Assessing leverage points for strengthening adaptive capacity in a Global South food system: A psychometric approach

IF 4.8 2区 环境科学与生态学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
Linda M. Rosengren , Janne Kaseva , Mila Sell , Christopher M. Raymond
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Abstract

Despite the burgeoning literature on adaptive capacity, there is a lack of psychometric approaches for assessing the determinants of adaptive capacity, particularly in food systems in the Global South. The study addressed this knowledge gap by investigating four determinants, previously identified as leverage points, for strengthening adaptive capacity: access to finance, access to and use of information and knowledge, social learning, and gender equality. Drawing on a survey (n = 1,271) of food system actors in Kisumu County, Kenya, we conducted a confirmatory factor analysis, which yielded factors of moderate-high internal validity and reliability. We then used structural equation modelling to examine the causal effect of food system actors’ attitudes and beliefs towards the four leverage points with regards to their perceived adaptive capacity. Two factors, access to finance and social learning, were significant positive predictors of adaptive capacity. A third leverage point factor, gender equality, contributed to the respondents’ perceived adaptive capacity through the mediating factor of assets. The results reveal entry points for strategic adaptation planning and raise complexities related to gender norms and values. We discuss the implications of these findings for adaptive capacity and transformative adaptation theory in food systems in the Global South.

评估加强全球南部粮食系统适应能力的杠杆点:心理测量法
尽管有关适应能力的文献不断涌现,但仍缺乏评估适应能力决定因素的心理测量方法,尤其是在全球南部的粮食系统中。本研究针对这一知识空白,调查了以前被确定为加强适应能力杠杆点的四个决定因素:获得资金、获取和使用信息与知识、社会学习和性别平等。通过对肯尼亚基苏木县粮食系统参与者的调查(n = 1,271),我们进行了确认性因素分析,得出了具有中等偏上内部有效性和可靠性的因素。然后,我们使用结构方程模型研究了粮食系统参与者对四个杠杆点的态度和信念对其感知适应能力的因果效应。获得资金和社会学习这两个因素对适应能力有显著的正向预测作用。第三个杠杆点因素,即性别平等,通过资产这一中介因素促进了受访者对适应能力的认知。研究结果揭示了战略适应规划的切入点,并提出了与性别规范和价值观相关的复杂问题。我们将讨论这些发现对全球南部粮食系统的适应能力和变革性适应理论的影响。
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Climate Risk Management
Climate Risk Management Earth and Planetary Sciences-Atmospheric Science
CiteScore
8.20
自引率
4.50%
发文量
76
审稿时长
30 weeks
期刊介绍: Climate Risk Management publishes original scientific contributions, state-of-the-art reviews and reports of practical experience on the use of knowledge and information regarding the consequences of climate variability and climate change in decision and policy making on climate change responses from the near- to long-term. The concept of climate risk management refers to activities and methods that are used by individuals, organizations, and institutions to facilitate climate-resilient decision-making. Its objective is to promote sustainable development by maximizing the beneficial impacts of climate change responses and minimizing negative impacts across the full spectrum of geographies and sectors that are potentially affected by the changing climate.
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