Climate dialogues and adaptive management: interventions for an experiential learning space in Novo Airão (AM), Amazon Region

Authors

  • Lyvia Amado de Oliveira Master’s in Environmental Sciences, PhD Student, Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciência Ambiental (Procam), Instituto de Energia e Ambiente (IEE), Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Grupo de Pesquisa em Planejamento e Gestão Ambiental (Plangea/USP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil
  • Renata Ferraz de Toledo PhD in Public Health, Professor, Programa de Pós-graduação Stricto Sensu em Arquitetura e Urbanismo, Universidade São Judas Tadeu, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
  • Marcelo Augusto dos Santos Junior PhD in Earth System Science, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciência do Sistema Terrestre (CCST), Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (Inpe), São José dos Campos, SP, Brazil
  • Evandro Mateus Moretto PhD in Ecology and Natural Resources, Associate Professor, Escola de Artes, Ciências e Humanidades (EACH), Instituto de Energia e Ambiente (IEE), Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Grupo de Pesquisa em Planejamento e Gestão Ambiental (Plangea/USP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18472/SustDeb.v16n2.2025.58061

Keywords:

Adaptive Management, Experiential Learning, Social-ecological Systems, Urban Amazon, Extreme Climate Events, Action Research

Abstract

Climate change intensifies extreme events in the Amazon Region, including droughts and floods, which affect its local socio-ecological systems and increase local challenges and uncertainties. Experiential learning is an assumption in adaptive management that seeks to address information gaps and contribute to adjustments in the management process in response to uncertainties, increasing the adaptive capacity of socio-ecological systems. This paper presents the results of an action research study that aimed to promote reflexive thinking and understand the experiential learning process under the climate challenges in the Amazon Region. The study conducted participatory workshops with public administration actors, private sector actors, scholars, and civil society in the municipality of Novo Airão, located in the Amazonas state (AM). We employed dialogical approaches and knowledge-building during the participatory workshops, integrating local, technical, and scientific knowledge. The oriented interaction among actors and the use of these methodological tools allowed us to identify risk areas and vulnerabilities and propose actions from a local perspective. This process indicated that spaces for dialogue strengthen the development of contextualised responses, and it highlights adaptive management as a strategy for addressing climate uncertainties.

 

 

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Lyvia Amado de Oliveira, Master’s in Environmental Sciences, PhD Student, Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciência Ambiental (Procam), Instituto de Energia e Ambiente (IEE), Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Grupo de Pesquisa em Planejamento e Gestão Ambiental (Plangea/USP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil

PhD Student and Master’s in Ciência Ambiental (Environmental Science) and graduated in Gestão Ambiental (Environmental Management), all from Universidade de São Paulo (USP). For six years, she has worked in the context of the Amazon, with technical-scientific research projects to guide territorial public policies in the face of climate change. In her work, she has applied participatory methodologies for knowledge co-creation and problem-solving.

Renata Ferraz de Toledo, PhD in Public Health, Professor, Programa de Pós-graduação Stricto Sensu em Arquitetura e Urbanismo, Universidade São Judas Tadeu, São Paulo, SP, Brazil

PhD in Public Health from the School of Public Health at the University of São Paulo. Professor in the Stricto Sensu Graduate Program in Architecture and Urbanism at São Judas Tadeu University. Member of the Editorial Board of the journal Ambiente & Sociedade. Experience in Environmental Health, Environmental Education, Health Promotion and Education, and Participatory Methodologies, especially action research.

Marcelo Augusto dos Santos Junior, PhD in Earth System Science, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciência do Sistema Terrestre (CCST), Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (Inpe), São José dos Campos, SP, Brazil

PhD in Earth System Science from the National Institute for Space Research, a Master's in Ecology from the National Institute for Amazonian Research, and an MBA in Data Science and Analytics from the University of São Paulo. He works with geoprocessing tools in the Amazon, applying his expertise in Geographic Information Systems, Remote Sensing, Ecology, Landscape Ecology, Neotropical Bird Ecology, and Amazon Biome Ecology, Natural Resource Use, Mapping and Monitoring, Socioenvironmental Disaster Risks, Environmental Systems Modeling, Species Distribution, Ecosystem Services, Anthropogenic Impacts, Data Science, Data Analytics, and Big Data.

Evandro Mateus Moretto, PhD in Ecology and Natural Resources, Associate Professor, Escola de Artes, Ciências e Humanidades (EACH), Instituto de Energia e Ambiente (IEE), Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Grupo de Pesquisa em Planejamento e Gestão Ambiental (Plangea/USP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil

PhD in Ecology and Natural Resources from the Federal University of São Carlos and a 'livre-docência' in Environmental Impact Assessment from the University of São Paulo. He teaches undergraduate Environmental Management and the postgraduate Sustainability program at the School of Arts, Sciences and Humanities, and coordinates the postgraduate Environmental Science program at the Institute of Energy and Environment, all at the University of São Paulo. Founded and served as president of the Brazilian Association for Impact Assessment. Works in Environmental Planning, Environmental Management, and Environmental Impact Assessment.

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Oliveira, L. A. de, Toledo, R. F. de, Santos Junior, M. A. dos, & Moretto, E. M. (2025). Climate dialogues and adaptive management: interventions for an experiential learning space in Novo Airão (AM), Amazon Region. Sustainability in Debate, 16(2), 221–254. https://doi.org/10.18472/SustDeb.v16n2.2025.58061

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