scholarly journals IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON CETACEAN DISTRIBUTION, HABITAT AND MIGRATION

2021 ◽  
pp. 100009
Author(s):  
Celine van Weelden ◽  
Jared R. Towers ◽  
Thijs Bosker
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
And Migration ◽  
Cetacean Distribution ◽  
Impacts Of Climate Change

scholarly journals Climate Change and Migration for Scandinavian Saami: A Review of Possible Impacts

Climate ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ilan Kelman ◽  
Marius Næss
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Indigenous People ◽  
Indigenous Peoples ◽  
Social Influences ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Reindeer Herding ◽  
Governance Analysis ◽  
And Migration ◽  
Research And Policy ◽  
Impacts Of Climate Change

Migration, especially of indigenous peoples, related to or influenced by climate change continues to gain increasing research and policy attention. Limited material remains for this topic for Scandinavia’s indigenous people, the Saami. This paper contributes to filling this gap by providing a review for the Scandinavian Saami of the possible impacts of climate change on migration. Environmental influences, social influences, and a synthesis through livelihoods impacts, including for reindeer herding, is provided, followed by a discussion of Saami responses to climate change and migration mainly through a governance analysis. Overall, climate change’s impacts on the Saami do not necessarily entail abandoning their traditions, livelihoods, or homes. Instead, the most significant impact is likely to be migrants moving into the Arctic to pursue resource opportunities. Working collaboratively with the Saami, policies and practices are needed to ensure that indigenous interests are respected and that indigenous needs are met.

scholarly journals Representations of Colombian Andean farmers on climate change and mitigation and adaptation strategies

2021 ◽  
Vol 59 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
José de Jesús Núñez Rodríguez ◽  
Julio César Carvajal Rodríguez ◽  
Darcy Margarita Carrero ◽  
Luisa Lorena Ramírez Novoa ◽  
José Vicente Sánchez Frank
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Public Institutions ◽  
Multiple Choice Questions ◽  
Adaptation To Climate Change ◽  
Mitigation And Adaptation ◽  
Average Rainfall ◽  
Rainfall Reduction ◽  
And Migration ◽  
Mitigation And Adaptation Strategies ◽  
Impacts Of Climate Change

Abstract: This article presents the findings of research conducted in a rural community located in Norte de Santander Department, Colombia, on farmers' representations of the impacts of climate change. The analysis of the behavior of temperature and average rainfall in the period 1985-2015 was put together concerning the local knowledge of the farmers. The approach was developed through 56 multiple choice questions surveys done to 144 producers intentionally selected from a group of 1,933 farmers, analyzed with descriptive and inferential statistical techniques. The findings indicate a broad opinion by farmers of the effects of climate change due to the gradual increase in temperature that causes changes in the bimodal system and intensity of rainfall; reduction in agricultural and livestock production, product quality and quantity; intensification of pest and disease attacks; reduction in water sources and water quality; extinction and migration of species of flora and fauna; and effects on the family’s comfort during work and rest hours, health and hygiene. Likewise, local strategies and the participation of public institutions in the mitigation and adaptation to climate change are evident.

scholarly journals Climate change and deforestation drive the displacement and contraction of tropical montane cloud forests

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Santiago Ramírez-Barahona ◽  
Ángela P. Cuervo-Robayo ◽  
Kenneth Feeley ◽  
Andrés Ortiz-Rodríguez ◽  
Antonio Vásquez-Aguilar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Global Climate ◽  
Cloud Forest ◽  
Vascular Plant ◽  
Cloud Forests ◽  
Tropical Montane Forests ◽  
Population Sizes ◽  
And Migration ◽  
Tropical Montane Cloud Forests ◽  
Impacts Of Climate Change

Abstract Global climate change and habitat loss are displacing tropical montane forests along mountain slopes1–4. Cloud forests are one of the most diverse and fragile of these montane ecosystems5–8, yet little is known about the historical and ongoing impacts of anthropogenic disturbances on these forests. Here we assess historical (1901–2016) changes in the altitudinal range of vascular plant species in Mesoamerican cloud forests and evaluate the relative impacts of climate change and land-use alterations. By analysing thousands of occurrence records from public biological collections, we uncovered common altitudinal shifts across species and suggest an overall contraction of cloud forests starting in the late 1970s. We infered a pervasive and interrelated impact of rising temperatures, changing precipitation patterns, and deforestation on the distribution of cloud forest species across Mesoamerica. Over the last fifty years, cloud forests have declined due to deforestation and warmer and more (seasonally) arid climates9–11. This is pushing species’ to contract their altitudinal ranges and may lead to an increasing probability of abrupt and devastating declines of population sizes, local adaptation, and migration.

Addressing Future Fragility: Women, Climate Change and Migration

2020 ◽  
pp. 207-222
Author(s):  
Briana Mawby ◽  
Anna Applebaum
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
National Security ◽  
International Cooperation ◽  
Climate Change Impacts ◽  
Global Community ◽  
Migration Patterns ◽  
The World ◽  
And Migration ◽  
New Policies ◽  
Impacts Of Climate Change

Climate change and its consequences are among the greatest challenges facing the global community, with the potential to radically alter the structures of communities, states, and international cooperation. Climate change will fundamentally reshape migration patterns around the world; as people choose to migrate to find safety and economic opportunities, their movements will affect how states manage their borders and national security and will strain further the already burdened mechanisms which help guide migration flows locally and internationally. The pressure of climate-related migration in both origin and destination communities requires rethinking international initiatives and national frameworks governing migration and resettlement. When a shock occurs, such as those caused by climate change impacts, it leaves women especially vulnerable and makes migration particularly arduous. Yet women will also be critical to determining the response to such events. In order to understand the potential impacts of climate change-related migration, it is critical to understand women’s roles and experiences. As responsive new policies and approaches are being designed, it is equally critical for women’s perspectives, needs, and expertise to be centered. This chapter provides a discussion of the gendered consequences of climate change, the legal and policy gaps that exist for understanding and addressing gendered climate change-related migration, and the role that future WPS research and analysis can play in highlighting and addressing these issues.

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