"Like the plains people losing the buffalo": perceptions of climate change impacts, fisheries management, and adaptation actions by Indigenous peoples in coastal British Columbia, Canada

Rapidly developing and complex climate change impacts have profound implications for coastal communities, demanding adaptation actions for both social and ecological systems. Along the coast of British Columbia, Canada, Indigenous peoples developed a tightly coupled social-ecological system that was...

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Autores principales:	Charlotte K. Whitney, Alejandro Frid, Barry K. Edgar, Jennifer Walkus, Peter Siwallace, Iris L. Siwallace, Natalie C. Ban
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Publicado:	Resilience Alliance 2020
Materias:	adaptation climate change fisheries food security governance indigenous stewardship transformation Biology (General) QH301-705.5 Ecology QH540-549.5
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:602fdeea1d7b4646a9e252f5514b6fec2021-12-02T14:37:54Z"Like the plains people losing the buffalo": perceptions of climate change impacts, fisheries management, and adaptation actions by Indigenous peoples in coastal British Columbia, Canada1708-308710.5751/ES-12027-250433https://doaj.org/article/602fdeea1d7b4646a9e252f5514b6fec2020-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol25/iss4/art33/https://doaj.org/toc/1708-3087Rapidly developing and complex climate change impacts have profound implications for coastal communities, demanding adaptation actions for both social and ecological systems. Along the coast of British Columbia, Canada, Indigenous peoples developed a tightly coupled social-ecological system that was interrupted by the arrival of settler colonialism in the 1800s. Although both climate change adaptation and the impacts of colonization have been well studied, little research has examined how these themes interact, and the conditions that may support or prevent people's ability to adapt to the social-ecological changes that emerge. Through a collaborative partnership with four First Nations and their umbrella organization for technical support, we examined people's perceptions of social and ecological aspects of adaptation to climate change. Using semistructured interviews (n = 50), four key strategies emerged as critical for climate change adaptation: (1) strengthening Indigenous governance autonomy and authority, (2) promoting knowledge sharing for adaptation practices within and among communities, (3) promoting adaptive comanagement among governance scales, and (4) developing learning platforms for climate impacts and adaptive strategies. Actions typically proposed by non-Indigenous government, including marine protected areas and ecosystem-based management were not prioritized. We found diverse attitudes toward climate change impacts, indicating that people's perceptions of adaptation strategies are strongly influenced by exposure to observable impacts, the social-ecological context in which they live, and perceptions of governance and self-determination. Our study suggests that supporting Indigenous peoples' ability to adapt to climate change will require transforming the current governance model into one that acknowledges Indigenous social, cultural, and food needs and how these relate to marine resources and territorial management rights.Charlotte K. WhitneyAlejandro FridBarry K. EdgarJennifer WalkusPeter SiwallaceIris L. SiwallaceNatalie C. BanResilience Alliancearticleadaptationclimate changefisheriesfood securitygovernanceindigenous stewardshiptransformationBiology (General)QH301-705.5EcologyQH540-549.5ENEcology and Society, Vol 25, Iss 4, p 33 (2020)
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topic	adaptation climate change fisheries food security governance indigenous stewardship transformation Biology (General) QH301-705.5 Ecology QH540-549.5
spellingShingle	adaptation climate change fisheries food security governance indigenous stewardship transformation Biology (General) QH301-705.5 Ecology QH540-549.5 Charlotte K. Whitney Alejandro Frid Barry K. Edgar Jennifer Walkus Peter Siwallace Iris L. Siwallace Natalie C. Ban "Like the plains people losing the buffalo": perceptions of climate change impacts, fisheries management, and adaptation actions by Indigenous peoples in coastal British Columbia, Canada
description	Rapidly developing and complex climate change impacts have profound implications for coastal communities, demanding adaptation actions for both social and ecological systems. Along the coast of British Columbia, Canada, Indigenous peoples developed a tightly coupled social-ecological system that was interrupted by the arrival of settler colonialism in the 1800s. Although both climate change adaptation and the impacts of colonization have been well studied, little research has examined how these themes interact, and the conditions that may support or prevent people's ability to adapt to the social-ecological changes that emerge. Through a collaborative partnership with four First Nations and their umbrella organization for technical support, we examined people's perceptions of social and ecological aspects of adaptation to climate change. Using semistructured interviews (n = 50), four key strategies emerged as critical for climate change adaptation: (1) strengthening Indigenous governance autonomy and authority, (2) promoting knowledge sharing for adaptation practices within and among communities, (3) promoting adaptive comanagement among governance scales, and (4) developing learning platforms for climate impacts and adaptive strategies. Actions typically proposed by non-Indigenous government, including marine protected areas and ecosystem-based management were not prioritized. We found diverse attitudes toward climate change impacts, indicating that people's perceptions of adaptation strategies are strongly influenced by exposure to observable impacts, the social-ecological context in which they live, and perceptions of governance and self-determination. Our study suggests that supporting Indigenous peoples' ability to adapt to climate change will require transforming the current governance model into one that acknowledges Indigenous social, cultural, and food needs and how these relate to marine resources and territorial management rights.
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author	Charlotte K. Whitney Alejandro Frid Barry K. Edgar Jennifer Walkus Peter Siwallace Iris L. Siwallace Natalie C. Ban
author_facet	Charlotte K. Whitney Alejandro Frid Barry K. Edgar Jennifer Walkus Peter Siwallace Iris L. Siwallace Natalie C. Ban
author_sort	Charlotte K. Whitney
title	"Like the plains people losing the buffalo": perceptions of climate change impacts, fisheries management, and adaptation actions by Indigenous peoples in coastal British Columbia, Canada
title_short	"Like the plains people losing the buffalo": perceptions of climate change impacts, fisheries management, and adaptation actions by Indigenous peoples in coastal British Columbia, Canada
title_full	"Like the plains people losing the buffalo": perceptions of climate change impacts, fisheries management, and adaptation actions by Indigenous peoples in coastal British Columbia, Canada
title_fullStr	"Like the plains people losing the buffalo": perceptions of climate change impacts, fisheries management, and adaptation actions by Indigenous peoples in coastal British Columbia, Canada
title_full_unstemmed	"Like the plains people losing the buffalo": perceptions of climate change impacts, fisheries management, and adaptation actions by Indigenous peoples in coastal British Columbia, Canada
title_sort	"like the plains people losing the buffalo": perceptions of climate change impacts, fisheries management, and adaptation actions by indigenous peoples in coastal british columbia, canada
publisher	Resilience Alliance
publishDate	2020
url	https://doaj.org/article/602fdeea1d7b4646a9e252f5514b6fec
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"Like the plains people losing the buffalo": perceptions of climate change impacts, fisheries management, and adaptation actions by Indigenous peoples in coastal British Columbia, Canada

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