Climate change and adaptive capacity in the community of Diaguitas, Chile

A descriptive-comparative vision in two time periods

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ID21697281
AuthorsSonia Salas-Bravo (University of La Serena), Angelo Araya-Piñones (0000-0001-8297-3073, c Universidad Católica del Norte, Facultad de Ciencias del Mar, Magíster en Gestión Ambiental, Larrondo 1281, Coquimbo, Chile, corresponding author)
Year2024
Volume26
Issue8
Pages773-792
Publication date2024-08-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueWater Policy (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1366-7017 • E-ISSN: 1996-9759
PublisherIWA Publishing (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.2166/wp.2024.010
OpenAlexW4401032548
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited46

Water scarcity is a phenomenon that has generated great concern today. The drought scenario has particularly affected rural communities in the semi-arid region of northern Chile socially, economically, and environmentally as they try to adapt to climate change. This article focuses on the description and comparison of the institutional adaptive capacity of the Chilean community of Diaguitas to adapt to the effects on water resources and extreme events during two periods of time (2004–2007 and 2018–2019). This qualitative study considered the administration of interviews, field observations, and focus groups using the adaptive capacity wheel as a methodological basis. The results show differences in the ability to adapt between the two periods studied with most of the adaptive dimensions at a neutral or no effect level and the emergence of a new dimension of social capital. It was concluded that the adaptive capacity of the Diaguitas might have improved over time, influenced by the increased awareness of the consequences of climate change and the establishment of supportive institutions. It is necessary to incorporate new perspectives into water management, such as indigenous knowledge and collaborative resource management

Adaptive capacity · Biology · Climate change · Descriptive research · Descriptive statistics · Economics · Environmental resource management · Geography · Political science · Social science · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Statistics · Environmental and Cultural Studies in Latin America and Beyond · Mathematics · Migration, Education, Indigenous Social Dynamics · Social Issues and Sustainability · Ecology

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