Analysing the links between agriculture and climate change: can 'best management practices' be responsive to climate extremes?

McMartin, Dena W.; Merino, Bruno H. Hernani

doi:10.1504/ijarge.2014.061042

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“…For example, in Benin, farmers increased growing of organic cotton, as they faced loss of other crops due to the difficulty of timing fertilizer application when rainfall became less frequent and more erratic (Kloos & Renaud, 2014). Individuals in seven studies implemented water and soil moisture conservation, such as no till practices (McMartin & Hernani Merino, 2014). Other flood protection measures included practical approaches such as applying water-resistant finishes to buildings in the Czech Republic (Duží et al, 2017) and elevating houses in Vietnam (Ling et al, 2015).…”

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Adaptation to water-induced disaster: exploring local knowledge and Indigenous knowledge-led strategies

Rittelmeyer,

Caretta,

Dowler

et al. 2024

AlterNative: An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples

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The magnitude of water-induced disasters is projected to increase in the coming decades. Yet, there is a substantial gap in the understanding of how local knowledge and Indigenous knowledge are employed to respond to climate change water-induced disasters. We examine this gap through a meta-review of literature published between 2014 and 2019 yielding 39 scholarly papers. The meta-review indicates that the literature highlights that marginalized people are facing multiple risks that threaten their ability to produce enough food for consumption, secure water for irrigation, live in sustainable communities, and maintain their health and well-being. Responses are largely incremental, autonomous adjustments, such as livelihood diversification, flood-proofing homes, and soil moisture conservation. Our findings show that there is a clear need to more closely attend to the processes by which local knowledge and Indigenous knowledge can be meaningfully integrated into adaptation to move toward transformative change for long-term climate resilience.

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Adaptation to water-induced disaster: exploring local knowledge and Indigenous knowledge-led strategies

Rittelmeyer,

Caretta,

Dowler

et al. 2024

AlterNative: An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples

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“…With low average annual total precipitation (367 mm; 247 mm as rainfall) in the Swift Current Creek Watershed, the region is particularly vulnerable to drought (Wittrock 2012 ). The Oldman River watershed in AB is more naturally adapted to high agricultural productivity being both closer in proximity to the Rocky Mountains and more anthropogenically adapted through the extensive use of irrigation (McMartin and Hernani Merino 2014 ). The Oldman River basin receives total precipitation and rainfall of 398 and 263 mm, respectively (Wittrock 2012 ).…”

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“…Climate projections for agriculturally productive regions of the Canadian Prairies, Argentina’s wine region, and Colombia’s coffee region, all of which are landlocked interiors, indicate an increasingly uncertain future in terms of water accessibility, availability, and predictability (IPCC 2014 ; Magrín et al 2014 ; Lapp et al 2012 ). Some results of a changing climate are expected to include more frequent spring flooding, shifts in growing season, and changes in the hydrological cycle with snowmelt beginning earlier in the growing season (Araneo and Villalba 2015 ; McMartin and Hernani Merino 2014 ). Such shifts in climate conditions affect both physical and social structures such that more proactive water management is required to ensure that the rural communities involved with the current research can access sufficient water to support and sustain agricultural production as well as community needs (McMartin et al 2017 ; McMartin and Hernani Merino 2014 ).…”

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Limitations of Water Resources Infrastructure for Reducing Community Vulnerabilities to Extremes and Uncertainty of Flood and Drought

McMartin

Merino

Bonsal

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Debate and deliberation surrounding climate change has shifted from mitigation toward adaptation, with much of the adaptation focus centered on adaptive practices, and infrastructure development. However, there is little research assessing expected impacts, potential benefits, and design challenges that exist for reducing vulnerability to expected climate impacts. The uncertainty of design requirements and associated government policies, and social structures that reflect observed and projected changes in the intensity, duration, and frequency of water-related climate events leaves communities vulnerable to the negative impacts of potential flood and drought. The results of international research into how agricultural infrastructure features in current and planned adaptive capacity of rural communities in Argentina, Canada, and Colombia indicate that extreme hydroclimatic events, as well as climate variability and unpredictability are important for understanding and responding to community vulnerability. The research outcomes clearly identify the need to deliberately plan, coordinate, and implement infrastructures that support community resiliency.

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“You relied on God and your neighbour to get through it”: social capital and climate change adaptation in the rural Canadian Prairies

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Social capital is increasingly recognized as a key determinant of adaptive capacity to climate change. Beyond formal adaptation infrastructure like insurance and public disaster support programmes, it can be difficult to identify the role that informal social capital—such as relationships, trust, and mutual support between community members—plays in climate adaptation. Drawing on a multi-site qualitative study in the Canadian Prairie region, this paper examines how three forms of social capital (bonding, bridging, and linking) shape rural communities’ adaptation to climate extremes. Based on in-depth interviews with 163 community members, the findings demonstrate how social capital contributes to adaptive capacity, particularly in rural areas where more formal supports may be absent or lacking. We examine how social capital is affected by existing socio-economic sensitivities, such as rural depopulation, which can reduce informal social capital while simultaneously increasing people’s dependence on it. The findings indicate the strengths and limitations of bonding and bridging social capital, particularly in the face of future climate extremes that may exceed local adaptive capacity. Further, we find that informal social capital may also reinforce gender inequality, exclusion, and inter-group differences, indicating its limitations for socially inclusive adaptation. Addressing these structural factors can help communities move past coping and toward long-term adaptation. In the face of increasing climate risks, our findings suggest the importance of public supports that are attentive to local strengths, gaps, and social relations.

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Analysing the links between agriculture and climate change: can 'best management practices' be responsive to climate extremes?

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Adaptation to water-induced disaster: exploring local knowledge and Indigenous knowledge-led strategies

Adaptation to water-induced disaster: exploring local knowledge and Indigenous knowledge-led strategies

Limitations of Water Resources Infrastructure for Reducing Community Vulnerabilities to Extremes and Uncertainty of Flood and Drought

“You relied on God and your neighbour to get through it”: social capital and climate change adaptation in the rural Canadian Prairies

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