Climate justice and the Caribbean: An introduction

Baptiste, April Karen; Rhiney, Kevon

doi:10.1016/j.geoforum.2016.04.008

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“…Despite their vulnerability, however, both islands have achieved high levels of human development, as measured by the human development indictor, with Barbados marginally ahead of Grenada (UNDP 2017). Although these achievements are to be celebrated, concerns remain over the unevenness of this development, which is characterized by precarious job security, high unemployment, environmental vulnerability, cultural and social inequalities (Baptiste and Rhiney 2016;Bishop 2010;Wiltshire 2015).…”

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Transnational social capital: the socio‐spatialities of civil society

Peck

2019

Global Networks

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Civil society remains a contested concept, but one that is widely embedded in global development processes. Transnationalism within civil society scholarship is often described dichotomously, either through hierarchical dependency relations or as a more amorphous networked global civil society. These two contrasting spatial imaginaries produce very particular ideas about how transnational relations contribute to civil society. Drawing on empirical material from research with civil society organizations in Barbados and Grenada, in this article I contend that civil society groups use forms of transnational social capital in their work. This does not, however, resonate with the horizontal relations associated with grassroots globalization or vertical chains of dependence. These social relations are imbued with power and agency and are entangled in situated historical, geographical and personal contexts. I conclude that the diverse transnational social relations that are part of civil society activity offer hope and possibilities for continued civil society action in these unexpected spatial arrangements.

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Transnational social capital: the socio‐spatialities of civil society

Peck

2019

Global Networks

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“…When examining climate justice in the Caribbean, Baptiste and Rhiney (2016) is one of the seminal works that have provided some crucial points as to how to problematize what climate justice might look like or be understood for the region. They raised three crucial points that will be summarized here that are pertinent to the current case of Antigua and Barbuda.…”

Section: Climate Justice Overviewmentioning

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The Manifestation of Climate Injustices: The Post-Hurricane Irma Conflicts Surrounding Barbuda’s Communal Land Tenure

Baptiste

Devonish

2019

J. of Extr. Even.

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Hurricane Irma caused significant destruction to the Caribbean during the 2017 Atlantic Hurricane season. In its aftermath, many of these Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are left with the dilemma of seeking ways to rebuild in some cases entire nation states. Using the case study of Antigua and Barbuda, where Barbuda was the first Caribbean island to receive a direct hit from Hurricane Irma, the paper begins to explore the ways in which the global system of exploitation of SIDS exacerbates internal historical conflicts which is a manifestation of climate injustices. Specifically, the Barbudans’ relative privilege in having inherited communal land rights have become, for the government, the barrier standing in the way of the only alternative funding sources for reconstruction, foreign tourism investment. Using the theoretical underpinnings of climate justice, we argue that the causers of climate change, who are generally the inheritors of the historic colonization, exploitation and impoverishment of these states, will effectively benefit from the intensity of Hurricane Irma, given that they will eventually get access to Barbudan land if the communal land rights are revoked.

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“…79-99). For instance, academic publications on climate justice in the Caribbean have mostly focused on sovereign small island nations, despite the fact that half of the islands in the region are dependent territories (Baptiste & Rhiney, 2016). Even though nonsovereign islands represented 12% of the population of the Caribbean in 2017 and 5% of the total land area, they account for 29% of the Caribbean islands' marine area under jurisdiction (derived from Flanders Marine Institute, 2016; CIA, 2018).…”

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Subnational climate justice for the French Outre-mer: postcolonial politics and geography of an epistemic shift

Ferdinand¹

2018

ISJ

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This paper presents France's relation to climate change from the perspectives of the French overseas territories: the Outre-mer. Scattered across the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean, and the Pacific Ocean, these formerly colonized territories are subnational jurisdictions of France. Through examining their greenhouse gas emissions, their ecological importance, their economic conditions, as well as their policies, I argue that understanding the Outre-mer climate change perspectives demands an epistemic shift characterized by two theoretical gestures. Firstly, the Outre-mer perspectives require moving beyond the single geographical imaginary of France that only represents its European mainland. Contributing very little to France's greenhouse gas emissions, these territories are particularly exposed and particularly vulnerable to the effects of climate change, making the case for a subnational climate justice. Secondly, beyond their portrayal as foreign and voiceless victims, the Outremer perspectives also recognize the presence of postcolonial subjects as political and historical actors facing climate change, calling forcefully for postcolonial equality and social justice.

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Climate justice and the Caribbean: An introduction

Cited by 54 publications

References 25 publications

Transnational social capital: the socio‐spatialities of civil society

Transnational social capital: the socio‐spatialities of civil society

The Manifestation of Climate Injustices: The Post-Hurricane Irma Conflicts Surrounding Barbuda’s Communal Land Tenure

Subnational climate justice for the French Outre-mer: postcolonial politics and geography of an epistemic shift

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