The Relationship between Ecosystem-Based Adaptation with Poverty Alleviation: A Case Study from Southwest Forest Communities in China

poverty;forests;China;livelihood;School for Environment and Sustainability

Duan, BeiluMeeks, Robyn ;

University of Michigan

关键词: poverty;    forests;    China;    livelihood;    School for Environment and Sustainability;   

Others  :  https://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/handle/2027.42/138005/Duan_Beilu_Master%20Thesis.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y

瑞士|英语

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【 摘 要 】

Povertyisalong-lastingsocietalproblem,especiallyindevelopingcountriesandruralareas.Climatechangeimpactisexpectedtodisproportionallyworsenpovertyconditions,especiallyfornaturalresourcesandagriculturaldependenthouseholdslikelytobenegativelyaffectedbyfloodinganddrought.ThisthesisexploreswhetherandhowEcosystem-basedadaptation(EbA),whichusesbiodiversityandecosystemservicestohelppeopletoadapttotheadverseimpactsofclimatechange,influencesthelivelihoodsofpoorruralhouseholdsinsouthwestChina.Itfocusesonanecosystem-basedadaptationprojectunderChina’spolicy;;GrainforGreen”implementedbythegovernmentandtargetingforestcommunities.Itaimsatexploringthelinksbetweenecosystem-basedadaptation(EbA)andpovertyalleviationandadoptsabasic-needsapproach(BNA)tomeasurepoverty.Usinganordinallogisticregressionmodelandrelatedmoderationanalysisweexplorethefactorsthatinfluencebothhouseholds;;fulfillmentofbasicneedsandperceptionofwell-being.Wefoundthat:a)EbAiscorrelatedwithsubjectivefulfillmentofbasicneeds;b)EbAaffectshouseholdsandcanbothhelpalleviateandaggravatepoverty,dependingonprojectdesignandhowanEbAprojectmayaffect ahousehold’soveralllivelihoodandc)limitedhouseholdgenericcapacitywillconstrainthebeneficialeffectsofEbAonpoorerhouseholds.TheseresultscaninformfutureEbAbasedprojectsinChinaandotherpartsofthedevelopingworldwhereruralhouseholdsfacenegativeimpactsofclimatechange.