Abstract
Climate change poses significant risks to global agroecosystems. This paper reviews the underexplored impact of small-scale interventions on the local climate by examining their influence on the surface energy balance. It highlights these practices as overlooked opportunities for climate adaptation and mitigation. East Africa, increasingly vulnerable to climate change, serves as a case study. This review paper analyses historical and current local climate management practices implemented by East African communities, drawing on academic and grey literature, and insights from regional field experts. Documenting five distinct adaptation strategies encompassing management of soil moisture, evaporation, surface water dynamics, vegetation, and soil properties, the review enriches the repository of diverse practices and advances our comprehension of the underlying processes. The results of this review contribute to the conceptualization of systematic, community-centric frameworks for local climate management.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 101174 |
| Number of pages | 22 |
| Journal | Environmental Development |
| Volume | 55 |
| Early online date | 28 Feb 2025 |
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| Publication status | E-pub ahead of print - 28 Feb 2025 |
Bibliographical note
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Keywords
- Biogeophysical processes
- Climate resilience
- Ecosystem-based adaptation
- Farmer traditional knowledge
- Land restoration
- Micro and mesoclimates
