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Livelihoods and Perceptions of Climate Change among Dairy Farmers in the Andes: Implications for Climate Education

Julio C Vargas-Burgos
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Marco Heredia-R
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Yenny Torres
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Laura Elena Puhl
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Biviana N Heredia
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Jhenny Cayambe
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Julio Hernán-González
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Alexandra Torres
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Marcelo Luna
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Theofilos Toulkeridis
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Bolier Torres
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Version 1 : Received: 11 May 2023 / Approved: 12 May 2023 / Online: 12 May 2023 (04:33:58 CEST)

How to cite: Vargas-Burgos, J.C.; Heredia-R, M.; Torres, Y.; Puhl, L.E.; Heredia, B.N.; Cayambe, J.; Hernán-González, J.; Torres, A.; Luna, M.; Toulkeridis, T.; Torres, B. Livelihoods and Perceptions of Climate Change among Dairy Farmers in the Andes: Implications for Climate Education. Preprints 2023, 2023050881. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202305.0881.v1 Vargas-Burgos, J.C.; Heredia-R, M.; Torres, Y.; Puhl, L.E.; Heredia, B.N.; Cayambe, J.; Hernán-González, J.; Torres, A.; Luna, M.; Toulkeridis, T.; Torres, B. Livelihoods and Perceptions of Climate Change among Dairy Farmers in the Andes: Implications for Climate Education. Preprints 2023, 2023050881. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202305.0881.v1

Abstract

Climate change mainly affects production and consumption systems, such as: food, livelihoods, production (e.g., reduced milk production), water, and land use. The role of local knowledge has been recognized as important for decision-making under changing circumstances. This study was conducted in the northern part of the Ecuadorian Andes using a sample of 170 dairy-cattle-producing households. The objectives were: i) to characterize the rural livelihoods of dairy cattle farmers, ii) to evaluate access to climate information and perceptions of climate change, and iii) to determine the relationship between livelihoods and perceptions of climate change. Significant differences were identified between the groups evaluated in relation to the dairy farmers’ livelihoods. In addition, 85.29% of the respondents mentioned that climate information is important, but 67.83% do not trust the sources of information. It was found that there is a significant relationship between the level of education and age with the variables of climate change perceptions. This combined knowledge allows people to promote agri-environmental and educational policies to achieve climate literacy at a rural level.

Keywords

Climate change; livestock farmers; rural livelihoods; climate education.

Subject

Biology and Life Sciences, Life Sciences

Copyright: This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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