HIGHLAND-LOWLAND SYSTEM
; CLIMATE-CHANGE
; MOUNT KENYA
; SECURITY
; CAPACITY
; LAND
WOS学科分类:
Environmental Sciences
; Environmental Studies
WOS研究方向:
Environmental Sciences & Ecology
英文摘要:
Food system sustainability depends, among other aspects, on the resilience of different components of food systems. By resilience, we mean the ability of a food system to withstand stress and shocks, recover, and adapt to change. In this study, we examined the resilience of food systems, firstly, by compiling the risks perceived by different food system actors in the Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia, and the northwestern Mount Kenya Region, Kenyatwo regions that are important to their respective national food supply. Secondly, we evaluated whether and under what circumstances these perceptions translate into adaptive or preventive strategies that benefit food system resilience. Among all actors, the most frequently perceived risks relate to production levels. Further, the many (sometimes contradictory) perceptions of risk and uncertainty among different actor groups do not necessarily translate into adaptation strategies. Reasons for this include structural factors as well as the risk perception paradox, particularly regarding preventive strategies. However, we also observed many implicit strategies illustrating how different actors develop responses within their possibilities. However, most such strategies were insufficient to mitigate, much less to adapt to, the perceived risks. To build resilience, existing innovative policies need to be enforced in both countries. These include disaster risk reduction programs and programs to reduce the vulnerability of marginalized groups who are crucial to food systems, such as smallholder farmers, pastoralists, and food workers.
1.Univ Bern, CDE, Mittelstr 43, CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland 2.Univ Nairobi, Dept Geog & Environm Studies, Hyslop Bldg,3rd Floor,Main Campus, Nairobi, Kenya 3.Univ Mayor San Simon, Agruco, Ave Petr Km 4 1-2, Cochabamba, Bolivia 4.Univ Mayor San Andres, Inst Antropol & Arqueol, Ave Villazon,Monobloque Cent, La Paz, Bolivia 5.Univ Bern, Inst Geog, Hallerstr 12, CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland 6.Univ Bern, Inst Social Anthropol, Lerchenweg 36, CH-3000 Bern, Switzerland 7.Ctr Training & Integrated Res Arid & Semiarid Lan, Buttsons Complex Bldg, Nanyuki, Kenya
Recommended Citation:
Jacobi, Johanna,Mukhovi, Stellah,Llanque, Aymara,et al. Actor-specific risk perceptions and strategies for resilience building in different food systems in Kenya and Bolivia[J]. REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE,2019-01-01,19(3):879-892