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Indigenous Peoples and Climate Change in Latin America and the Caribbean (Paperback)
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Indigenous Peoples and Climate Change in Latin America and the Caribbean (Paperback)
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This book addresses the social implications of climate change and
climatic variability on indigenous peoples and communities living
in the highlands, lowlands, and coastal areas of Latin America and
the Caribbean. Across the region, indigenous people already
perceive and experience negative effects of climate change and
variability. Many indigenous communities find it difficult to adapt
in a culturally sustainable manner. In fact, indigenous peoples
often blame themselves for the changes they observe in nature,
despite their limited emission of green house gasses. Not only is
the viability of their livelihoods threatened, resulting in food
insecurity and poor health, but also their cultural integrity is
being challenged, eroding the confidence in solutions provided by
traditional institutions and authorities. The book is based on
field research among indigenous communities in three major
eco-geographical regions: the Amazon; the Andes and Sub-Andes; and
the Caribbean and Mesoamerica. It finds major inter-regional
differences in the impacts observed between areas prone to rapid-
and slow-onset natural hazards. In Mesoamerican and the Caribbean,
increasingly severe storms and hurricanes damage infrastructure and
property, and even cause loss of land, reducing access to
livelihood resources. In the Columbian Amazon, changes in
precipitation and seasonality have direct immediate effects on
livelihoods and health, as crops often fail and the reproduction of
fish stock is threatened by changes in the river ebb and flow. In
the Andean region, water scarcity for crops and livestock, erosion
of ecosystems and changes in biodiversity threatens food security,
both within indigenous villages and among populations who depend on
indigenous agriculture, causing widespread migration to already
crowded urban areas. The study aims to increase understanding on
the complexity of how indigenous communities are impacted by
climate change and the options for improving their resilience and
adaptability to these phenomena. The goal is to improve indigenous
peoples rights and opportunities in climate change adaptation, and
guide efforts to design effective and sustainable adaptation
initiatives."
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