Climate Change and Its Impact on the Agricultural Calendar of Riverine Farmers in Médio Juruá, Amazonas State, Brazil
Mônica Alves de Vasconcelos,
José Augusto Paixão Veiga,
Josivaldo Lucas Galvão Silva,
David Franklin Guimarães,
Adriane Lima Brito,
Yara Luiza Farias dos Santos,
Myriam Lopes,
Adriana Lira Lima,
Erilane Teixeira de Oliveira
Affiliations
Mônica Alves de Vasconcelos
Graduation Program in Environmental Sciences and Sustainability in Amazon, Federal University of Amazonas—UFAM, Manaus 69067-005, Brazil
José Augusto Paixão Veiga
Graduation Program in Environmental Sciences and Sustainability in Amazon, Federal University of Amazonas—UFAM, Manaus 69067-005, Brazil
Josivaldo Lucas Galvão Silva
Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso do Sul—UFMS, Cidade Universitária, Av. Costa e Silva, Pioneiros 79070-900, Brazil
David Franklin Guimarães
Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências do Ambiente e Sustentabilidade na Amazônia PPGCASA-UFAM, Av. General Rodrigo Octavio Jordão Ramos, 1200—Coroado I, Manaus 69067-005, Brazil
Adriane Lima Brito
Universidade Estadual de Campinas—UNICAMP, Campinas 13083-970, Brazil
Yara Luiza Farias dos Santos
Programa de Pós-Graduação em Clima e Ambiente—CLIAMB INPA/UEA, Av. André Araújo, 2936, Campus II, Aleixo, Manaus 69060-001, Brazil
Myriam Lopes
CESAM & Department of Environment and Planning, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
Adriana Lira Lima
Programa de Pós-Graduação em Clima e Ambiente—CLIAMB INPA/UEA, Av. André Araújo, 2936, Campus II, Aleixo, Manaus 69060-001, Brazil
Erilane Teixeira de Oliveira
Programa de Pós-Graduação em Clima e Ambiente—CLIAMB INPA/UEA, Av. André Araújo, 2936, Campus II, Aleixo, Manaus 69060-001, Brazil
The labor relationship developed by the Amazonian riverside dwellers is weakened due to changes in temperature, the flood pulse, the ebb tide of the rivers, and precipitation. In this context, this research aimed to evaluate the impacts of climate change on the socio-biodiversity chains in the region of Médio Juruá-Amazonas. Collections were carried out in two communities located in the Sustainable Development Reserve (RDS) Uacari, in July 2022, through participatory workshops. The communities affirm that the extreme flood events of the Juruá River are more intense in recent years, both concerning the extreme levels of the river and in periodicity and speed of flooding. The large floods have impacted the productive calendar, generating losses for farmers. In addition, rubber trees and cassava plantations have been dying with the large floods, and oil seeds are being carried by the water before harvest. The physical data of the Juruá River shows a trend of increasing extreme floods over the last 40 years for the period November to April, highlighting the years 2013 to 2015 and 2021 with the largest positive anomalies. Farmers have adapted their calendars, modified some planting areas to locations with higher altitudes and farther from the river banks, and have sought new rubber matrices. The results point to the need for mitigation and adaptation measures promoted by local governments.
