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ArticleIntegrating adaptive management strategies for coping with climate change impacts on farming households in forest communities of Nigeria
XV World Forestry Congress, 2-6 May 2022
2022Also available in:
No results found.Most Nigerians depend on natural ecosystems such as forests, for extensive rain-fed farming and short fallow periods. Forest communities interact with their ecosystems for income, food, nutritional security and livelihood sustenance. It is important to determine the response of these communities to climate change vulnerability through modified livelihood activities. A multi-stage sampling procedure was used to assess the perceived impact of climate variability on farming communities in major ecosystems (rainforest, savannah and mangrove) of Nigeria. Using focus group discussions, we identified perceived impacts, traditional adaptive measures and new technologies that communities were adopting to cope with climate change. Over the last 30 years, there were perceived shifts in the rainfall patterns, durations and intensities with negative effects on rain-fed agriculture. Planting operations and cropping calendars had been altered, especially in the savanna, which had the highest incidence of drought and flooding. Climate variability negatively affected food production and available land for farming. Livelihoods most impacted were farming, hunting, fishing, timber and non-timber forest products’ collection. High temperatures, illegal logging and charcoal production were the most important environmental drivers of climate change. While poor governance, poverty and unemployment were the key political and economic elements. Local adaptation strategies included crop rotation, mixed cropping, diversification of trade, water conservation and adjustment of planting calendars based on traditional weather forecast. Sustainable adaptation strategies required included provision of credit facilities, affordable insurance policy; increased supply of drought and disease resistant crops; road networks, favourable forestry regulation; and improved climate information systems. Farmers were struggling with adaptive strategies and required external assistance to cope with climate change. Keywords: adaptive and integrated management; climate change; agriculture; sustainable forest management; food systems. ID: 3474255 -
DocumentReview of methodology on climate change impact and vulnerability assessment for application to the forest sector in Republic of Korea: The first step for mainstreaming adaptation in forest sector
XV World Forestry Congress, 2-6 May 2022
2022Also available in:
No results found.As the two laws, The Framework Act on Agriculture and Fisheries, Rural Community and Food Industry and The Creation and Management of Forest Resources Act, were revised in 2015 and 2019, respectively, the Korean government made it mandatory for Korea Forest Service to report the results of climate change impact and vulnerability assessment on forest sector. For implementing the above duty, the National Institute of Forest Science (NIFoS) has categorized the forest sector to eighteen detailed sectors and established monitoring framework to assess the climate change impacts since 2015.
This study aims to develop appropriate methodology and framework for assessment of climate change impact and vulnerability on forest sector in Korea by reviewing what the NIFoS has conducted in comparison with the previous cases in the USA, Canada and the UK. To achieve this, this study first clarifies the ultimate goals of assessment and categorizes assessment areas for each detailed sector. Then, by reviewing the major factors on vulnerability assessment used in the Adaptation Partners Frameworks (USA), the Climate Change Response Framework (USA), the Canadian Council of Forest Ministers Framework (Canada), and the Climate Change Risk Assessment (UK), this study draws the possible stepwise check list with the hope of producing appropriate results on climate change impact and vulnerability which can be utilized in the stage of mainstreaming adaptation in forest sector. The tentative framework drawn from this study contains the considerations about where we need to go and how to go for achieving adaptation.
This study is expected to contribute to establish the essential basis for supporting decision making for finding actual tools to conserve and enhance forest ecosystem services and sustain life of human being under climate change pressure. Keywords: Climate change, Adaptive and integrated management, Monitoring and data collection, Policies, Sustainable forest management ID: 3621974 -
ArticlePredicted climate change impact on natural teak forests in the Greater Mekong sub-region
XV World Forestry Congress, 2-6 May 2022
2022Also available in:
No results found.Teak (Tectona grandis) is one of the most valuable hardwood species. Natural teak forests, largely distributed in South Asia and Southeast Asia, but they are in danger because of over-exploitation, non-sustainable management, encroachment, and potentially the long-term effect of climate change. The objectives of this research are to predict the presence and future geographical range of natural teak forests in the Greater Mekong Sub-region, and to determine the effectiveness of protected areas for in-situ conservation. Geo-referenced species occurrences of natural teak across the Mekong region were gathered from previous studies and ongoing ITTO Teak Project in Mekong. In addition, potential environmental requirement variables were developed or gathered from various sources. Maximum Entropy (MaxEnt Model), a present-only spatial distribution model was employed to generate present and predicted species range in 2050 under the CMIP6 scenarios. The results of species distribution models show that the suitable habitats of native teak are likely stable by 2050 as the result of wide climatic tolerance range. However, its distribution in southern Myanmar and northeast Lao PDR would loss climatic suitable habitats, whereas semievergreen forests in northern Myanmar are becoming more suitable by all scenarios. Keywords: Distribution range, teak, conservation, Mekong, protected areas ID: 3486560
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