Descrizione del progetto
Equità nei benefici della natura in presenza di cambiamenti climatici
Le crescenti pressioni sulle risorse del territorio richiedono soluzioni innovative per la gestione del paesaggio, in grado di fornire molteplici benefici a diversi gruppi di portatori di interessi. Tuttavia, vi sono ancora persistenti disuguaglianze in questi benefici e i cambiamenti climatici esacerbano le disparità, colpendo più duramente le popolazioni vulnerabili. Con il sostegno del programma di azioni Marie Skłodowska-Curie, il progetto EquitES intende individuare i fattori sociali che determinano le disuguaglianze nei contributi della natura alle persone (NCP), quantificare l’impatto dei cambiamenti climatici sulla distribuzione degli NCP e proporre soluzioni di gestione del territorio per migliorare la multifunzionalità e ridurre le disuguaglianze. Affrontando questi temi critici, EquitES offre ai politici e ai gestori del territorio gli spunti necessari per uno sviluppo equo e sostenibile, offrendo al contempo ai professionisti l’opportunità di ampliare le proprie competenze nel dinamico campo dell’ecologia sociale.
Obiettivo
Increasing pressures on land resources necessitate landscape management solutions that simultaneously deliver multiple benefits to diverse stakeholder groups with competing interests. Yet, there are enduring inequities in the benefits derived from nature by social groups. These inequities are expected to be amplified by climate change, which typically affects vulnerable people the most. However, a quantification of the effects of climate change on the overall contribution of nature to peoples quality of life (referred to as multifunctionality, defined here as overall supply of Natures Contributions to People (NCP) weighted by their relative prioritisation by people), and its distribution across social groups, is missing. This project aims to fill these gaps by 1) identifying the main socio-demographic factors underlying disparities in supply, demand and access to NCP; and their impacts on quality of life; 2) quantifying the impact of climate change on the distribution of multifunctionality across social groups; and 3) identifying land management solutions to increase multifunctionality for most groups, and minimise inequities, under future climate change. This project will thus provide new insights into factors driving peoples benefits from nature, and provide a synthetic assessment of climate change impacts on social inequities via their effects on nature and NCP. As fighting inequities and environmental change become increasingly pressing and intertwined issues in policy, this research will provide land managers and policy makers with a basis for informed decision-making for guiding equitable and sustainable development. The project will additionally provide me with a unique opportunity to expand my collaboration network as well as my conceptual, technical and project management skills, paving the way towards my professional independence and leadership in the field of social-ecology.
Parole chiave
Programma(i)
- HORIZON.1.2 - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Main Programme
Meccanismo di finanziamento
HORIZON-TMA-MSCA-PF-EF - HORIZON TMA MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships - European FellowshipsCoordinatore
75794 Paris
Francia