The vulnerability of Australian rural communities to climate variability and change: Part II—Integrating impacts with adaptive capacity

Nelson, Rohan; Kokic, Philip; Crimp, Steve; Martín, Paz; Meinke, Holger; Howden, Mark; Voil, Peter de; Nidumolu, Uday

doi:10.1016/j.envsci.2009.09.007

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“…It encompasses a variety of concepts and elements, including the exposure to adverse effects, sensitivity to harm, and lack of capacity to cope and adapt. Exposure together with sensitivity represents the propensity and predisposition of the studied system to be adversely affected by climate change, whereas adaptive capacity reduces these effects (Gallopín 2006;Nelson et al 2010). Therefore, vulnerability can be expressed as the positive function of exposure and sensitivity, but negative function of adaptive capacity (Li et al 2015):…”

Section: Vulnerability Frameworkmentioning

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Agricultural vulnerability over the Chinese Loess Plateau in response to climate change: Exposure, sensitivity, and adaptive capacity

Philp

Cremades

et al. 2015

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Understanding how the vulnerability of agricultural production to climate change can differ spatially has practical significance to sustainable management of agricultural systems worldwide. Accordingly, this study developed a conceptual framework to assess the agricultural vulnerability of 243 rural counties on the Chinese Loess Plateau. Indicators representing the climate/agriculture interface were selected to describe exposure and sensitivity, while stocks of certain capitals were used to describe adaptive capacity. A vulnerability index for each county was calculated and the spatial distribution was mapped. Results showed that exposure, sensitivity, and adaptive capacity occur independently, with most contributing indicator values concentrated in a narrow range after normalization. Within the 49 most vulnerable counties, which together encompass 81 % of the vulnerability index range, 42 were characterized by high exposure and sensitivity but low adaptive capacity. The most vulnerable area was found to be located in the central northeast-southwest belt of Loess Plateau. Adaptation measures for both ecological restoration and economic development are needed and potential adaptation options need further investigation.

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Section: Vulnerability Frameworkmentioning

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Agricultural vulnerability over the Chinese Loess Plateau in response to climate change: Exposure, sensitivity, and adaptive capacity

Philp

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“…Al hablar de capital humano se hace referencia a aquellos aspectos que contribuyen a que las personas sean aptas para desarrollar actividades específicas. En ese sentido, se considera como capital humano al conjunto de habilidades, destrezas, condiciones de salud y educación de los individuos de un sistema que les permite ser capaces de llevar a cabo procesos de adaptación (Nelson et al, 2010). En el caso de la pequeña agricultura y la adaptación al cambio climático es fundamental la capacidad de estos para gestionar nueva tecnologías y gestionar información relacionada al cambio climático.…”

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“…Finalmente, la noción de recurso natural solo es presentada por Nelson et al (2010), esto se debe a que es elúnico que aborda la capacidad adaptativa de un sistema netamente rural, el cual se construye sobre el uso de los recursos naturales como recursos productivos, siendo por ende fundamentales para su subsistencia. De esta manera, sistemas rurales que presentan déficit en recursos naturales como suelo o agua claramente serán más sensibles y vulnerables a pequeños cambios, teniendo de esta manera poca flexibilidad para realizar los cambios necesarios para adaptarse.…”

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Efectos de políticas públicas "no climáticas" en la capacidad adaptativa de la pequeña agricultura al cambio climático

Besoain

2016

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Efectos de políticas públicas "no climáticas" en la capacidad adaptativa de la pequeña agricultura al cambio climático Rocío BesoaínPontificia Universidad Católica de Chile ResumenEl presente trabajo se centra en el análisis de los efectos que tiene el programa de fomento productivo PRODESAL sobre la capacidad de adaptación de la pequeña agricultura en la Región Metropolitana. En una primera etapa se desarrolló un marco para analizar la capacidad de adaptación de la pequeña agricultura. Dicho marco, desarrollado en base a una metodología de carácter inductivo, fue utilizado en una segunda etapa para evaluar el programa desde su capacidad para promover o limitar aquellos factores que determinan la capacidad de adaptación de los pequeños agricultores. Lo anterior fue realizado en base a información levantada en terreno mediante entrevistas semi-estructuradas a profesionales del programa PRODESAL. De esta forma, fue posible observar que el programa PRODESAL promueve la capacidad de adaptación al cambio climático de los pequeños agricultores al potenciar gran parte de los factores de carácter socio-económico que son determinantes en el proceso adaptativo. Sin embargo, se encontraron grandes falencias en la promoción de aquellos de carácter psicológico/cognitivos.Palabras clave: Cambio climático, capacidad adaptativa, pequeña agricultura.."Non-climate" public policies effects on the adaptive capacity to climate change of small-scale agriculture AbstractThis paper focuses on the analysis of the effects of PRODESAL's productive development program on the adaptability of the small agriculture in the Metropolitan Region. First, we developed a framework to analyse the adaptive capacity of small agriculture. This framework was developed on the basis of an inductive methodology and was used in a second stage to evaluate the program from its ability to promote or limit those factors that determine the adaptability of small farmers. This was done based on information that was collected on the ground through semi-structured interviews to PRODESAL professionals. In this way, we observed that the PRODESAL program promotes the adaptive capacity for climate change of small farmers by enhancing many of the socio-economic factors that are determinant in the adaptive process. However, great failures have been found in the promotion of those of a psychological / cognitive nature.

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“…Vulnerability in this context is the opposite of resilience [14]. Vulnerability has been the emphasis of some research in considering responses to climate change [15][16][17], though there are gaps in the influences being measured in vulnerability assessments.…”

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An Approach for Analyzing the Vulnerability of Small Family Businesses

Cowan¹,

Wright

2016

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Abstract:In a given operating environment, small family businesses typically have fewer resources to minimize vulnerability. Identifying this exposure is basic to strategic analysis and, potentially, public policy analysis. This can become even more important when structural change in the environment is expected while its exact character is not known. The implications of climate change for Australian family farms are an example. This paper reports a study designed to analyse the vulnerability of dairy farms in Victoria, Australia. The study draws on production control (applied general systems) theory, value chains and image theory to capture comprehensively the lock-in arising from salient past decisions and impact on the current business structure and strategy. This is the path dependence that defines the constraints and associated options available to small family businesses. The authors identify benefits associated with the use of dynamic analysis of vulnerability over static analysis. Generalizable implications regarding analysis of vulnerability in small family businesses are offered.

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The vulnerability of Australian rural communities to climate variability and change: Part II—Integrating impacts with adaptive capacity

Cited by 266 publications

References 12 publications

Agricultural vulnerability over the Chinese Loess Plateau in response to climate change: Exposure, sensitivity, and adaptive capacity

Agricultural vulnerability over the Chinese Loess Plateau in response to climate change: Exposure, sensitivity, and adaptive capacity

Efectos de políticas públicas "no climáticas" en la capacidad adaptativa de la pequeña agricultura al cambio climático

An Approach for Analyzing the Vulnerability of Small Family Businesses

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