial impacts [24].…”

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Agronomic practices and adaptive strategies of the farmers to climate change in central Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Ahmad¹

2017

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Individuals' observation on environmental change perceived as a basic commitment to agrarian research for the future sustainability of agriculture. This research gives a based strategy to create a foundation for the practices and ecological databases of agronomic practices of Mardan district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa-Pakistan by choosing a sample size of 138 haphazardly farmers family units. Data was gathered in regards to the agronomic practices and climate change by interview methods. Findings revealed that in the region main crops were wheat, maize, rice and sugarcane and majority facing the climate change. Because of the climatic changes the production of various crops was altogether diminished as significant value of chi-square (14.64). Over populace (64%) and deforestation (32%) are the drivers of climate change in the area. Majority (76%) feel the change in the rain pattern and the temperature is more when contrasted with past 10 years. Ordinary, zero and hand burrowing cultivation practices are utilized for field operation and the most regular techniques for seeds sowing and fertilizer was broadcasting. The principle versatile and mitigative measure of the ranchers were changed in planting time, best decision of yield, decision of seed change and recurrence, change in manure application and timing. Destitution, ignorance, the absence of intrigue and advanced adjustment and relief strategies are the elements dependable to defeat the climate change. The surges circumstances and land degradation are the issues because of climatic changes. The study concludes that environmental changes unfavorable influenced all spears of activities of the agriculturists which have to affect economy of the country.

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

Cited by 38 publications

References 28 publications

Sustainable coasts? Perceptions of change and livelihood vulnerability in Nordland, Norway

Sustainable coasts? Perceptions of change and livelihood vulnerability in Nordland, Norway

Failing adaptation in island contexts: the growing need for transformational change

Agronomic practices and adaptive strategies of the farmers to climate change in central Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

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