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DOI	10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2014.06.014
	Divergent adaptation to climate variability: A case study of pastoral and agricultural societies in Niger
	Snorek J.; Renaud F.G.; Kloos J.
发表日期	2014
ISSN	0959-3780
卷号	29
英文摘要	Adaptation is a complex, dynamic, and sometimes unequal process. Stemming from social ecological systems theories of climate change adaptation and adaptive capacity, this case study introduces the concept of 'divergent' adaptation. Adaptation is divergent when one user or group's adaptation causes a subsequent reduction in another user or group's adaptive capacity in the same ecosystem. Using the example of pastoral and agricultural groups in northern and southern rainfall zones of Niger, this study illustrates the concept of divergent adaptation by identifying changes to the adaptive capacity of users who are currently engaged in conflicts over access to natural resources. Similar to other studies, we find that expansion of farmland and the consequent loss of pastoral space are restricting pastoral adaptation. Divergent adaptations favoring agricultural livelihoods include cultivating near or around pastoral wells or within pastoral corridors, both of which limit the mobility and entitlements of pastoralists. Institutions rarely secure pastoral routes and access to water points, a problem that is compounded by conflicting modes of governance, low accountability, and corruption. The case study illustrates the need to enhance the adaptive capacity of multiple user groups to reduce conflict, enhance human security, and promote overall resilience. © 2014 Elsevier Ltd.
英文关键词	Adaptive capacity; Agro-pastoralist; Climate variability; Divergent adaptation; Niger; Pastoralist
语种	英语
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/117686
作者单位	United Nations University Institute for Environment, Human Security (UNU-EHS), Hermann-Ehlers-Str. 10, Bonn, 53115, Germany
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Snorek J.,Renaud F.G.,Kloos J.. Divergent adaptation to climate variability: A case study of pastoral and agricultural societies in Niger[J],2014,29.
APA	Snorek J.,Renaud F.G.,&Kloos J..(2014).Divergent adaptation to climate variability: A case study of pastoral and agricultural societies in Niger.Global Environmental Change,29.
MLA	Snorek J.,et al."Divergent adaptation to climate variability: A case study of pastoral and agricultural societies in Niger".Global Environmental Change 29(2014).