Publication Date:
2024-03-23
Description:
There are growing technical efforts by government organizations, academics and non-government organizations to define policy frameworks to promote the adaptation of agriculture to climate change. Nevertheless, adaptation is primarily a local process; therefore, tools that link these efforts with local requirements are needed based on current and consistent information. We develop a participatory methodology to characterize and assess subsistence livelihoods vulnerability and build local strategies for adaptation to climate change based on the Community Capitals Framework and present a review of its application in five micro-watersheds of the Pacific basin of three Mesoamerican countries. We conclude that the methodology supports the rapid characterization of vulnerability based on local knowledge, showing clear differences in the current impacts of climate change, adaptive capacity and vulnerability among different livelihoods and facilitating the identification of key constraints affecting adaptation of smallholder livelihoods in each site. However, we conclude also that this methodology is still insufficient for adaptation planning because the measures proposed are focused on adjustments to the production systems, rely on external technical assistance and are not effectively connected with financing mechanisms. Based on this, we identify recommendations for the future implementation of the methodology.
Keywords:
Asset-based community development, Bottom-up community infrastructure, Community Built Association, Community action, Community engagement, Community, involvement, Do-it-yourself urbanism, Downtown revitalization, Empowerment, Latin American countries, Local capacity, Local culture, Local identity, Public engagement, Right to the city, community assessment, community capacity, resiliency
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thema EDItEUR::A The Arts::AM Architecture::AMV Landscape architecture and design
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thema EDItEUR::A The Arts::AM Architecture::AMV Landscape architecture and design::AMVD City and town planning: architectural aspects
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thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning::RG Geography
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thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general
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thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBS Social groups, communities and identities::JBSL Ethnic studies
Language:
English
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image/jpeg
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