Zhao Xue-Yan
Ying Yong Sheng Tai Xue Bao. 2014 Aug;25(8):2440-8.
As the most serious challenge that the humankind is facing, climate change has been strengthened vulnerability in many countries and regions, and how to scientifically adapt to climate change has become the global issue of common concern to the international community today. The impact of climate change on farming people depending on the nature resource is especially remarkable, and understanding farmers' adaptation mechanism and process is very important to effectively make the adaptation policy. As the basis of understanding the human response action, public perception has provided a new perspective to verify the farmers' adaptation mechanism and process about climate change. Based on the recent theoretical and empirical developments of farmers' perception and adaptation, the impact of climate change on the farmers' livelihood was analyzed, and the main adaptation obstacles which the farmers faced in response to climate change were summarized systematically. Then, we analyzed the relationship between the farmers' climate change perception and adaptation, illuminated the key cognitive elements in the process of the farmers' climate change adaptation and introduced the framework to analyze the relationship between the farmers' climate change perception and adaptation. At last, this review put forward the key questions which should be considered in study on the relationship between the farmers' climate change perception and adaptation.
作为人类面临的最严峻挑战，气候变化已加剧了许多国家和地区的脆弱性，如何科学应对气候变化已成为当今国际社会共同关注的全球性问题。气候变化对依赖自然资源的农民的影响尤为显著，了解农民的适应机制和过程对于有效制定适应政策非常重要。公众认知作为理解人类应对行动的基础，为验证农民对气候变化的适应机制和过程提供了新视角。基于农民认知与适应的最新理论和实证发展，分析了气候变化对农民生计的影响，并系统总结了农民应对气候变化面临的主要适应障碍。然后，分析了农民气候变化认知与适应之间的关系，阐明了农民气候变化适应过程中的关键认知要素，并介绍了分析农民气候变化认知与适应关系的框架。最后，本综述提出了在研究农民气候变化认知与适应关系时应考虑的关键问题。
