Climate change and hunter-gatherers in montane eastern DR Congo
Batumike, Rodrigue (Université du Cinquantenaire Lwiro. Département de sciences de l'environnement)
Bulonvu, Franklin (Institut Superieur d'Agroforesterie et de Gestion de l'Environnement de Kahuzi-Biega. Departement de Eaux et Forêts)
Imani, Gerard (Université Officielle de Bukavu. Biology Department)
Akonkwa, Desiré (Université Officielle de Bukavu. Biology Department)
Gahigid, Aimable (Rwanda Meteorological Centre)
Klein, Julia A. (Colorado State University. Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability)
Marchant, Robert (University of York. Department of Environment and Geography)
Cuni Sanchez, Aida (University of York. Department of Environment and Geography)

Data:	2022
Resum:	Mountain environments experience more rapid changes in temperature than lower elevations. However, little is known about the climatic changes already observed in African mountains, or the adaptation strategies used by hunter-gatherer communities. Semi-structured interviews were administered to 100 Twa hunter-gatherers living around Mt Kahuzi in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo). We also organized 10 focus-group discussions with Tembo farmers living in the same area and we gathered historical data from Kamembe meteorological station. Twa respondents perceived reduced rainfall and fog, and increased temperatures. They also reported several impacts including reduced crop yields and abundance of forest products (caterpillars, mushrooms, honey). Tembo perceptions of climatic changes and impacts agreed with the Twa. Meteorological data available shows reduced rainfall and increased temperatures - but there are no records on fog. Despite being aware of climatic changes and impacts, Twa are not using any adaptation strategy, while Tembo farmers are using some (as they own land for farming or animal rearing, and are more business minded). For the Twa, their socioeconomic condition create high sensitivity to climate change and constrain adaptive capacity. For the Twa, we recommend the use of 'science with society' (SWS) participatory approach.
Ajuts:	European Commission 771056 European Commission 743569
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Llengua:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Matèria:	Mountains ; Forests ; Local knowledge ; Adaptation ; Livelihood strategy
Publicat a:	Climate and Development, Vol. 14, Issue 5 (2022) , p. 431-442

DOI: 10.1080/17565529.2021.1930987
PMID: 39650338

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