Comparative Study of Climate Change Adaptation Practices in Conflict-Affected Mountain Areas of Africa

People living in conflict-affected areas are particularly vulnerable to climate-related impacts. However, few comparative studies have examined differences in adaptation practices across different conflict-affected mountain areas in Africa. This study focuses on 2 mountain areas, the Bamboutos Mount...

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Autores: Baderha, G.K.R., Tchoffo, R.O.K., Ngute, A.S.K., Imani, G., Batumike, R., Zafra-Calvo, N., Cuni-Sanchez, A.
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Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Institución:Universidad del País Vasco
Repositorio:Addi. Archivo Digital para la Docencia y la Investigación
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Palabra clave:adaptation
Africa
climate change
conflict
insecurity
mountain regions
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spelling Comparative Study of Climate Change Adaptation Practices in Conflict-Affected Mountain Areas of AfricaBaderha, G.K.R.Tchoffo, R.O.K.Ngute, A.S.K.Imani, G.Batumike, R.Zafra-Calvo, N.Cuni-Sanchez, A.adaptationAfricaclimate changeconflictinsecuritymountain regionsPeople living in conflict-affected areas are particularly vulnerable to climate-related impacts. However, few comparative studies have examined differences in adaptation practices across different conflict-affected mountain areas in Africa. This study focuses on 2 mountain areas, the Bamboutos Mountains (western Cameroon, affected by sectarian conflict) and the Itombwe Mountains (eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, affected by political instability). Semistructured interviews were conducted with 282 smallholder farmers living in these 2 mountainous areas. Farmers in both areas reported climatic changes and impacts on crops, animals, and human health. Some adaptation strategies were used across sites (eg increasing use of improved seeds and changing planting dates), but some differed (eg using inputs) in relation to differences in impacts observed, conflict characteristics, and farmers' cultural backgrounds. For example, in the Itombwe Mountains, herding was preferred over crop production (as cows could be moved when insecurity increased), whereas in the Bamboutos Mountains, crop production was preferred over rearing large animals (as these could be easily stolen by the separatists). We discuss the perceived major barriers to adaptation and their implications.The authors are deeply grateful to the study participants from the farming communities of Monts Itombwe (DRC) and Monts Bamboutos (Cameroon), who graciously shared their time, energy, and stories. We thank our field assistants and facilitators for making this research both “safe” and possible. Data collection for this study was financially supported by the Mountain Research Initiative (MRI) through the Synthesis Workshops funding program for MRI Community-Led Activities. In addition, the MRI supported this article by covering the publication fee.Mountain Research and Development202520252024info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10810/72864reponame:Addi. Archivo Digital para la Docencia y la Investigacióninstname:Universidad del País VascoIngléshttps://dx.doi.org/10.1659/mrd.2023.00014info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/es/© 2024 Kabumba R. Baderha et al.Atribución-NoComercial-CompartirIgual 3.0 Españaoai:addi.ehu.eus:10810/728642026-06-18T09:23:17Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Comparative Study of Climate Change Adaptation Practices in Conflict-Affected Mountain Areas of Africa
title Comparative Study of Climate Change Adaptation Practices in Conflict-Affected Mountain Areas of Africa
spellingShingle Comparative Study of Climate Change Adaptation Practices in Conflict-Affected Mountain Areas of Africa
Baderha, G.K.R.
adaptation
Africa
climate change
conflict
insecurity
mountain regions
title_short Comparative Study of Climate Change Adaptation Practices in Conflict-Affected Mountain Areas of Africa
title_full Comparative Study of Climate Change Adaptation Practices in Conflict-Affected Mountain Areas of Africa
title_fullStr Comparative Study of Climate Change Adaptation Practices in Conflict-Affected Mountain Areas of Africa
title_full_unstemmed Comparative Study of Climate Change Adaptation Practices in Conflict-Affected Mountain Areas of Africa
title_sort Comparative Study of Climate Change Adaptation Practices in Conflict-Affected Mountain Areas of Africa
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Baderha, G.K.R.
Tchoffo, R.O.K.
Ngute, A.S.K.
Imani, G.
Batumike, R.
Zafra-Calvo, N.
Cuni-Sanchez, A.
author Baderha, G.K.R.
author_facet Baderha, G.K.R.
Tchoffo, R.O.K.
Ngute, A.S.K.
Imani, G.
Batumike, R.
Zafra-Calvo, N.
Cuni-Sanchez, A.
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author2 Tchoffo, R.O.K.
Ngute, A.S.K.
Imani, G.
Batumike, R.
Zafra-Calvo, N.
Cuni-Sanchez, A.
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv adaptation
Africa
climate change
conflict
insecurity
mountain regions
topic adaptation
Africa
climate change
conflict
insecurity
mountain regions
description People living in conflict-affected areas are particularly vulnerable to climate-related impacts. However, few comparative studies have examined differences in adaptation practices across different conflict-affected mountain areas in Africa. This study focuses on 2 mountain areas, the Bamboutos Mountains (western Cameroon, affected by sectarian conflict) and the Itombwe Mountains (eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, affected by political instability). Semistructured interviews were conducted with 282 smallholder farmers living in these 2 mountainous areas. Farmers in both areas reported climatic changes and impacts on crops, animals, and human health. Some adaptation strategies were used across sites (eg increasing use of improved seeds and changing planting dates), but some differed (eg using inputs) in relation to differences in impacts observed, conflict characteristics, and farmers' cultural backgrounds. For example, in the Itombwe Mountains, herding was preferred over crop production (as cows could be moved when insecurity increased), whereas in the Bamboutos Mountains, crop production was preferred over rearing large animals (as these could be easily stolen by the separatists). We discuss the perceived major barriers to adaptation and their implications.
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