Open AccessAssessing the impact of climate change on the traditional hydrological system of the Cordillera Rice Terraces
Author(s) -
Aldrin Aujero,
Scott Platt-Salcedo,
A. Zhou
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/347/1/012115
Subject(s) - climate change , vulnerability (computing) , vulnerability assessment , context (archaeology) , psychological resilience , environmental resource management , environmental science , physical geography , geography , computer science , ecology , archaeology , psychology , computer security , psychotherapist , biology
This paper assesses the impact of climate change on the traditional hydrological system of the Cordillera Rice Terraces. The terracing method is a part of the whole complex and robust socio-ecological system (SES) built within the Tropical Montane Cloud Forest (TMCF). We devised assessment schemes that determine the vulnerabilities climate change brings about to this system. We listed SES specific variables based on the Turner Framework Vulnerability Analysis and utilized the Smith and Pilifosova vulnerability model in order to achieve a standardized value for comparison across different SES regions. After identifying factors of constant exposure, sensitivity, and resilience, we designated a value of 0-1 based on the factor’s degree of impact towards climate change as well as attributed a weight for each. We could then assess the vulnerability of an SES to a given stimulus over a given time. The most vulnerable SES would have the maximum value of 1 for the exposure and sensitivity factors, while the resilience factor would have the minimum value of 0. Given the context of the Cordillera Rice Terraces, we can conclude that the system’s vulnerability to climate change, is higher than average.