Old Ways for New Days

Indigenous Survival and Agency in Climate Changed Times

Robert Palmer author Melissa Nursey-Bray author Ann Marie Chischilly author Phil Rist author Lun Yin author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Springer Nature Switzerland AG

Published:2nd Sep '22

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Old Ways for New Days cover

This Open Access book provides a critical reflection into how indigenous cultures are attempting to adapt to climate change. Through detailed first-hand accounts, the book describes the unique challenges facing indigenous peoples in the context of climate change adaptation, governance, communication strategies, and institutional pressures. The book shows how current climate change terminologies and communication strategies often perpetuate the marginalisation of  indigenous peoples and  suggests that new approaches that prioritise Indigenous voices, agency and survival are required.

The book first introduces readers to Indigenous peoples and their struggles related to climate change, describing the impacts of climate change on their everyday lives and the adaptation strategies currently undertaken to address them. These strategies are then detailed through case studies which focus on how Indigenous knowledge and practices have been used to respond to and cope withclimate change in a variety of environments, including urban settings. The book discusses specific governance challenges facing Indigenous peoples, and presents new methods for engagement that will bridge existing communication gaps to ensure Indigenous peoples are central to the implementation of climate change adaptation measures. This book is intended for an audience of Indigenous peoples, adaptation practitioners, academics, students, policy makers and government workers.

ISBN: 9783030978259

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131 pages

1st ed. 2022