Indigenous adaptation to climate change

Nursey‐Bray, Melissa; Fergie, Deane; Arbon, Veronica; Rigney, Lester‐Irabinna; Palmer, R.; Tibby, John; Harvey, Nick; Hackworth, Lucy; Stuart, Aaron

doi:10.1002/9781118845028.ch35

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“…Furthermore, Juana et al (2013) hypothesizes that most communities would decide to adopt any climate adaptation initiatives that address their local perceptions. Furthermore, it is argued that realizing certain changes that are going on around communities is paramount to inform the communities to take actions in adjusting and respond to those changes (Füssel and Klein 2006;Deressa et al 2011;Nursey-Bray et al 2013). Thus, our study revealed that education, household size, gender and possession of farming, livestock keeping, and art and crafts skills enhanced their willingness to adopt certain environmental behaviors as climate interventions.…”

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“…In support of this proposition, Piya et al (2012) stressed that the understanding of how rural people perceive climate change is a building block in designing local-scale climate adaptation strategy. Furthermore, it is argued that realizing certain changes that are going on around communities is paramount to inform the communities to take actions in adjusting to respond to those changes (Füssel and Klein 2006;Deressa et al 2011;Nursey-Bray et al 2013). In addition, it may be worthy to note that understanding rural people's perception of climate change contribute much needed information to policy and decision makers (Juana et al, 2013;Piya et al, 2012).…”

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Awareness, Knowledge and Perception of Forest Dependent Communities on Climate Change in Malawi: A Case of Mchinji and Phirilongwe Forest Reserves in Malawi

Chisale

Chirwa

Babalola

2022

Journal of Sustainable Forestry

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Projected climate change presents many challenges and opportunities for individuals, households and wider society on how to adapt. Local knowledge is key to help smallholder farmers to cope with climate change and variability to attain sustainable forest management. However, there is limited understanding of what shapes human adaptation to climate change in various sectors at local level including forestry in sub-Saharan Africa. Therefore, this study explored the awareness, knowledge and perception of forest-dependent communities on climate change and variability around Phirilongwe and Mchinji forest reserves in Malawi. Empirical data was collected using household surveys (n = 422), key informant interviews (16), and focus group discussions (8). Results suggest that 60 % of respondents in Mchinji were aware of climate change as compared to only 35% in Mangochi. Results record that respondents perceived increased erratic rainfall, high temperatures and strong winds and changes in seasons. The main factors influencing their climate perception includes possession of farming skills (p=0.002), Education (P=0.04), gender (P=0. 002) and possession of livestock keeping skills (p=0.02). However, the cube root stratification method indicates that their level of knowledge falls in the low-level category. Although negligible proportion of climate skepticisms was exposed, a strong belief in anthropogenic causes of climate change and willingness to adopt environmental friendly intervention measures were revealed. However, the presence of the believers in the cultural and spiritual causes of climate change in the study area presents a challenge to mobilize them towards implementation of climate intervention measures and forest management. We therefore recommend their participation in the climate adaptation intervention designs and multiple use of various strategies and methods that will help to address their livelihoods at the same time improve their climate information and knowledge.

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Section: Willingness To Adopt Climate Intervention Measuresmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Awareness, Knowledge and Perception of Forest Dependent Communities on Climate Change in Malawi: A Case of Mchinji and Phirilongwe Forest Reserves in Malawi

Chisale

Chirwa

Babalola

2022

Journal of Sustainable Forestry

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Old Ways for New Days

Nursey‐Bray

Palmer

Chischilly

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Old Ways for New Days

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Indigenous peoples, as innovators and leaders of climate adaptation in their territories, have applied “old ways to new days”, both as a process, as well as in practice. Western scientists and policy makers need to work together effectively with Indigenous peoples to not only respond to climate change both on their territories and places they live. Further, in order for Indigenous knowledge to more broadly contribute to adaptation per se, conventional characterisations of vulnerability and resilience must be thrown off in favour of Indigenous survival, agency and world views. Governance spaces need to be created, on equitable terms, for Indigenous peoples to participate in and contribute to adaptation policy and decision making.

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