Local reports of climate change impacts in Sierra Nevada, Spain : sociodemographic and geographical patterns
García-del-Amo, David (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals)
Mortyn, P. Graham (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Geografia)
Reyes-García, Victoria (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals)

Date:	2023
Abstract:	While we know that climate change is having different impacts on various ecosystems and regions of the world, we know less how the perception of such impacts varies within a population. In this study, we examine patterns of individual variation in climate change impacts reports using data from a sample (n = 238) drawn from 33 mountainous municipalities of Sierra Nevada, Spain. Sierra Nevada inhabitants report multiple climate change impacts, being the most frequently reported changes in snowfall and snow cover, abundance of terrestrial fauna, freshwater availability, and extreme temperatures. Reports of climate change impacts vary according to informants' sociodemographic characteristics and geographical location. People with life-long bonds with the environment and higher connection and dependence upon ecosystem services report more climate change impacts than other informants, as do people with lower level of schooling. We also found that reports of climate change impacts vary according to geographic areas,which reinforces the idea that climate change generates differentiated impacts even at small geographical scales. Understanding intracultural variation in reports of climate change impacts not only gives an enriched picture of the human dimensions of climate change but might also help design more targeted mitigation and adaptation responses.
Grants:	Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad CSO2014-59704-P Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad MdM-2015-0552 European Commission 771056
Note:	Altres ajuts: acords transformatius de la UAB
Note:	Unidad de excelencia María de Maeztu CEX2019-000940-M
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Language:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Subject:	Climate change impacts ; Local ecological knowledge ; Local perception ; Mountain region ; SDG 13 - Climate Action ; SDG 6 - Clean Water and Sanitation ; SDG 15 - Life on Land
Published in:	Regional environmental change, Vol. 23, Issue 1 (March 2023) , art. 14, ISSN 1436-378X

DOI: 10.1007/s10113-022-01981-5
PMID: 36540304

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