People’s Response to the Climate Emergency in India

What is it about?

Climate change is happening, and we have been forewarned of the consequences. Since it is caused largely by human action, a lot can be done to avert the detrimental consequences. But getting political support for action is difficult because the hardest-hit people are marginalized groups that have little political power, including indigenous communities.

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Photo by Adityan Ramkumar on Unsplash

Photo by Adityan Ramkumar on Unsplash

Why is it important?

In this article, we examine the adverse ecological, economic, and social conditions people face in India in responding to the climate emergency. Because of their marginalization, these burdens fall especially heavily on indigenous communities. There are important differences between modern, universal methods of analysis and indigenous ways of understanding the particular relationships that define local ecologies. Ideally, the fight to prevent and mitigate climate change would take advantage of all knowledge systems and perspectives.

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