Consistency in climate change impact reports among indigenous peoples and local communities depends on site contexts

Indigenous Peoples and local communities are heavily affected by climatic changes. Investigating local understandings of climate change impacts, and their patterned distribution, is essential to effectively support monitoring and adaptation strategies. In this study, we aimed to understand the consi...

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Main Authors: Schunko, C., Álvarez-Fernández, S., Benyei, P., Calvet-Mir, L., Junqueira, A. B., Li, X., Porcuna-Ferrer, A., Schlingmann, A., Attoh, Emmanuel M. N. A. N., Carmona, R., Chengula, F., Fernández-Llamazares, Á., Singh, P., Torrents-Ticó, M., Reyes-García, V.
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/145328
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author Schunko, C.
Álvarez-Fernández, S.
Benyei, P.
Calvet-Mir, L.
Junqueira, A. B.
Li, X.
Porcuna-Ferrer, A.
Schlingmann, A.
Attoh, Emmanuel M. N. A. N.
Carmona, R.
Chengula, F.
Fernández-Llamazares, Á.
Singh, P.
Torrents-Ticó, M.
Reyes-García, V.
author_browse Attoh, Emmanuel M. N. A. N.
Benyei, P.
Calvet-Mir, L.
Carmona, R.
Chengula, F.
Fernández-Llamazares, Á.
Junqueira, A. B.
Li, X.
Porcuna-Ferrer, A.
Reyes-García, V.
Schlingmann, A.
Schunko, C.
Singh, P.
Torrents-Ticó, M.
Álvarez-Fernández, S.
author_facet Schunko, C.
Álvarez-Fernández, S.
Benyei, P.
Calvet-Mir, L.
Junqueira, A. B.
Li, X.
Porcuna-Ferrer, A.
Schlingmann, A.
Attoh, Emmanuel M. N. A. N.
Carmona, R.
Chengula, F.
Fernández-Llamazares, Á.
Singh, P.
Torrents-Ticó, M.
Reyes-García, V.
author_sort Schunko, C.
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description Indigenous Peoples and local communities are heavily affected by climatic changes. Investigating local understandings of climate change impacts, and their patterned distribution, is essential to effectively support monitoring and adaptation strategies. In this study, we aimed to understand the consistency in climate change impact reports and factors influencing consistency at site and individual levels. We conducted cross-cultural research among iTaukei (Fiji), Dagomba (Ghana), fisherfolks (Tanzania), Tsimane’ (Bolivia), Bassari (Senegal), ribeirinhos (Brazil), Mapuche (Chile), Mongolian (China), Tibetan (China) and Daasanach (Kenya) communities using semi-structured interviews, focus groups, and surveys among 1860 individuals. We found that cross-culturally more than two-thirds of individual reports of climate change impacts match site-confirmed reports. Consistency in reports is higher for changes related to pastoralism than crop production and wild plant gathering. Individual’s experience with nature, Indigenous and local knowledge, and local family roots are not significantly associated with consistency across sites, but site-specific associations are prevalent. Despite high average consistency among sites, there is considerable variation caused by site-specific factors, including livelihood activities, socio-cultural settings, and environmental conditions. Site contexts and related consistency in climate change impact reports need to be taken into account for climate change monitoring and adaptation planning.
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spelling CGSpace1453282025-12-08T10:11:39Z Consistency in climate change impact reports among indigenous peoples and local communities depends on site contexts Schunko, C. Álvarez-Fernández, S. Benyei, P. Calvet-Mir, L. Junqueira, A. B. Li, X. Porcuna-Ferrer, A. Schlingmann, A. Attoh, Emmanuel M. N. A. N. Carmona, R. Chengula, F. Fernández-Llamazares, Á. Singh, P. Torrents-Ticó, M. Reyes-García, V. climate change impacts indigenous peoples local communities climate change adaptation strategies monitoring pastoralism crop production local knowledge livelihoods Indigenous Peoples and local communities are heavily affected by climatic changes. Investigating local understandings of climate change impacts, and their patterned distribution, is essential to effectively support monitoring and adaptation strategies. In this study, we aimed to understand the consistency in climate change impact reports and factors influencing consistency at site and individual levels. We conducted cross-cultural research among iTaukei (Fiji), Dagomba (Ghana), fisherfolks (Tanzania), Tsimane’ (Bolivia), Bassari (Senegal), ribeirinhos (Brazil), Mapuche (Chile), Mongolian (China), Tibetan (China) and Daasanach (Kenya) communities using semi-structured interviews, focus groups, and surveys among 1860 individuals. We found that cross-culturally more than two-thirds of individual reports of climate change impacts match site-confirmed reports. Consistency in reports is higher for changes related to pastoralism than crop production and wild plant gathering. Individual’s experience with nature, Indigenous and local knowledge, and local family roots are not significantly associated with consistency across sites, but site-specific associations are prevalent. Despite high average consistency among sites, there is considerable variation caused by site-specific factors, including livelihood activities, socio-cultural settings, and environmental conditions. Site contexts and related consistency in climate change impact reports need to be taken into account for climate change monitoring and adaptation planning. 2024-06-03 2024-06-19T03:23:30Z 2024-06-19T03:23:30Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/145328 en Open Access Nature Portfolio Schunko, C.; Álvarez-Fernández, S.; Benyei, P.; Calvet-Mir, L.; Junqueira, A. B.; Li, X.; Porcuna-Ferrer, A.; Schlingmann, A.; Attoh, Emmanuel M. N. A. N.; Carmona, R.; Chengula, F.; Fernández-Llamazares, Á.; Singh, P.; Torrents-Ticó, M.; Reyes-García, V. 2024. Consistency in climate change impact reports among indigenous peoples and local communities depends on site contexts. npj Climate Action, 3:41. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/s44168-024-00124-2]
spellingShingle climate change impacts
indigenous peoples
local communities
climate change adaptation
strategies
monitoring
pastoralism
crop production
local knowledge
livelihoods
Schunko, C.
Álvarez-Fernández, S.
Benyei, P.
Calvet-Mir, L.
Junqueira, A. B.
Li, X.
Porcuna-Ferrer, A.
Schlingmann, A.
Attoh, Emmanuel M. N. A. N.
Carmona, R.
Chengula, F.
Fernández-Llamazares, Á.
Singh, P.
Torrents-Ticó, M.
Reyes-García, V.
Consistency in climate change impact reports among indigenous peoples and local communities depends on site contexts
title Consistency in climate change impact reports among indigenous peoples and local communities depends on site contexts
title_full Consistency in climate change impact reports among indigenous peoples and local communities depends on site contexts
title_fullStr Consistency in climate change impact reports among indigenous peoples and local communities depends on site contexts
title_full_unstemmed Consistency in climate change impact reports among indigenous peoples and local communities depends on site contexts
title_short Consistency in climate change impact reports among indigenous peoples and local communities depends on site contexts
title_sort consistency in climate change impact reports among indigenous peoples and local communities depends on site contexts
topic climate change impacts
indigenous peoples
local communities
climate change adaptation
strategies
monitoring
pastoralism
crop production
local knowledge
livelihoods
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/145328
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