Climate Change Perceptions and Adaptations among Smallholder Farmers in the Mountains of Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo

The warming rates in many mountain areas are higher than the global average, negatively impacting crop systems. Little is known about the climatic changes which are already being observed in eastern Democratic Republic (DR) of Congo, due to the lack of long-term meteorological data. Local perception...

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Autores: Amani, R.K., Riera, B., Imani, G., Batumike, R., Zafra-Calvo, N., Cuni-Sanchez, A.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2002
País:España
Institución:Universidad del País Vasco
Repositorio:Addi. Archivo Digital para la Docencia y la Investigación
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Palabra clave:adaptation strategies
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farmers
Itombwe Mountains
local knowledge
perceptions
wealth group
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spelling Climate Change Perceptions and Adaptations among Smallholder Farmers in the Mountains of Eastern Democratic Republic of CongoAmani, R.K.Riera, B.Imani, G.Batumike, R.Zafra-Calvo, N.Cuni-Sanchez, A.adaptation strategiesethnicityfarmersItombwe Mountainslocal knowledgeperceptionswealth groupThe warming rates in many mountain areas are higher than the global average, negatively impacting crop systems. Little is known about the climatic changes which are already being observed in eastern Democratic Republic (DR) of Congo, due to the lack of long-term meteorological data. Local perceptions could help us to understand not only the climatic changes and impacts but also which adaptation strategies are already being used by local smallholder farmers. Semi-structured questionnaires were administered to 300 smallholder Bafuliru (n = 150) and Lega (n = 150) farmers living in the Itombwe Mountains. The respondents reported climatic changes and impacts, with the Bafuliru—living on the eastern drier slopes—reporting more changes and impacts. While the Bafuliru were implementing several adaptation strategies (e.g., increased irrigation and use of inputs, more soil conservation, more income diversification), the Lega were implementing very few, due to soft limits (access to inputs, markets, and information) and culture (less interest in farming, less capacity to organize into groups). The results highlight important differences in sociocultural contexts, even for one ‘remote’ mountain, calling for a more collaborative approach to adaptation planning and action.We acknowledge funding from Ecole Régionale d’Aménagement et Gestion Intégrés des Forêts et Territoires Tropicaux (ERAIFT) and Rainforest Foundation Norway (RFN).Land202320232002info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10810/62204reponame:Addi. Archivo Digital para la Docencia y la Investigacióninstname:Universidad del País VascoIngléshttps://dx.doi.org/10.3390/land11050628info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/es/© 2022 by the authorsAtribución-NoComercial-CompartirIgual 3.0 Españaoai:addi.ehu.eus:10810/622042026-06-18T09:23:17Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Climate Change Perceptions and Adaptations among Smallholder Farmers in the Mountains of Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
title Climate Change Perceptions and Adaptations among Smallholder Farmers in the Mountains of Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
spellingShingle Climate Change Perceptions and Adaptations among Smallholder Farmers in the Mountains of Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
Amani, R.K.
adaptation strategies
ethnicity
farmers
Itombwe Mountains
local knowledge
perceptions
wealth group
title_short Climate Change Perceptions and Adaptations among Smallholder Farmers in the Mountains of Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
title_full Climate Change Perceptions and Adaptations among Smallholder Farmers in the Mountains of Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
title_fullStr Climate Change Perceptions and Adaptations among Smallholder Farmers in the Mountains of Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
title_full_unstemmed Climate Change Perceptions and Adaptations among Smallholder Farmers in the Mountains of Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
title_sort Climate Change Perceptions and Adaptations among Smallholder Farmers in the Mountains of Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Amani, R.K.
Riera, B.
Imani, G.
Batumike, R.
Zafra-Calvo, N.
Cuni-Sanchez, A.
author Amani, R.K.
author_facet Amani, R.K.
Riera, B.
Imani, G.
Batumike, R.
Zafra-Calvo, N.
Cuni-Sanchez, A.
author_role author
author2 Riera, B.
Imani, G.
Batumike, R.
Zafra-Calvo, N.
Cuni-Sanchez, A.
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv adaptation strategies
ethnicity
farmers
Itombwe Mountains
local knowledge
perceptions
wealth group
topic adaptation strategies
ethnicity
farmers
Itombwe Mountains
local knowledge
perceptions
wealth group
description The warming rates in many mountain areas are higher than the global average, negatively impacting crop systems. Little is known about the climatic changes which are already being observed in eastern Democratic Republic (DR) of Congo, due to the lack of long-term meteorological data. Local perceptions could help us to understand not only the climatic changes and impacts but also which adaptation strategies are already being used by local smallholder farmers. Semi-structured questionnaires were administered to 300 smallholder Bafuliru (n = 150) and Lega (n = 150) farmers living in the Itombwe Mountains. The respondents reported climatic changes and impacts, with the Bafuliru—living on the eastern drier slopes—reporting more changes and impacts. While the Bafuliru were implementing several adaptation strategies (e.g., increased irrigation and use of inputs, more soil conservation, more income diversification), the Lega were implementing very few, due to soft limits (access to inputs, markets, and information) and culture (less interest in farming, less capacity to organize into groups). The results highlight important differences in sociocultural contexts, even for one ‘remote’ mountain, calling for a more collaborative approach to adaptation planning and action.
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