@article{Lindner:231321,
      recid = {231321},
      author = {Lindner, Andre and Pretzsch, Jürgen},
      title = {An International Network on Climate Change Impacts on  Small Farmers in the Tropical Andes - Global Conventions  from a Local Perspective},
      journal = {Sustainable Agriculture Research},
      address = {2013},
      number = {526-2016-37950},
      year = {2013},
      abstract = {The agricultural sector of Andean countries like Peru and  Bolivia perceives the consequences of climate change in  increasing water stress due to melting glaciers and  changing precipitation patterns. Therefore mainly  subsistence agricultural systems are increasingly  vulnerable. Traditional inhabitants of the tropical Andean  region are aware of the recurrent diversity of climate  related impacts and its consequences, thus livelihood  strategies are based on principles of risk management.  Andean farmers are nowadays applying traditional strategies  in a combination of homegrown experimentation and  scientific know-how to cope with and adapt to a changing  climate. Understanding these adaptations has become one of  the most important aspects of research into climate change  impacts and vulnerability. It provides essential knowledge  for developing and transferring strategies towards a  sustainable management in agriculture and agroforestry  systems. But there still is a lack of a comparative  assessment, especially in regions with high impact of  extreme climate conditions. The endogenously determined  strategies, which are based on the experience of the  farmers, are to be complemented by knowledge and  experiences coming from outside farm-household systems and  communities. In a collaborative way, this exogenous  knowledge is to be placed at the disposal of local actors.  The necessary network approach leads to a comprehensive  involvement of local stakeholders. Therefore a  participative network on climate change may work as a tool  to bridge the gap between the global discourse on climate  change and local action.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/231321},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.231321},
}