@InProceedings{PinhoToma:2012:SoDyBe,
               author = "Pinho, P. and Tomasella, Javier",
          affiliation = "{Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE)} and {Instituto 
                         Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE)}",
                title = "Socio-ecological dynamics behind the impact of extreme events in 
                         the Amazon",
            booktitle = "Abstracts...",
                 year = "2012",
         organization = "Planet Under Pressure Conference, (PUP).",
             keywords = "socioecological, interannual variability, vulnerability, 
                         adaptation.",
             abstract = "This work presents the state of art of the studies regarding 
                         impact of extreme climate events (like heavy floods and severe 
                         droughts) in the Amazon basin in the livelihood of local riverine 
                         population inhabitants of the region. It draws from fieldwork 
                         experiences carried out in Flona do Tapaj{\'o}s, Lower Amazon, 
                         Silves municipality, Central Amazon, and Mamirau{\'a} Sustainable 
                         Development Reserve, Upper Amazon Basin. It collected local 
                         accounts about how the local communities perceive interannual 
                         variability that is increasing because of extreme climatic events. 
                         Inasmuch, it assessed the impact of severe drought in 2005 and 
                         2010 on their livelihood and the heavy flood of 2006 and 2009, 
                         touch on adaptation strategies developed by locals to overcome 
                         these extreme events, especially regarding its impact on natural 
                         resources management at the same time investigating the public 
                         policy in place to deal with disasters in the region. As a 
                         conclusion, this work points out some gaps on the scientific and 
                         policymaking strategies on the region as well as some guidance of 
                         how to move forward with science- policy agenda interface aiming 
                         towards sustainability, food security and socioeconomic wellbeing 
                         of Amazon population face global environmental change.",
  conference-location = "London",
      conference-year = "26-29 Mar. 2012",
        urlaccessdate = "02 maio 2024"
}