Perceptions of Climate Adaptation and Mitigation: An Approach from Societies in Southern Ecuadorian Andes

Climate research has steadily identified that public responses to the impacts associated with climate change are locally adjusted. These mostly shaped by prevailing socio-cultural knowledge systems underpinned resilience thinking in face of and adversity. Despite increasing scientific policy attention peoples’ perceptions climatic changes adaptive responses, there is still a lag more detailed probing exploration local level demographic profiles related attitudes mitigation adaptation strategies. This particular importance as research, planning, action concerning needs be informed implemented within specific place contexts. Based largely on semi-structured interviews complementary face-to-face questionnaires, this study focuses southern Ecuador identify people’s stances investigate further farmers adaptation. The results indicate tendency among urban residents towards pro-mitigation stance. Those pro-adaptation stance mainly rural areas farmers. Farmers appeared highly led self-assessed ability adapt. Their vary according geographical residence, type farmer, age. findings offer empirical evidence for designing effective