University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, PE, Canada,
Ambio. 2014 Oct;43(6):759-69. doi: 10.1007/s13280-014-0493-z. Epub 2014 Feb 26.
Tropical forests are vulnerable to climate-change representing a risk for indigenous peoples and forest-dependent communities. Mechanisms to conserve the forest, such as REDD+, could assist in the mitigation of climate change, reduce vulnerability, and enable people to adapt. Ninety-eight interviews were conducted in three countries containing the Congo Basin forest, Cameroon, CAR, and DRC, to investigate perceptions of decision-makers within, and responses of the institutions of the state, private sector, and civil society to the challenges of climate change. Results indicate that while decision-makers' awareness of climate change is high, direct institutional action is at an early stage. Adaptive capacity is currently low, but it could be enhanced with further development of institutional linkages and increased coordination of multilevel responses across all institutions and with local people. It is important to build networks with forest-dependent stakeholders at the local level, who can contribute knowledge that will build overall institutional adaptive capacity.
热带雨林易受气候变化影响，这对土著人民和依赖森林的社区构成了威胁。保护森林的机制，如 REDD+，可以帮助减轻气候变化，降低脆弱性，并使人们能够适应。在包含刚果盆地森林的三个国家（喀麦隆、中非共和国和刚果民主共和国）进行了 98 次访谈，以调查决策者对气候变化挑战的看法，以及国家机构、私营部门和民间社会的反应。结果表明，虽然决策者对气候变化的认识很高，但直接的机构行动还处于早期阶段。适应能力目前较低，但通过进一步发展机构联系并加强各级机构对所有机构和当地人民的协调反应，可以提高适应能力。与依赖森林的利益攸关方在地方一级建立网络非常重要，他们可以提供知识，从而增强整体机构适应能力。
