The Competencies Demonstrated by Farmers while Adapting to Climate Change

Autor/inn/en	Pruneau, Diane; Kerry, Jackie; Mallet, Marie-Andree; Freiman, Viktor; Langis, Joanne; Laroche, Anne-Marie; Evichnevetski, Evgueni; Deguire, Paul; Therrien, Jimmy; Lang, Mathieu; Barbier, Pierre-Yves
Titel	The Competencies Demonstrated by Farmers while Adapting to Climate Change
Quelle	In: International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 21 (2012) 3, S.247-259 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1038-2046
DOI	10.1080/10382046.2012.698085
Schlagwörter	Climate; Adjustment (to Environment); Agricultural Occupations; Case Studies; Foreign Countries; Achievement; Competence; Agricultural Skills; Critical Thinking; Cooperation; Self Efficacy; Innovation; Environmental Education; Long Range Planning; Decision Making; Workshops; Personal Narratives; Persistence; Citizenship; Community Attitudes; Prediction; Risk; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Klima; Agriculture; Occupation; Landwirtschaft; Beruf; Landwirtschaftlicher Beruf; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Ausland; Performance; Leistung; Kompetenz; Kritisches Denken; Co-operation; Kooperation; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Umweltbildung; Umwelterziehung; Umweltpädagogik; Langfristige Planung; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Lernwerkstatt; Schulung; Erlebniserzählung; Ausdauer; Staatsbürgerschaft; Vorhersage; Risiko; Kanada
Abstract	World population growth, overconsumption of resources, competition among countries and climate change are putting significant pressure on agriculture. In Canada, changes in precipitation, the appearance of new pests and poor soil quality are threatening the prosperity of small farmers. What human competencies could facilitate citizens' adaptation to climate change? The competencies displayed by six Canadian farmers were observed as they tried to improve the quality of their soil in order to increase its climate resilience. The farmers in the case study demonstrated a wide array of skills while adapting to climate change. Used to adjusting their farming practices to bad weather, the participants predicted that their already declining soil was very vulnerable to extreme events. They implemented some adaptations: planting forage radish and practicing more crop rotations. During the adaptation process, the farmers showed in-depth local and agricultural knowledge, critical thinking (which they used to assess the solutions), futures thinking and hindsight, identification and control of the variables affecting the crops, openness to novelty, collaboration, optimism and self-efficacy. The research, which results in the identification of competencies conducive to adaptation, leads to the recommendation of a few educational strategies to strengthen adaptive competencies when supporting citizens in a climate change adaptation process. (Contains 1 figure and 3 tables.) (As Provided).
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