Multiple knowledge systems and participatory actions in slow-onset effects of climate change: insights and perspectives in Latin America and the Caribbean

Iwama, Allan Yu; Araos, Francisco; Anbleyth‐Evans, Jeremy; Marchezini, Víctor; Ruiz‐Luna, Arturo; Ther-Ríos, Francisco; Bacigalupe, Gonzalo; Perkins, Patrícia E.

doi:10.1016/j.cosust.2021.01.010

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“…Daasanach agro-pastoralists in Kenya report climate and infrastructure changes (i.e. dam creation) causing water changes in their communities, impacting livelihoods through the reduction of cultivable and pasture areas and availability of flora and fauna (Junqueira et al 2021). In Santa Lucía—even with high amounts of annual rainfall—villagers report diminishing water tables, evidenced by the drying up of household wells, which directly impacts households.…”

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“…Unfortunately, Indigenous peoples and other historically marginalized groups are among those most affected by climate change yet least responsible for contributing to it (Abate and Kronk 2013;Green and Raygorodetsky 2010;Junqueira et al 2021). Likewise, IPLCs are among those least sought out for their contributions to understanding the phenomenon, data gathering, and enacting appropriate mitigation efforts (Abate and Kronk 2013;David-Chavez and Gavin 2018;Iwama et al 2021). Indigenous rights groups criticize global leaders and states for inadequately addressing the urgency of the climate crisis and call for just, timely responses that include Indigenous peoples at all levels (Asociación Ak' Tenamit 2021;Cultural Survival 2022).…”

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Guatemalan Maya Q’eqchi’ Seasonal Calendar: Methods to Monitor Climate Change Locally

Thiel

Medinaceli

2023

Journal of Ethnobiology

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Maya Q’eqchi’ villagers of Alta Verapaz, Guatemala fathom local indicators of climate change keenly. In a small-holder, maize-based, horticultural village, ethnographic interviews with village experts in hunting, agricultural production, and animal husbandry, and with non-expert/lay villagers recounted that many local climate- and subsistence-related activities and some traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) correspond to annual cycles or seasons. This research documents the local queues and timing of residents’ practices as a baseline for monitoring subsequent years’ activities and climate-related observations based on our interpretation of emic views, practices, and traditions. Using focus groups, we collected such traditional indicators to design a visual representation of a seasonal calendar, which we present herein. This seasonal calendar is a locally accessible tool to document monthly climate observations, agricultural and home garden activities, hunting, animal raising, and cultural activities during a complete annual cycle. We supplement observational and focus group data with semi-structured interview data about subsequent changes in weather patterns, which villagers identify as resulting from climate change. We suggest that Maya Q’eqchi’ villagers are active in their acknowledgment of climate change and are taking steps to document its effects on locally significant cultural activities, exemplifying Q’eqchi’ cultural capacity to adapt to ecological changes and to promote local resilience and cultural vitality. We demonstrate how seasonal calendars and the methods to create them may contribute to local and global understandings of TEK and climate change and annotate conventional anthropological methods as considerations for creating seasonal calendars in other cultural and ecological communities.

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Guatemalan Maya Q’eqchi’ Seasonal Calendar: Methods to Monitor Climate Change Locally

Thiel

Medinaceli

2023

Journal of Ethnobiology

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“…That allows the indexing of the transcript into several groups and establishes a "framework of thematic ideas about it" [8]. Adapting the thematic analysis approach of [9,10]…”

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Dynamics of indigenous community’s food and culture in the time of climate change in the Himalayan region

Das

Mishra

2022

J. Ethn. Food

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Global climate change has become the most significant challenge of modern times, confronting the lives and security of vulnerable societies around the world. The anticipated impact of climatic variability will be severe on local communities, particularly those residing near high-risk prone zones such as coastal areas and mountain regions. The indigenous knowledge and locally-held beliefs act as a refuge, which also prompt and prohibit the responsiveness towards climatic instabilities. Subsequently, ensuring food and nutritional security is the primary task of strategy makers. Hence, comprehensive knowledge of the indigenous traditional food habits and cultural values, beliefs, and gendered norms need to be explored on a priority basis to address the adverse impact of environmental changes, emphasizing the urgency of the Himalayan societies. Despite that, the integration of indigenous knowledge is not on the priority list of the researcher. Thus, this article reviews the existing literature on customary food habits to analyze the bidirectional association between climate change and the dietary practice of the indigenous communities for adaptation policy. PRISMA Statement technique is used for a systematic review of Scopus and Web of Science databases identified 24 related studies from 14 countries, with a specific focus on the Himalayan region, which resulted into four themes viz. impact of climatic variability of indigenous societies, the impact of climate change on community’s customary food beliefs, the impact of climate change on gender defined norms, climate change adaption strategies. The findings show that the current literature has failed to include the socio-ecological beliefs of traditional communities associated with dietary habits. Thus, the focus should be given to integrate the locally held beliefs of customary societies for the successful adoption of climate change adaptation and food security programs.

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“…It is also important to consider the potential scope of autonomous activities when characterizing adaptation options. Many communities have deep, place-based resilience that can be drawn upon to implement locally appropriate adaptations (Ford et al 2020), for example, mobilizing Indigenous knowledge to adapt agricultural and pastoral activities in ways that are consistent with contextspecific social-ecological realities, drawing on knowledge of local hydrological systems to identify and access more reliable water sources, or using locally available materials to construct flood protection infrastructure (Ingty 2017;Iwama et al 2021). Notwithstanding the apparently high potential for both planned and autonomous adaptation in mountain MountainAgenda areas, the high sensitivity of many mountain people to climatic stimuli combined with the severity of observed climatic changes suggest an exposure gap is already emerging in mountain areas.…”

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Closing the Adaptation Gap in Mountains

McDowell

Stevens

Lesnikowski

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Mountain Research and Development

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Multiple knowledge systems and participatory actions in slow-onset effects of climate change: insights and perspectives in Latin America and the Caribbean

Cited by 37 publications

References 57 publications

Guatemalan Maya Q’eqchi’ Seasonal Calendar: Methods to Monitor Climate Change Locally

Guatemalan Maya Q’eqchi’ Seasonal Calendar: Methods to Monitor Climate Change Locally

Dynamics of indigenous community’s food and culture in the time of climate change in the Himalayan region

Closing the Adaptation Gap in Mountains

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