FACTORES ECOLÓGICOS Y SOCIALES QUE EXPLICAN LA RESILIENCIA AL CAMBIO CLIMÁTICO DE LOS SISTEMAS AGRÍCOLAS EN EL MUNICIPIO LA PALMA, PINAR DEL RÍO, CUBA/Socio-ecologic aspects that explain the resilience to climate change in agricultural systems of La Palma municipality, Pinar del Río, Cuba

Pinar del Rio's agricultural systems exhibit a high diversity and heterogeneity, due to its ecological characteristics and its own socio-cultural identity. Frequent hurricanes, prolonged drought, as well as socio-political aspects, make some of the food production systems highly vulnerable. The...

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Published in:Agroecología 2013-01, Vol.8 (1), p.43
Main Authors: Serrano, Maikel Márquez, Funes-Monzote, Fernando R
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Subjects:
Agricultural management
Citizen participation
Climate change
Community action
Drought
Farms
Hurricanes
Social capital
Studies
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Summary:Pinar del Rio's agricultural systems exhibit a high diversity and heterogeneity, due to its ecological characteristics and its own socio-cultural identity. Frequent hurricanes, prolonged drought, as well as socio-political aspects, make some of the food production systems highly vulnerable. There is an urgent need to identify adaptation strategies and responses to such events and setbacks that provoke unsustainability. This study aimed at the identification of innovative agroecological practices that confer resilience to agricultural systems in facing both hurricanes and droughts. Among the practices used to enhance resiliency in farms can be mentioned: reforestation, increase of functional biodiversity, artisanal food conservation, local germplasm banks, soil conservation and improvement, access to local markets and minimal dependence of synthetic external products. Energetic independence was perceived as a priority strategy for both, hurricanes and droughts. Community cooperation and integration appeared as a conductive thread of execution and dissemination of innovative agroecological practices, as well as, intra-community social assistance.
ISSN:1989-4686
1989-4686