Global Climate Change The Flores Family Chimborazo Ecuador The Flores Family Chimborazo Ecuador 90 of households earn someall income from agriculture 51 of adults work in agriculture ID: 739614
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Understanding the Impacts
Global Climate Change: Slide2
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Flores Family, Chimborazo, EcuadorSlide3
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Flores Family, Chimborazo, Ecuador
90% of households earn some/all income from agriculture
51% of adults work in agriculture
77% of people who engage in external employment work only sporadically
Average household owns 2.8 ha (6.9 ac) of land, grows 3-4 different cash crops and owns multiple types of livestock (cows – 86%, chickens – 66%, pigs – 64%, cuyes – 74%)
48% of households have irrigation
But, in Ecuador the top 4% of irrigators control 50-60% of the supply
14% receive regular payments from family members living elsewhereSlide4
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Flores Family, Chimborazo, Ecuador
Average household size: 5.0
64% of adults have no more than primary education (grade 6)
13% have no formal education
80% of residents live in poverty
50% in extreme poverty
60% of children suffer from chronic malnutrition
36% or people age 12+ have used a telephone in previous 6 months (2010)
20% of people age 12+ have used a computer in previous 6 months (2010)Slide5
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Flores Family, Chimborazo, EcuadorHow might climate change impact the Flores family?Slide6
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Flores Family, Chimborazo, EcuadorHow does the Flores family’s vulnerability compare to your own family’s vulnerability to climate change?Vulnerability is
the propensity or predisposition to be adversely affected. Vulnerability encompasses a variety of concepts
and elements including sensitivity or susceptibility to harm and lack of capacity to cope and adapt
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Flores Family, Chimborazo, EcuadorWhat options do the Flores family have to adapt to climate change?Adaptation is the
process of adjustment to actual or expected climate and its effects. In human systems, adaptation seeks to moderate or
avoid harm or exploit beneficial opportunities.Slide8
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Flores Family, Chimborazo, EcuadorWhat would you do if the Flores family were your own?