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Farmers' Perceptions of and Adaptations to Water Scarcity in Colombian and Venezuelan Páramos in the Context of Climate Change
Mountain Research and Development ( IF 1.6 ) Pub Date : 2019-11-28 , DOI: 10.1659/mrd-journal-d-18-00062.1
David Leroy 1
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This study examined how members of 2 water user associations in high-elevation ecosystems in Colombia and Venezuela perceive water scarcity as well as the relationship between their perception of and adaptation to it. Among study participants, adaptation was guided not only by the perception of climate change (disturbance of the seasons, decrease in precipitation, and more extreme temperatures) but also by the perception of the socioeconomic causes of water scarcity (increase in cultivated area and population, aging irrigation infrastructure, system management problems). Farmers in the Venezuelan study site have adopted new and more efficient irrigation technologies, restored degraded infrastructure, and undertaken various actions to preserve and conserve wetlands. In the Colombian study site, farmers created a new irrigation system that draws water from a nearby lake, creating access to an abundant resource. The study shows how perceptions of water scarcity in a climate change context are critical determinants of farmers' behavior, especially collective adaptation.

中文翻译:

气候变化背景下哥伦比亚和委内瑞拉帕拉莫斯农民对水资源短缺的看法和适应

本研究调查了哥伦比亚和委内瑞拉高海拔生态系统中 2 个用水者协会的成员如何看待水资源短缺,以及他们对水资源短缺的看法和适应之间的关系。在研究参与者中,适应不仅受到对气候变化的感知(季节干扰、降水减少和更极端的温度)的引导,而且还受到对水资源短缺的社会经济原因的感知(耕地面积和人口的增加,老化的灌溉基础设施、系统管理问题)。委内瑞拉研究地点的农民采用了新的、更高效的灌溉技术,恢复了退化的基础设施,并采取了各种行动来保护和保护湿地。在哥伦比亚的研究地点,农民创建了一个新的灌溉系统,从附近的湖泊取水,创造了获取丰富资源的途径。该研究表明,在气候变化背景下对缺水的看法如何成为农民行为的关键决定因素,尤其是集体适应。
更新日期:2019-11-28
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