Coping with climate-induced water stresses through time and space in the mountains of Southwest China

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• 作者：Yufang Su (2) (3)
  Jianchu Xu (1) (2)
  Andy Wilkes (2)
  Juliet Lu (2)
  Qiaohong Li (1) (2)
  Yao Fu (1)
  Xing Ma (2)
  R. Edward Grumbine (1)
  
• 关键词：Climate change adaptation ; Mountain ; Water stresses ; Collective action ; Yunnan province
• 刊名：Regional Environmental Change
• 出版年：2012
• 出版时间：December 2012
• 年：2012
• 卷：12
• 期：4
• 页码：855-866
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• 作者单位：Yufang Su (2) (3)
  Jianchu Xu (1) (2)
  Andy Wilkes (2)
  Juliet Lu (2)
  Qiaohong Li (1) (2)
  Yao Fu (1)
  Xing Ma (2)
  R. Edward Grumbine (1)
  
  2. World Agroforestry Centre, East Asia Node, 132 Lanhei Road, Heilongtan, Kunming, 650204, China
  3. Yunnan Academy of Social Sciences, Institute of Economics, 577 Huancheng West Road, Kunming, 650034, China
  1. Kunming Institute of Botany, 132 Lanhei Road, Heilongtan, Kunming, 650204, China
  
• ISSN：1436-378X

文摘

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.