(Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú. Centro de Investigación en Geografía Aplicada, 2020-11-03) Logroño Logroño, Iván Santiago; Muñoz Barriga, Andrea
Climate change as a global phenomenon generates socio-environmental dynamics at the local level that affect different groups and in particular in rural areas, small farmers. The purpose of this article is to determine the level of perception about climate change and how it influences the response capacity of farmers in an inter-Andean valley of the Ecuadorian Sierra. To do this, surveys were conducted aimed at farmers in order to understand how the population visualizes changes in time over temperature and precipitation, and in turn, how the alteration of these variables affects their agricultural production. Additionally, the empirical perception of farmers is compared with climate projections to determine correlations and to establish adaptation measures; Structural and non-structural. Farmers are a group that in particular understands better the changes that have taken place in the climate in recent decades, as they have a close relationship with it. However, it is extremely complex to establish these alterations in a given time and space, therefore, the population is in a high degree of uncertainty and visualizes agriculture as an unprofitable and highly demanding work in resources and time, which as a result, in many cases they must leave their crops and engage in other activities or migrate to large cities, as in this case to Quito, the capital of Ecuador.
