This study aims to deepen the understanding of the impact of climate change on human societies in arctic areas, and to consider the adaptations made by these societies. Previous studies have focused on local perceptions, which should be key to developing processes and solutions, by taking into consideration all stakeholders in order to integrate their views with scientific knowledge. We aim to discern the appropriate quality of perceptions: in other words, what range of perception is needed to ascertain adaptation strategies. This study clarified different perceptions of climate change among local residents in a small community in eastern Siberia where various environmental changes, such as permafrost thaw, have occurred in recent years or are in progress. Structured questionnaire surveys and unstructured interviews were conducted in Khayakhsyt Village, Sakha Republic. The results showed that drought is a serious, focal climatic event in this area, and that local residents have historically adapted to this event by increasing the number of artificial ponds extant using their developed ethno-geographical knowledge of the thawing water stream. Thus, even under the recent precipitation increase, not all participants mentioned the observed climate trends, while the memory of drought persisted within and influenced community perceptions.

这项研究旨在加深对气候变化对北极地区人类社会影响的理解，并考虑这些社会做出的适应。先前的研究着重于本地感知，这应该是通过考虑所有利益相关者以将他们的观点与科学知识相结合而对开发流程和解决方案至关重要的。我们的目标是辨别适当的感知质量：换句话说，确定适应策略所需的感知范围是多少。这项研究澄清了西伯利亚东部一个小社区中当地居民对气候变化的不同看法，那里近年来发生或正在发生各种环境变化，例如多年冻土融化。在萨哈共和国的Khayakhsyt村进行了结构化的问卷调查和非结构化的采访。结果表明，干旱是该地区的一个严重的，重点气候事件，而且当地居民在历史上已经通过利用他们对融化水流的民族地理知识增加现存的人工池塘的数量来适应这一事件。因此，即使在最近的降水增加的情况下，并不是所有的参与者都提到了观测到的气候趋势，而干旱的记忆仍然存在并影响着社区的认识。历史上，当地居民通过利用他们对融化水流的民族地理知识，增加了现存的人工池塘的数量，从而适应了这一事件。因此，即使在最近的降水增加的情况下，并不是所有的参与者都提到了观测到的气候趋势，而干旱的记忆仍然存在并影响着社区的认识。历史上，当地居民通过利用他们对融化水流的民族地理知识，增加了现存的人工池塘的数量，从而适应了这一事件。因此，即使在最近的降水增加的情况下，并不是所有的参与者都提到了观测到的气候趋势，而干旱的记忆仍然存在并影响着社区的认识。