Representation of Indigenous peoples in climate change reporting

Belfer, Ella; Ford, James D.; Maillet, Michelle

doi:10.1007/s10584-017-2076-z

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“…2 (Climat* Change* OR Global Warming* OR Greenhouse Effect*) AND (Pacific Island* OR Pacific atoll* OR Melanesia* OR Polynesia* OR Cook Islands* OR Micronesia* OR Fiji* OR Kiribati* OR Vanuatu* OR Marshall Islands* OR Tuvalu* OR Nauru* OR Niue* OR Palau* OR Papua New Guinea* OR Samoa* OR Solomon Islands* OR Tonga*) 3 This time period was constrained by the lack of archived articles in Factiva for several of the study newspapers before 1999, but coverage of Pacific Islands and climate change in available newspapers before 1999 was also sparse. The two-decade time period is also consistent with other long-term MCCC studies (Belfer et al 2017;Ford and King 2015) that did not still fell in the good strength of agreement range (κ > .6) based on the guidelines from Altman (1991). Statistical analyses were performed on coding data using SPSS.…”

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“…A discourse analysis of articles about Tuvalu in The Sydney Morning Herald found that Tuvaluan identity was often constructed in opposition to Australian stability and in connection to Tuvalu's physical vulnerability (Farbotko 2005). More broadly, analysis of newspaper articles about Indigenous peoples and climate change found a similar tendency to portray Indigenous peoples as victims (Belfer et al 2017). To expand on this scholarship, we aim to assess the relative presence of different narratives in reporting on Pacific Islands and climate change (RQ2).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Representations of Pacific Islands and climate change in US, UK, and Australian newspaper reporting

2020

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Pacific Islands often exemplify climate change vulnerability, yet little scholarship has probed how these representations translate to the media. This study examines newspaper articles about Pacific Islands and climate change in American, British, and Australian newspapers from 1999 to 2018, analyzing volume, content, and dominant narratives. These quantitative results are complemented by semi-structured interviews with journalists as well as Pacific stakeholders who engage with the media. Reporting on Pacific Islands and climate change focuses heavily on who and what are at risk from climate impacts; reporting on solutions is less frequent and dominated by discussions of migration. This overemphasis on vulnerability potentially downplays the importance of the resiliency and action of Pacific Island communities and positions the Pacific as a site for climate catastrophe, rather than climate justice. However, recent reporting may be moving away from overarching narratives of vulnerability, motivating continued research into these depictions and how they promote or discourage climate action.

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Representations of Pacific Islands and climate change in US, UK, and Australian newspaper reporting

2020

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“…Indeed, the awareness of soil erosion and its impacts has positively influenced the adoption of AMs within the local agriculture. This is consistent with the numerous earlier studies regarding the interplay between local perception and AMs in agricultural techniques not only in Vietnam [21,34], but also such countries as Tanzania [96], Thailand [97], Canada, the USA, Australia, and New Zealand [98]. Our findings indicated that most of the farmers are already adapting quite extensively to these new environmental concerns by using their innate instinctual capacity to implement cultural initiatives.…”

Section: From Perception To Adaptive Measures Regarding the Soil Erossupporting

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Understanding Indigenous Farming Systems in Response to Climate Change: An Investigation into Soil Erosion in the Mountainous Regions of Central Vietnam

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Soil erosion is a considerable concern in the upland areas of Central Vietnam. This situation is most serious in regions, where the terrain is sloped and subjected to heavy rainfall. Our research was conducted in a mountainous area, belonging to Central Vietnam, the area of Song Kon commune in the Dong Giang district. The objective of this study is first to estimate the impact of soil erosion risk in these areas, and second to assess the capacity of farming systems which are based on indigenous knowledge (IK) to respond to soil erosion. Our data were collected by Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) and processed using Geographical Information System (GIS) methods. We then interpreted this research using the Universal Soil Loss Equation (USLE) in order to calculate the soil erosion rate. The Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) and the Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI) were also used as measurements to compare the difference of land surface covers between different farming systems. The results showed that the lowest soil erosion rate was found in the narrow valley regions, which are populated by both agricultural and residential areas. On the other hand, soil erosion was extremely high in the more northerly quadrant of our research area. Our findings also indicate that local farmers are highly aware of soil erosion, which has positively influenced the adoption of adaptation measures (AMs) in their agricultural activities. The most common AMs are as follows: changes in cropping patterns, the adjustments of their planting calendars, the use of native varieties, and intercropping methods. These AMs are mediated by the cultural observances of the local ethnic minority peoples in relation to their IK. We have concluded that when farmers apply IK in their farming systems, the soil erosion rate tends to decrease as compared with non-indigenous knowledge (NIK) practices. We hope to bring a better understanding of the processes that shape farmers’ AMs and thereby to develop well-targeted adaptation policies that can then be applied at the local level. Our findings may be instrumental in future adaptation planning and policies in regard to climate change, and that they will help to increase awareness not only in matters of the soil erosion but also in other interconnected aspects of climate change in these areas.

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“… Acknowledgement of the roles of colonialism, marginalization, and Indigenous histories in shaping both traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) and how societies respond to climate threats (Belfer, Ford, & Maillet, ) …”

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The UN local communities and Indigenous peoples' platform: A traditional ecological knowledge‐based evaluation

Shawoo

Thornton

2019

WIREs Climate Change

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This review evaluates the potential of the proposed local communities and Indigenous peoples’ platform to effectively engage traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) for climate policy. Specifically, we assess the platform's potential to enable greater representation and participation of Indigenous peoples (IPs) within the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). An analytical framework based on the extensive TEK and environmental management literature is developed, with a set of criteria identified against which to evaluate the platform. We find that although the process of designing the platform appears to be inclusive of Indigenous views, the structure itself does not recognize the roles that unequal power relations and colonialism play in marginalizing IPs. Limited attention is paid to the institutional barriers within the UNFCCC and the drawbacks of pursuing knowledge “integration” as an end in itself. Based on this, recommendations for improving the platform structure are put forward including using a rights‐based framing, giving greater decision‐making power to IPs, and developing mechanisms to ensure the holistic integrity of TEK and build the overall resilience of climate mitigation and adaptation systems. This article is categorized under: Social Status of Climate Change Knowledge > Sociology/Anthropology of Climate Knowledge

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Representation of Indigenous peoples in climate change reporting

Cited by 74 publications

References 40 publications

Representations of Pacific Islands and climate change in US, UK, and Australian newspaper reporting

Representations of Pacific Islands and climate change in US, UK, and Australian newspaper reporting

Understanding Indigenous Farming Systems in Response to Climate Change: An Investigation into Soil Erosion in the Mountainous Regions of Central Vietnam

The UN local communities and Indigenous peoples' platform: A traditional ecological knowledge‐based evaluation

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