{"id":5950,"date":"2020-12-28T16:31:30","date_gmt":"2020-12-28T21:31:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/natureforall.global\/es\/?p=5950"},"modified":"2020-12-29T13:13:14","modified_gmt":"2020-12-29T18:13:14","slug":"the-comcaac-indigenous-community-national-commission-of-natural-protected-areas-mexico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/natureforall.global\/es\/the-comcaac-indigenous-community-national-commission-of-natural-protected-areas-mexico\/","title":{"rendered":"The Comca’ac Indigenous Community – National Commission of Natural Protected Areas (Mexico)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This project opened the possibility to create a space, a structure and a methodology so that the different levels of governance, non-governmental organizations, academies and community can develop capacities to coordinate actions that benefit the people and the ecosystems<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The Goal<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Implementing a communitarian development plan in Comca\u2019ac, a Seri indigenous community with continental, coastal and insular ecosystems.<\/em><\/p>\n

This project aimed to design a development plan that included social participation as a climate change adaptation approach for the localities of El Desemboque de los Seris and Punta Chueca, in Sonora State, Mexico, where 900 indigenous people live.<\/p>\n

Using the Climate Change Adaptation Program (PACC, the acronym in Spanish) and the Diagnosis and Communitarian Planning of Comca\u2019ac, it was found that anthropogenic pressures (such as unsustainable fishing) along with climate change pressures to marine resources might affect Punta Chueca and El Desemboque de los Seris. This is mainly because of a lack of economic diversification and high fishing dependency. At the same time, there is a lack of prevention against natural disasters, which makes these localities even more vulnerable to the effects of climate change. This vulnerability can be reduced if adaptation actions are implemented. Therefore, we are trying to achieve a sustainable way of fishing and also support local groups in order to get better response and understanding from the community. In this way, the communities will be locally prepared for the climate change effects, even in the short-term.<\/p>\n

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The Solution<\/strong><\/h2>\n

We hosted workshops to teach climate change concepts using language that the members of the community could understand, and using analogies and examples related to their culture and lived experiences.<\/em><\/p>\n

Even though the Comca\u2019ac community had vaguely heard the words \u201cclimate change\u201d, they did not know its concepts or its effects. It turned out that even though the people did not know the theory, they understood what we were talking about because of the link made with their life experiences.<\/p>\n

In 2015, 61 community meetings were held. Highlights from these meetings include:<\/p>\n