Including indigenous knowledge and experience in IPCC assessment reports : post-print version

Abstract

Assessment reports of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) play a critical role in producing global knowledge on climate change. This is not a value-neutral role. As Indigenous issues have been underrepresented in previous IPCC assessments, this review analyzes how Indigenous content is covered and framed in Assessment Report 5 Working Group II (WGII). The development of culturally relevant and appropriate adaptation policies requires a more robust, nuanced, and appropriate inclusion and framing of Indigenous issues in future assessment reports. The article outlines how this can be achieved.

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Keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION, INSTITUTIONS, IPCC, INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK, BIAS, GLOBAL HEALTH, SCIENTIFIC CULTURE, GLOBAL

Citation

Ford, J. D., Cameron, L., Rubis, J., Maillet, M., Nakashima, D., Willox, A. C., & Pearce, T. (2016). Including indigenous knowledge and experience in IPCC assessment reports. Nature Climate Change, 6(4), 349-353.

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