Noh-Cah

Noh-Cah, Quintana Roo, México

Noh-Cah is a Mayan community in southeast Mexico, with a population of less than 100 inhabitants who largely rely on subsistence agriculture. Increasing droughts are threatening their livelihoods. The community has come together with government and university partners to explore opportunities to receive support for environmental activities and improve their climate adaptation capacity.

Top environmental challenge faced by the community (currently or in the past 10 years):

Climatic variability is the top challenge faced by the community.


How the environmental challenge has affected local livelihoods:

Their traditional agriculture is a rainfed system (is slash-and-burn-shifting agriculture), but, over the last two decades, patterns of rains in the region have changed: rains do not arrive on time or in enough quantity for people to have a good (maize) harvest.


Community response to the challenge, through environmental stewardship (conservation) initiatives that improve environmental well-being and support sustainable livelihoods:

The community has a variety of responses [Results not presently available as data are still being analysed].


Extent to which governmental policy (at local, regional or national levels, as relevant) has supported, or been contrary to, the community's responses to the environmental challenge:

Results not presently available as data are still being analysed.


Keywords: Ecosystem

Forest


Keywords: Resources

Forest


Keywords: Big Issues

Climate change, Indigenous peoples


Keywords: Solutions

Local/Traditional knowledge


Contributed by: El Colegio de la Frontera Sur (ECOSUR)

The information provided and opinions expressed above are the responsibility of the contributor and do not necessarily reflect the views and analysis of the Community Conservation Research Network (CCRN), nor those of all members of the community described.

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