Adaptive management strategies of local communities in two Amazonian floodplain ecosystems in the face of extreme climate events.

ABSTRACT: In Amazonia, changes in the frequency and intensity of extreme climate events are occurring and expected to intensify, affecting food security with subsequent social and political problems. We conducted semi-structured interviews in communities of the mid-Solimões River basin (Amazonas, Brazil). Our questions were designed to construct seasonal calendars with residents (ribeirinhos) to understand climatic patterns and changes in livelihood activities, how traditional management is affected by extreme floods and droughts, and to identify their adaptation strategies in new climatic contexts. We studied three floodplain (várzea, n = 59 households) and three paleo-floodplain communities, situated 1-3 m higher than the floodplain (paleovárzea, n = 42 households). We show th

SUBMITTER: da Cunha Avila JV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7612842 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature