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DOI	10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2016.05.001
	Linking development to climate adaptation: Leveraging generic and specific capacities to reduce vulnerability to drought in NE Brazil
	Lemos M.C.; Lo Y.-J.; Nelson D.R.; Eakin H.; Bedran-Martins A.M.
发表日期	2016
ISSN	0959-3780
卷号	39
英文摘要	To respond to climate impact, poor agricultural households in less developed regions rely on different types of assets that define their overall adaptive capacity (AC). However not all assets build capacity equally. In this study we argue that building AC requires a combination of interventions that address not only climate-related risks (specific capacity) but also the structural deficits (e.g., lack of income, education, health, political power) (generic capacity) that shape vulnerability. Focusing on rainfed agriculture in NE Brazil, we investigate how households leverage and combine generic and specific capacities to reduce vulnerability. Particularly we explore: 1) the relative importance of different kinds of capacity in shaping vulnerability on these households and 2) how the level of generic capacities (particularly as a result of Brazil's anti-poverty program Bolsa Família) influences the adoption of specific ones. We find that both kinds of capacity matter, as relatively higher levels of generic capacity (in terms of income in general, and climate-neutral income specifically) are associated with higher levels of specific capacity (irrigation). In addition we find that while Bolsa Família has been positive in increasing income, it has not been sufficient to manage the risk of food insecurity during drought events, suggesting a 'poverty trap' in which families are constantly coping with drought but failing to overcome the conditions that make them vulnerable. Our findings indicate that in order to decrease climate vulnerability of poor agricultural households, development interventions, such as anti-poverty programs, have to go beyond cash transfer and should incorporate risk management policies that enhance synergies between generic and specific capacities. © 2016 Elsevier Ltd.
英文关键词	Adaptive capacity; Drought; Livelihoods; Poverty
学科领域	adaptive management; climate change; drought; food security; household income; low income population; rainfed agriculture; rural economy; vulnerability; welfare provision; Brazil
语种	英语
scopus关键词	adaptive management; climate change; drought; food security; household income; low income population; rainfed agriculture; rural economy; vulnerability; welfare provision; Brazil
来源期刊	Global Environmental Change
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/117356
作者单位	University of Michigan, School of Natural Resources and Environment, United States; University of Michigan, School of Natural Resources and Environment, United States; University of Georgia, Department of Anthropology, United States; Arizona State University, School of Sustainability, United States; University of São Paulo, School of Public Health, Brazil
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Lemos M.C.,Lo Y.-J.,Nelson D.R.,et al. Linking development to climate adaptation: Leveraging generic and specific capacities to reduce vulnerability to drought in NE Brazil[J],2016,39.
APA	Lemos M.C.,Lo Y.-J.,Nelson D.R.,Eakin H.,&Bedran-Martins A.M..(2016).Linking development to climate adaptation: Leveraging generic and specific capacities to reduce vulnerability to drought in NE Brazil.Global Environmental Change,39.
MLA	Lemos M.C.,et al."Linking development to climate adaptation: Leveraging generic and specific capacities to reduce vulnerability to drought in NE Brazil".Global Environmental Change 39(2016).