Adaptación a la sequía en el caserío Tucaque, Distrito de Frías, Ayabaca, Piura dentro de un contexto de cambio climático

Abstract

Climate change is promoting alterations in climatic conditions. This article analyzes the way how people deal with dry seasons in the community of Tucaque. Droughts are a rough limit in the development of any population. Even more if there are obstacles that retain the adaptive capacity to this event. These barriers are the economic resources scarcity and, the social and institutional factors. The latter two are seen in Tucaque where individualism dominates the people’s social life; there is also weak governance, and the weak connections with the Frias Municipality do not allow the right management of dry seasons. Droughts will continue happening so it’s a good idea to know the opportunities that may be used in order to take advantage of them and overcome the climatic stress.  So, there is the canal El Bronce , that reduces the drought effects; the Ronda Campesina de Tucaque, despite of the difficulties it is a respected and organized institution in the community;   ethno climatic knowledge that can be revalorize in front of the absence of meteorological stations; and the pitaya farming, which does not consume much water for its growth and it is a product with big economic possibilities. Being the agriculture a very sensitive activity to climatic modifications, actions taken against droughts will perfectly fit in adaptation measures to climate change.