A policy to strengthen pastoral communities and to restore cultural landscapes for climate change adaptation and sustainability
Traditional pastoral networks evolved in arid lands which lack natural resources needed to allow humans to adapt and cope with climate variability.Spatially large landscapes are critical to offset climate variability.The traditional pastoral community and cultural landscape (consisted of seven land types : four seasonal, reserve and otor pastures and haylands) is a prime example of a coupled social‐ecological system.Cultural landscapes were fragmented with the administrative‐territorial division changes during last century.Global warming is slowly developing, and may eventually reduce water and forage resources.Over the last sixty years, surface air temperature in Mongolia has increased by 1.80 C.Spring is becoming increasingly dry as a result of warmer temperatures and decreased precipitation.The Mongolian pastoral systems are among the regions extremely vulnerable to climate change due to its sensitivity to climate variability.A restoration of cultural landscapes at multiple scales is a cost effective adaptation option to climate change.The goal of this research was to develop adaptation options to climate change for pastoral communities with participation of herders, local government officers and scientists.
cultural landscape climate change adaptation
T.Chuluun S.Davaanyam M.Altanbagana D.Ojima
Global Citizen NGO;National University of Mongolia;NREL,CSU.Tulga hothon 20/1-8,P.O.Box 20-1-8,Bayan Global Citizen NGO NREL,CSU.Tulga hothon 20/1-8,P.O.Box 20-1-8,Bayanzurkh district-1,Ulaanbaatar 210349,MONGOLIA
国际会议
呼和浩特
英文
2008-06-29（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）