Global Change Impacts on Indigenous Sustainability in Sakha Republic: A Synthesis of Knowledge
Abstract
:1. Introduction
1.1. Indigenous Understanding of Sustainability
1.2. Global Change Drivers
1.3. Indigenous Communities in the Republic of Sakha
1.4. Methodology
2. Results and Discussion
2.1. Climate Change
2.2. Economic Development
2.3. Governance Systems and Institutional Transformations
2.4. Global Change: Implications for Indigenous Sustainability
3. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Climate-Induced Changes | Climate Change-Related Reasons | Impacts on Indigenous Livelihoods |
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Rain-on-snow events | Warm autumn, cyclicity of wet and dry season | Foraging of reindeer and horses, horse breeding, reindeer herding |
Forest fire | Summer temperature increase, scarce precipitation, hot dry weather, dry thunderstorm, strong winds, low humidity | Damages to residential and industrial buildings; losses of livestock and land; health issues; fodder for animal husbandry, fisheries and agriculture |
Floods | Abundant precipitation, fluctuation of warm and cold temperatures in spring, permafrost thaw | Damages to residential and industrial buildings, roads, power and communication lines; loss of livestock and crops; destruction and damage of raw materials, fuel, food, feed, fertilizers; suspension of industrial and agricultural production |
Water-logged hay harvesting fields | Abundant precipitation, permafrost thaw | Shortage of hay for livestock, termination of cattle and horse breeding |
Landslides | Abundant precipitation, permafrost thaw | Damages to roads, blockage of transportation network, suspension of grocery supplies |
Permafrost thaw | Warming, patterns of precipitation change | Damages to roads, houses and other buildings; reduction in areas for construction and agricultural usage; watering of buluus (ice cellars), grazing and hay harvesting fields; transformation of cultural landscape |
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Ksenofontov, S.S.; Petrov, A.N. Global Change Impacts on Indigenous Sustainability in Sakha Republic: A Synthesis of Knowledge. Sustainability 2024, 16, 1157. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16031157
Ksenofontov SS, Petrov AN. Global Change Impacts on Indigenous Sustainability in Sakha Republic: A Synthesis of Knowledge. Sustainability. 2024; 16(3):1157. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16031157
Chicago/Turabian StyleKsenofontov, Stanislav Saas, and Andrey N. Petrov. 2024. "Global Change Impacts on Indigenous Sustainability in Sakha Republic: A Synthesis of Knowledge" Sustainability 16, no. 3: 1157. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16031157