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N° ISBN - 978-2-7380-1284-5 ; International audience ; The paper describes research approaches applied to support alternative viewpoints and practices regarding risk management and resilience within agro-ecosystems. A regional social learning approach was undertaken to guide adaptation to climate change in the Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges of South Australia. It involved working closely with stakeholders to critically examine management systems according to future climate change risk. An integrated analysis of the vulnerability of natural resource management sectors to projected climate change was undertaken. Subsequently, a series of case studies applied approaches that could be used to develop context specific adaptation responses. The research also involved an examination of perceptions of climate change and associated impacts on regional systems. The potential scope of regional responses to new risks facing farmers and their agro-ecosystems is constrained by the dominant neoliberal approach to agricultural development.

N° ISBN - 978-2-7380-1284-5 ; International audience ; The paper describes research approaches applied to support alternative viewpoints and practices regarding risk management and resilience within agro-ecosystems. A regional social learning approach was undertaken to guide adaptation to climate change in the Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges of South Australia. It involved working closely with stakeholders to critically examine management systems according to future climate change risk. An integrated analysis of the vulnerability of natural resource management sectors to projected climate change was undertaken. Subsequently, a series of case studies applied approaches that could be used to develop context specific adaptation responses. The research also involved an examination of perceptions of climate change and associated impacts on regional systems. The potential scope of regional responses to new risks facing farmers and their agro-ecosystems is constrained by the dominant neoliberal approach to agricultural development.

AbstractThe state of food (in)security in rural communities of different ecological zones of the Kaligandaki Basin, Nepal, is assessed using a Household Food Insecurity Access Scale (HFIAS). The data were collected from 360 households using face‐to‐face interviews. The results show poor availability of food from subsistence production in the Middle‐Mountains and Trans‐Himalaya, whereas most households with sufficient purchasing power are able to access additional food from the market. Net food security is poor, with the highest level of insecurity in the Middle‐Mountains, followed by the Trans‐Himalaya and the Tarai. Although weaknesses were found in application of the HFIAS method due to respondent bias in subjective assessments of food insecurity in producer–consumer rural households, the method was found to be effective for rapidly incorporating utilization and stability elements into appraisals. Although not comprehensive, this approach has the potential to complement other forms of knowledge for designing targeted food policy in Nepal.

AbstractFor a long time, ecological monitoring across Australia has utilised a wide variety of different methodologies resulting in data that is difficult to analyse across place or time. In response to these limitations, a new systematic approach to ecological monitoring has been developed in collaboration between the Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network and the Australian Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water - the Ecological Monitoring System Australia (EMSA). A qualitative approach involving focus groups and semi-structured interviews was undertaken to review perceptions of the introduction of the EMSA protocols amongst Natural Resource Management practitioners and other key stakeholders. We found that environmental management stakeholders recognise there will be many advantages from the standardisation of ecological monitoring. However, key concerns emerged regarding the capacity needed to implement the standard protocols, the utility of the resultant data for regional projects, and the scope for adaptive co-management under the EMSA. Stakeholders emphasised the need for autonomy and flexibility, so their participation in protocol development can facilitate regional adoption of the standards. Respondents' concerns about a perceived lack of genuine consultation and acknowledgement of feedback revealed the importance of clear communication at all stages of an environmental management project aiming to standardise practices. Our findings indicate that reflexivity will be vital to address the complexity involved in standardisation of ecological monitoring. Formal processes of social learning will need to be integrated into environmental management approaches to account for the increasing complexity of socio-ecological systems as they are challenged by global change.