A polycentric food sovereignty approach to climate resilience in the Philippines

IF 4.7 3区环境科学与生态学 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Elementa-Science of the Anthropocene Pub Date : 2022-01-01 DOI:10.1525/elementa.2020.00033

Amber Heckelman, M. Chappell, Hannah Wittman

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Abstract

Enhancing climate resilience in agrarian communities requires improving the underlying socioecological conditions for farmers to engage in adaptation and mitigation strategies, alongside collaborative and redistributive community development to reduce vulnerabilities. To overcome barriers to climate resilience in the Philippines, a grassroots farmer-led organization comprised of resource-poor smallholders, scientists, and nongovernmental organizations have organized a polycentric network over the past 30 years to implement food sovereignty initiatives. We explore the extent to which the network’s decentralized and farmer-led organizational structure; programming and services; promotion of diversified, organic, and agroecological farming systems; and political organizing and advocacy create broadly accessible and diverse pathways for resource-poor smallholders to build climate resilience. We find that the Magsasaka at Siyentipiko para sa Pag-Unlad ng Agrikultura’s (Farmer-Scientist Partnership for Development) polycentric governance approach directly addresses the root causes of vulnerability, particularly in working to reclaim farmer rights and control over resources, connecting local and global struggles, and revitalizing agrobiodiversity and place-based knowledge.

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菲律宾气候恢复力的多中心粮食主权方法

加强农业社区的气候适应能力需要改善基本的社会生态条件，使农民能够参与适应和缓解战略，同时需要协作和再分配社区发展，以减少脆弱性。为了克服菲律宾抵御气候变化的障碍，一个由资源贫乏的小农、科学家和非政府组织组成的基层农民领导的组织在过去30年里组织了一个多中心网络，以实施粮食主权倡议。我们探讨了网络分散和农民主导的组织结构在多大程度上;规划和服务;促进多样化、有机和农业生态耕作制度;政治组织和宣传为资源贫乏的小农建立气候适应能力创造了广泛而多样的途径。我们发现，Siyentipiko para sa Pag-Unlad ng Agrikultura(农民-科学家促进发展伙伴关系)的Magsasaka多中心治理方法直接解决了脆弱性的根本原因，特别是在努力恢复农民权利和对资源的控制，将地方和全球斗争联系起来，以及振兴农业生物多样性和基于地方的知识方面。

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Elementa-Science of the Anthropocene Earth and Planetary Sciences-Atmospheric Science

CiteScore

6.90

自引率

5.10%

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审稿时长

16 weeks

期刊介绍： A new open-access scientific journal, Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene publishes original research reporting on new knowledge of the Earth’s physical, chemical, and biological systems; interactions between human and natural systems; and steps that can be taken to mitigate and adapt to global change. Elementa reports on fundamental advancements in research organized initially into six knowledge domains, embracing the concept that basic knowledge can foster sustainable solutions for society. Elementa is published on an open-access, public-good basis—available freely and immediately to the world.