A Social Dimension of Adaptation and Mitigation of Climate Change: Empowering Local Rural Communities to Confront Extreme Poverty

IF 3 Q2 METEOROLOGY & ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES Climate Pub Date : 2023-12-08 DOI:10.3390/cli11120240
F. Amiraslani, Deirdre Dragovich
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Climate change impacts occur at varying spatial scales requiring appropriately scaled responses. In impoverished rural areas, adapting to or mitigating the effects of climate change is challenging, with any short-term impairment to precarious livelihoods likely triggering negative community responses even if people are aware of long-term benefits. The paper will discuss a community-based carbon sequestration project in eastern Iran. It started in 2003 and since then has been expanded widely. It was nominated by UNDP as one of 10 transformative projects in Asia/Pacific in 2016. Over the past 20 years, the project has targeted improving the livelihood of the local communities while addressing local measures to adapt to/mitigate climate change. The paper elaborates on the formation of village development groups as pivotal drivers of success by highlighting local income-generating schemes and project documentation. Key lessons for climate change adaptation can be learnt and are applicable to other developing countries. Extreme poverty in rural areas facing climate change could be tackled through implementing bottom-up approaches in which local communities can be respected and engaged in co-leadership and planning.
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适应和减缓气候变化的社会层面:增强当地农村社区应对极端贫困的能力
气候变化的影响发生在不同的空间尺度上,需要适当的尺度响应。在贫困的农村地区,适应或减轻气候变化的影响具有挑战性,即使人们意识到长期利益,对不稳定的生计的任何短期损害都可能引发社区的负面反应。本文将讨论伊朗东部一个以社区为基础的碳封存项目。它始于2003年,此后得到了广泛的扩展。它被联合国开发计划署提名为2016年亚太地区十大变革性项目之一。在过去的20年里,该项目的目标是改善当地社区的生计,同时解决当地适应/减缓气候变化的措施。该文件通过强调当地创收计划和项目文件,详细阐述了村庄发展小组的形成是成功的关键驱动因素。适应气候变化的关键经验教训可以借鉴,并适用于其他发展中国家。面对气候变化的农村地区的极端贫困可以通过实施自下而上的方法来解决,在这种方法中,当地社区可以得到尊重,并参与共同领导和规划。
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Climate
Climate Earth and Planetary Sciences-Atmospheric Science
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5.50
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5.40%
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172
审稿时长
11 weeks
期刊介绍: Climate is an independent, international and multi-disciplinary open access journal focusing on climate processes of the earth, covering all scales and involving modelling and observation methods. The scope of Climate includes: Global climate Regional climate Urban climate Multiscale climate Polar climate Tropical climate Climate downscaling Climate process and sensitivity studies Climate dynamics Climate variability (Interseasonal, interannual to decadal) Feedbacks between local, regional, and global climate change Anthropogenic climate change Climate and monsoon Cloud and precipitation predictions Past, present, and projected climate change Hydroclimate.
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