Adaptation Strategies of Breeders Face Global Change in Harsh Conditions

DING, LUMING; DONG, SIHUKI; DAOUD, IBRAHIM; FASIOLI, ENZO; LONG, RIUJUN; ALARY, VÉRONIQUE; CORONATO FERNANDO; ABDELZAHER MONA; ABDUL NAGA, ADEL; SCHWEITZER, ALEJANDRO; BONAUDO, THIERRY; TOURRAND, JEAN-FRANÇOIS

Sydney

Congreso; 22nd International Grassland Congress; 2013

The International Grassland Congress Continuing Committee

Global changes impact breed societies through complex and diverse factors such as global economics, climate change, management and degradation of rangelands, societal demands especially from youth, and new technologies including information and communication technologies. The main objective of this research developed by Livestock farming and local development network (LiFLod, http://liflod.org/Methods) network is to better understand the mental models of local stakeholders for global change and adaptation strategies. Our hypothesis is that in harsh conditions breeders with diverse objectives adopt more or less similar strategies when faced with global change. The research was developed in three contrasting pastoral contexts with harsh condition: The Qilian mountains located at the North-East of Tibetan Plateau, along the Silk Road in Central China; The Bedouin area along the Mediterranean coast in North-Western Egypt, between the Nile delta and the border of Libya and Southern Patagonia in Argentina.