@incollection{fdi:010078492,
  title = {{C}limate change in a floodplain of the {B}razilian {A}mazon : scientific observation and local knowledge},
  author = {{K}atz, {E}sther and {L}ammel, {A}. and {B}onnet, {M}arie-{P}aule},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{I}n the {L}ago {G}rande de {C}uruai, a floodplain of the {A}mazon {R}iver, located close to the city of {S}antarem ({B}razil), the inhabitants have always adapted their activities (centered on agriculture, fishing, cattle raising) to the seasonal fluctuations of the water level. {H}istorically, strong floods occurred about every 20 years, but recently, they have occurred more frequently, every 2 or 3 years, reaching water levels previously unrecorded. {I}n recent years, dry seasons have also been drier. {S}cientists mainly attribute these changes to global climate change, which can be observed and measured at the scale of the {A}mazon basin. {T}his chapter compares the scientific data with the observations, knowledge, and interpretations of the inhabitants of the {L}ago {G}rande. {L}ocal people do not connect directly floods, drought, and climate change, because at the scale of the floodplain the water level is little impacted by local rainfall. {E}nvironmental change cannot be dissociated from social, economic, and political changes. {I}t is generating uncertainty, but floodplain dwellers are more able to adapt to it than other societies.},
  keywords = {{BRESIL} ; {AMAZONE} {COURS} {D}'{EAU} ; {LAGO} {GRANDE} {DE} {CURUAI}},
  booktitle = {{C}hanging climate, changing worlds : local knowledge and the challenges of social and ecological change},
  numero = {},
  pages = {123--144},
  address = {{C}ham},
  publisher = {{S}pringer},
  series = {{E}thnobiology},
  year = {2020},
  DOI = {10.1007/978-3-030-37312-2_7},
  ISBN = {978-3-03-037311-5},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010078492},
}