阿克普拉巴尼亚的声音:加纳沿海地区的社区适应和社会生态变化
Eranga K Galappaththi1, Brandy Ayesu-Danso1, Sithuni M Jayasekara1
1Department of Geography, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, USA.
Cambridge prisms. Coastal futures
|November 3, 2025
概括
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科学领域:
- 社会生态系统 (SES) 研究
- 适应气候变化 适应气候变化
- 沿海社区的恢复力
背景情况:
- 加纳的沿海地区至关重要,但也很容易受到气候变化的影响.
- 关于加纳沿海社会生态系统 (SES) 的研究有限.
- 原住民和地方社区的适应策略未得到充分研究.
研究的目的:
- 为了确定Akplabanya社区沿海SES的感知变化.
- 检查阿克普拉巴尼亚社区内的人类适应反应.
- 为脆弱沿海地区的气候适应政策提供信息.
主要方法:
- 在阿克普拉巴尼亚两个月的实地考察.
- 参与者观察,半结构面试,关键信息人面试和焦点小组讨论.
- 对社区感知和适应策略的定性数据分析.
主要成果:
- 确定了沿海SES变化:气候变化 (海平面上升),资源转移 (土地使用),农业生物多样性丧失 (牲畜),污染和人口增加.
- 观察到的适应反应:地方感,食品市场的出现,土著知识的削弱,集体行动,伙伴关系和提高意识.
- 强调需要有针对性的研究来改善适应政策.
结论:
- 由于气候变化,加纳的沿海社区面临着多方面的SES挑战.
- 社区适应战略是多样化的,涉及地点,代理,知识,行动,机构和学习.
- 对于科学家,政策制定者和研究人员来说,迫切需要研究来支持有效的适应政策干预.
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