Bonatti M. auteur aut IRD Sieber S. auteur aut IRD Schlindwein S. L. auteur aut IRD Lana M. A. auteur aut IRD de Vasconcelos A. C. F. auteur aut IRD Gentile E. auteur aut IRD Boulanger Jean-Philippe auteur aut IRD Plencovich M. C. auteur aut IRD Malheiros T. F. auteur aut IRD text journalArticle eng text/pdf born digital access The study of psychological barriers and the attribution of social meaning is a complex and subjective process, but essential for the development of strategies to adapt to climate change and land-use management. The objective of this paper is to point out and discuss aspects that comprise climate vulnerability, especially regarding the climate perceptions understood as an element for the development of community adaptation strategies. The first part presents two study cases and the second part presents propositions for developing climate adaptation strategies based on the results of these cases. The paper focuses on two aspects: the perception of climate dynamics and the relationship between vulnerability and local climate dynamics. In order to establish the relationship between climate dynamics and the level of vulnerability perceived, a qualitative approach was adopted. Field data collection consisted of observing local civil association meetings and conducting semi-structured interviews with local actors. Although both communities studied are strongly affected by climate events, their perception of climate influences is essentially different. The difference in perception arises mainly from the different context in which climate events acquire meaning, rather than any ability of assigning meaning to possible climate change. To understand the dynamics of establishing an adaptation strategy, the motivational problems would be a stimulus, a causative agent of reflections on the conditions of vulnerability to climate change and reflection about their limit-situations. The final propositions present "Adaptation learning process pre-steps framework" that emerges from the description of contrasts in perceptions/cognitions observed between the two study cases. It is a model for the visualization of different and better living conditions, the unknown-viable, which enable social actors to become aware of capacity of acting and governance. specialized Climate change Governance Landscape Conflict Perceptions BRESIL 021 098 095 106 58 114-122 2016 0264-8377 https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010068219 10.1016/j.landusepol.2016.06.033 0264-8377 [F B010068219] https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010068219 https://www.documentation.ird.fr/intranet/publi/2016/11/010068219.pdf Accès réservé (Intranet de l'IRD) IRD - Base Horizon / Pleins textes 2016-12-06 2017-08-23 fdi:010068219 fre