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Coping with climate-induced water stresses through time and space in the mountains of Southwest China
Author
Yufang Su, Xu Jianchu, Andy Wilkes, Juliet Lu, Qiaohong Li, Yao Fu, Xing Ma and R. Edward Grumbine
Year
2012
Journal Title
Regional Environmental Change
Institution
Springer
Pages
1-12
Call Number
JA0458-12
Keywords
Climate change adaptation, Mountain, Water stresses, Collective action, Yunnan province
Abstract:
Southwest China’s Yunnan province has been
affected throughout history by climate-induced water
stresses, with the 2009 drought as a recent example. To
deal with such stresses, mountain farmers have developed
many local coping strategies. This paper provides case
studies of these coping mechanisms in three mountain
communities in Baoshan Municipality, Yunnan province.
To minimize water-related environmental and economic
vulnerabilities, our results show that upland farmers
employ strategies both individually and collectively, which
vary according to agroecological zone, economics, and
historical period. Climate change is also emerging as an
ongoing environmental challenge. We explore China’s
options for introducing and implementing adaptation policies that link with farmer strategies to respond more
effectively to water stresses induced by climate change and
other forces.
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