Stakeholders’ perceptions of factors influencing climate change risk in a Central America hotspot

Diana Feliciano; Alejandra  Sobenes

doi:10.1007/s10113-022-01885-4

Stakeholders’ perceptions of factors influencing climate change risk in a Central America hotspot

Diana Feliciano^* (Corresponding Author), Alejandra Sobenes

^*Corresponding author for this work

Aberdeen Centre For Environmental Sustainability

Institute for Environmental Law and Sustainable Development

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Abstract

To identify adaptation priorities, countries aim to systematically assess their climate change risks, consistent with international agreements. National-scale risk assessment usually follows an expert led procedure that aims to establish traction with existing policy processes. This may under19 represent important local or regional contexts, including where there are divergent socio-cultural
factors or value systems that influence risk perception. These differences in interpretation are explored in detail for Guatemala, located in a climate change risk ‘hotspot’ region, based upon semi22 structured interviews with a wide range of stakeholders. Perceptions of factors affecting climate change risk are assessed between different types of stakeholders. Adaptive capacity and risk
governance are considered, including the role of international aid to reduce climate change risk in developing countries. Non-profit, inter-municipal organisations of two or more municipalities, named mancomunidades, are potentially a useful structure to build adaptive capacity through reflexive risk assessment.

Original language	English
Article number	23
Number of pages	19
Journal	Regional Environmental Change
Volume	22
Issue number	1
Early online date	22 Feb 2022
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10113-022-01885-4
Publication status	Published - 22 Feb 2022

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Acknowledgements

We are extremely grateful to all participants in the study, especially Mancomunidad Nororiente and the Mancomunidad Metrópoli de los Altos, represented by their managers, Álvaro Olavarrueth and Luis Ochoa, respectively, and their technical staff. We are also extremely grateful to Edmundo Vasquez for his crucial support with the logistics of the study and for his wise insights about the socio-economic and political situation of Guatemala and very interesting discussions during fieldwork.
Funding

The UK Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), NE/N005619/1, has funded this research.
Open access via UoA Springer compact agreement

Keywords

agriculture
climate change risk
vulnerability
adaptive capacity
stakeholder's perceptions

UN SDGs

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