Vulnerability of the Tibetan Pastoral Systems to Climate and Global Change
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4904902 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Yang Wang (0009-0007-0551-9820, King University), Jun Wang (0000-0003-4485-7201, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital), Shuangcheng Li (0000-0001-5684-0533, King University), Dahe Qin (King University) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Publication date | 2014-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Conservation Ecology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1195-5449 • E-ISSN: 1708-3087 |
| Publisher | Resilience Alliance (PUBLISHER • CA) |
| DOI | 10.5751/es-06803-190408 |
| OpenAlex | W2156032789 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
| References cited | 18 |
The impacts of climate and global change on Tibetan pastoral systems have become increasingly evident. Thus, a significant research endeavor is to explore the combined effects of these changes on the livelihoods of herder households and communities, on the adaptation strategies they adopted to respond to the current and expected risks associated with these changes, and on the emerging opportunities that can strengthen their resilience and adaptive capacity. We performed an integrated analysis of the dynamics of Tibetan pastoral systems influenced by climate and global changes by using the analytical framework developed by Ostrom. Climate and global changes have significantly altered the attributes of and the interactions within Tibetan pastoral systems, thus posing great challenges to their sustainable development. We used Nagqu County, a remote area of the northern Tibetan Plateau of China, as a case study to analyze the adaptation strategies adopted by local herders to respond to multiple stressors, as well as the emerging opportunities that they can take advantage of to increase their adaptive capacity. Findings show that although local herders have developed various adaptation strategies, such as planting forage grass, buying fodder from the market, renting pastures, joining formal or informal cooperatives, and diversifying livelihoods, social, cultural, and institutional challenges still exist. To enhance the adaptive capacity of herders and to reduce their vulnerability, we recommend that future rangeland policies and programs promote
Agroforestry · Biology · Climate change · Climate change adaptation · Environmental resource management · Geography · Climate change and permafrost · Climate change impacts on agriculture · Computer Science · Environmental Science · Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology · Ecology
Climate adaptation, institutional change, and sustainable livelihoods of herder communities in northern Tibet
Rebuilding pastoral social-ecological resilience on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau in response to changes in policy, economics, and climate
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Tibetan Lake Expansion from a Pastoral Perspective
How do market-based rangeland institutional reforms affect herders engagement with credit loans within the pastoral regions of the Tibetan Plateau
Culture and social norms
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Social Norms for Illegal Hunting and Patrolling to Prevent It
Community-based climate adaption
The Impact of Snowstorms, Droughts and Locust Outbreaks on Livestock Production in Inner Mongolia
Understanding Institutional Diversity
A Review of Rangeland Privatisation and Its Implications in the Tibetan Plateau, China
Community-Based Grassland Management in Western China Rationale, Pilot Project Experience, and Policy Implications
Depopulating the Tibetan Grasslands
A Simulation of Biomes on the Tibetan Plateau and Their Responses to Global Climate Change
Climate variability and social vulnerability on the Tibetan Plateau
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Green Governmentality and Pastoralism in Western China
Development and the Enclosure Movement in Pastoral Tibet since the 1980s
Ecological Resettlement of Tibetan Herders in the Sanjiangyuan
Developing Alternatives to Resettlement for Pastoralists on the Tibetan Plateau
Tibetan pastoralism in neoliberalising China
Background on the Institutional Analysis and Development Framework
Vulnerability of Worldwide Pastoralism to Global Changes and Interdisciplinary Strategies for Sustainable Pastoralism
Resilience and Regime Shifts
China's Grassland Contract Policy and its Impacts on Herder Ability to Benefit in Inner Mongolia
Tibetan Range Wars
Nomads of Western Tibet
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2015 - 2025 (11) |
| Highly cited | No |