UID:
edoccha_9958067561302883
Format:
xvi, 185 pages :
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illustrations (some color), color maps ;
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23 cm.
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
1-282-72553-X
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9786612725531
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0-8213-8381-7
Series Statement:
Directions in development. Environment and sustainable development
Content:
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
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Indigenous Peoples of the Amazon; Chapter 3: Indigenous Peoples of the Andes; Chapter 4: Indigenous Peoples of the Caribbean and Central America; Chapter 5: Indigenous Peoples and Climate Change Across the Region; Chapter 6: Conclusions and Recommendations; Appendix A: Climate Change and Climatic Variability in Latin America and the Caribbean; Appendix B: Field Work Methodology; Index; Back cover
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-8213-8237-3
Language:
English
