Mediations and imaginaries on climate change and global warming among peasants in Mexico City

Abstract

This study explores the symbolic imaginary and forms of mediation on climate change and global warming, with the peasants of San Gregorio, Xochimilco, an agricultural area that survives in one of the largest in the world conurbations, Mexico City. We used a mixed method. Through a representative, observation and interview with our study subjects explored survey semantic-imaginary symbolic associations that farmers in the community have on both phenomena. We found that both are non-functional at the time when farmers describe the problems they experience the effects and possible solutions to climate variations. We believe that it is essential to explore the language used affected communities when proposing public policies, non-governmental actions and scientific research related to climate variations in local environments as studied here.