Enhancing Adaptive Capacity and Climate Change Resilience of Coastal Communities in Yap

2017 ◽  
pp. 87-118 ◽  
Author(s):  
Murukesan Krishnapillai
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Adaptive Capacity ◽  
Coastal Communities ◽  
Climate Change Resilience

scholarly journals Adaptive capacity of Arctic communities in the context of climate change and shipping growth: A review of Russian and Western literature

Polar Record ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 56 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julia Olsen
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Adaptive Capacity ◽  
Climatic Changes ◽  
Coastal Communities ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Community Based Research ◽  
English Only ◽  
The Past ◽  
Arctic Communities ◽  
Circumpolar Arctic

Abstract Throughout the past two decades, the number of studies examining the adaptive capacity of Arctic communities in the context of climate change has been increasing; however, little is known about Arctic communities’ ability to adapt to certain emerging changes, such as increased shipping activity. To address this knowledge gap, this study systematically analyses published scientific articles on community adaptive capacity in circumpolar Arctic, including articles published in Russian which may not be captured in English-only reviews. Throughout this review, the study focuses on three areas: the development of the adaptive capacity framework; the conditions that enable community adaption abilities; and the extent to which shipping developments are addressed in the literature. This study demonstrates that the adaptive capacity framework has been significantly developed both theoretically and methodologically and is broadly used to address new types of climatic and non-climatic changes. Though the impacts from the shipping development are discussed in some studies, there is a clear need for further examination of coastal communities’ ability to adapt to such changes. Additionally, the study reveals limitations in the application of the Western conceptual terminology when exploring community-based research by Russian scholars.

scholarly journals The capacity to adapt?: communities in a changing climate, environment, and economy on the northern Andaman coast of Thailand

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nathan Bennett ◽  
Philip Dearden ◽  
Alin Kadfak
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Protected Areas ◽  
Adaptive Capacity ◽  
Environmental Degradation ◽  
Marine Protected Areas ◽  
Multiple Scales ◽  
Coastal Communities ◽  
Economic Opportunities ◽  
Management Interventions ◽  
Impacts Of Climate Change

The health and productivity of marine ecosystems, habitats, and fisheries are deteriorating on the Andaman coast of Thailand. Because of their high dependence on natural resources and proximity to the ocean, coastal communities are particularly vulnerable to climate-induced changes in the marine environment. These communities must also adapt to the impacts of management interventions and conservation initiatives, including marine protected areas, which have livelihood implications. Further, communities on the Andaman coast are also experiencing a range of new economic opportunities associated in particular with tourism and agriculture. These complex and ongoing changes require integrated assessment of, and deliberate planning to increase, the adaptive capacity of communities so that they may respond to: (1) environmental degradation and fisheries declines through effective management interventions or conservation initiatives, (2) new economic opportunities to reduce dependence on fisheries, and (3) the increasing impacts of climate change. Our results are from a mixed methods study, which used surveys and interviews to examine multiple dimensions of the adaptive capacity of seven island communities near marine protected areas on the Andaman coast of Thailand. Results show that communities had low adaptive capacity with respect to environmental degradation and fisheries declines, and to management and conservation interventions, as well as uneven levels of adaptive capacity to economic opportunities. Though communities and households were experiencing the impacts of climate change, especially storm events, changing seasons and weather patterns, and erosion, they were reacting to these changes with limited knowledge of climate change per se. We recommend interventions, in the form of policies, programs, and actions, at multiple scales for increasing the adaptive capacity of Thailand’s coastal communities to change. The analytical and methodological approach used for examining adaptive capacity could be easily modified and applied to other contexts and locales.

scholarly journals KAPASITAS ADAPTASI KOMUNITAS PESISIR PADA KONDISI RAWAN PANGAN AKIBAT PERUBAHAN IKLIM (KASUS SEBUAH KOMUNITAS NELAYAN DI JAWA BARAT)

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nurmala K. Panjaitan ◽  
Galuh Adriana ◽  
Ratri Virianita ◽  
Nanda Karlita ◽  
Renita Intan Cahyani
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Food Insecurity ◽  
Adaptive Capacity ◽  
Sea Water ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Coastal Communities ◽  
Institutional Memory ◽  
Innovative Learning ◽  
Impacts Of Climate Change

<p>ABSTRACT<br />Climate change provokes various problems on coastal community’s life such as reduction in the quantity and quality of the catch, sea-water flood, storms, tidal waves, and drought. Many impacts of climate change will not lead to the vulnerability of coastal communities when a community has sufficient adaptive capacity. The purpose of this study was to analyze the adaptive capacity of coastal communities to food insecurity as the impacts of climate change. Mix method approach such as survey, in-depth interviews, focus group discussions and observation was applied to collect the data. The unit analysis was community level (n = 100 poor fishery households, beneficiaries of government’s poor rice program). The adaptive capacity of communities to food insecurity is relatively low due to low institutional memory, unable to conduct innovative learning and especially the lack of connectedness with others outside the community. There is no Collective action to cope with food insecurity due to poverty, community’s culture and lack of local leadership.<br />Keywords: Climate change, adaptive capacity, coastal community, food insecurity</p><p>ABSTRAK<br />Perubahan iklim menimbulkan banyak masalah pada kehidupan komunitas pesisir seperti penurunan kualitas dan kuantitas tangkapan, rob, badai, gelombang pasang dan kekeringan. Berbagai dampak perubahan iklim tidak akan menyebabkan kerentanan komunitas pesisir bila komunitas itu mempunya kapasitas adaptasi yang memadai. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah menganalisa kapasitas adaptasi komunitas nelayan untuk melihat kesiapan komunitas dalam menghadapi kerawanan pangan akibat perubahan iklim. Pendekatan survei, wawancara mendalam, focus group discussion, dan observasi digunaan untuk mengumpulkan data. Unit analisa adalah pada tingkat masyarakat dengan sumber data 100 rumahtangga nelayan miskin yang merupakan penerima program raskin. Kapasitas adaptasi masyarakat terhadap kerawanan pangan tergolong rendah karena rendahnya institutional memory, tidak mampu melakukan innovative learning dan kurangnya connectedness terutama dengan pihak lain di luar komunitas. Aksi kolektif dari komunitas untuk mengatasi kerawanan pangan tidak ada yang disebabkan oleh kemiskinan,budaya komunitas dan kurang berfungsinya kepemimpinan lokal.<br />Kata kunci: Perubahan iklim, kapasitas adaptasi, pantai komunitas, kerawanan pangan</p>

scholarly journals The economic and social impacts of environmental change on fishing towns and coastal communities: a historical case study of Geraldton, Western Australia

2015 ◽  
Vol 73 (5) ◽  
pp. 1437-1446 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Tull ◽  
S. J. Metcalf ◽  
H. Gray
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Environmental Change ◽  
Adaptive Capacity ◽  
Western Australia ◽  
Resource Dependence ◽  
Natural Capital ◽  
Economic Importance ◽  
Coastal Communities ◽  
Fishing Industry ◽  
Ecological Vulnerability

Abstract For decades, many Australian coastal communities have been changing, in varying degrees, from traditional “fishing towns” to “mining”, “tourism”, or “retirement” towns. However, environmental changes, such as climate change, have increased the vulnerability of these communities and their capacity to continue to successfully adapt is unknown. A framework for the assessment of socio-ecological vulnerability is used to provide information on the response to change in Geraldton, Western Australia. Geraldton has traditionally been a port and fishing town and has recently become a hub for the expanding mining industry. An innovative historical assessment of adaptive capacity using sustainable livelihoods analysis with indicators of social, economic, human, financial, physical, and natural capital is used to calculate socio-ecological vulnerability over time. The framework integrates adaptive capacity with environmental change, resource dependence, and the socio-economic importance of the fished species during four census years: 1921, 1954, 1981, and 2011. The earlier years are characterized by high adaptive capacity and low socio-ecological vulnerability in keeping with strong economic growth and low unemployment rates following the First and Second World Wars. The years 1981 and 2011 showed markedly higher socio-ecological vulnerability and lower adaptive capacities. This result was due to progressively greater exposure to climate change and the high socio-economic importance of fished species, as well as relatively poor physical, social, and natural capital. With continuing environmental and economic change, the fishing industry and the broader Geraldton population is likely to become increasingly vulnerable. Proactive rather than passive adaptation may speed the recovery and reduce a decline in the fishing industry and local economies. The paper briefly discusses potential adaptation in Geraldton which may be useful as a guideline for other coastal communities.

scholarly journals KAPASITAS ADAPTIF MASYARAKAT PESISIR MENGHADAPI PERUBAHAN IKLIM : KASUS PULAU GANGGA, MINAHASA UTARA

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 133
Author(s):  
Ary Wahyono ◽  
Masyhuri Imron ◽  
Ibnu Nadzir
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Adaptive Capacity ◽  
Coastal Communities ◽  
Vulnerable Groups ◽  
Direct Impact ◽  
Ecological Changes ◽  
Group Data ◽  
Focus Group Data ◽  
The Village

Masyarakat pesisir merupakan salah satu kelompok masyarakat yang paling rentan menghadapiperubahan iklim. Perubahan kecil pada lingkungan mereka dapat memberikan dampak langsung padakehidupan masyarakat pesisir khususnya pada sistem mata pencaharian. Nelayan misalnya, akankesulitan untuk melaut dalam situasi cuaca yang tidak menentu. Situasi semacam ini juga dialamioleh berbagai mata pencaharian lain di wilayah pesisir, seperti penambak garam maupun ikan. Lebihlanjut, perubahan ekologis ini dapat berpengaruh pada kapasitas adaptif masyarakat pesisir. Tulisanini mengangkat isu perubahan iklim yang terjadi pada masyarakat pesisir di Pulau Gangga. Informasidari tulisan ini diperoleh dari wawancara dan FGD yang dijelaskan dengan kerangka konsep kapasitasadaptif. Tulisan ini menunjukkan bahwa fenomena perubahan iklim telah secara nyata dirasakan diPulau Gangga. Meskipun demikian, gejala ini belum dianggap sebagai masalah yang signifikan olehwarga. Hal tersebut dipengaruhi oleh pengetahuan warga yang terbatas mengenai gejala perubahaniklim. Temuan lainnya menunjukkan bahwa kapasitas adaptif tidak hanya ditentukan oleh lingkungan.Struktur sosial baik dalam relasi patron-klien maupun kelembagaan di tingkat desa amat berpengaruhpada kapasitas adaptif masyarakat Pulau Gangga.Title: The Adaptive Capacity of Coastal Communites Face Climate Change:Gangga Island Case, South of MinahasaCoastal communities are one of the most vulnerable groups to climate change. Littleenvironmental change contributes to direct impact on the lives of coastal communities specifically onlivelihood systems. Fishermen, for example, will find it hard to go to sea in a situation of erratic weather.Such a situation also faced by many other livelihoods in coastal areas, such as salt and fish farmer.Furthermore, these ecological changes may affect the adaptive capacity of coastal communities. Thispaper raised the issue of climate change on coastal communities on the island of Gangga Island.Toexplain the problem this paper uses interview and focus group data that is described through adaptivecapacity framework. This paper shows that the phenomenon of climate change has been affectingcoastal communities in Gangga Island. Nevertheless, this phenomenon has not been regarded as asignificant problem by the citizens. It is influenced by the limited knowledge of the citizens about thesymptoms of climate change. Other findings indicate that adaptive capacity is not only determined bythe environment. Social structure in both the patron-client and institutional at the village level is veryinfluential on the adaptive capacity of society Gangga Island

scholarly journals Building adaptive capacity to climate change in tropical coastal communities

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 117-123 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joshua E. Cinner ◽  
W. Neil Adger ◽  
Edward H. Allison ◽  
Michele L. Barnes ◽  
Katrina Brown ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Adaptive Capacity ◽  
Coastal Communities

scholarly journals Education to Enhance Vietnamese Coastal Communities’ Adaptive Capacity to Cope With Climate Change

2016 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Thi Huong Tra Nguyen ◽  
Helen Boon ◽  
David King
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Adaptive Capacity ◽  
Global Climate Change ◽  
Community Education ◽  
Global Climate ◽  
Coastal Communities ◽  
Theoretical Frameworks ◽  
Key Concepts ◽  
Change Projects ◽  
Impacts Of Climate Change

Vietnam is highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, particularly in poor coastal communities. While external climate change projects have been conducted in some coastal provinces, including Ha Tinh, there is a lack of local education programs to enhance communities’ awareness and adaptive capacity to cope with climate change. Therefore, a community education program is proposed to help Ha Tinh locals adapt to climate change. The aim of this paper is to present a brief literature review, including: identifying key concepts, overviewing global climate change, analysing climate change and climate change adaptation in Vietnam, as well as theoretical frameworks.

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