Looking back while moving forward: How past responses to climate change can inform future adaptation and mitigation strategies in the Arctic

Desjardins, Sean; Friesen, T. Max; Jordan, Peter

doi:10.1016/j.quaint.2020.05.043

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“…Downscaling and regional modeling of simulated climate conditions have increased our ability to model human decision-making at fine spatial and temporal scales (e.g., daily foraging activities). Finally, climate researchers are increasingly aware that tracking human responses to past climate change using the paleoclimate and archaeological records is a means of assessing future climate risks and formulating a sustainable response (5,8,(36)(37)(38).…”

Section: Climate Modeling and Environmental Reconstructionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Because it documents complete cycles of change, instead of being limited to the study of their historical endpoints, the archaeology of climate change is uniquely positioned to contribute to resilience theory (109). Ultimately, it therefore stands to make a substantial contribution toward planning a sustainable response to global warming (9,36,92,117).…”

Section: The Archaeology Of Climate Changementioning

confidence: 99%

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The archaeology of climate change: The case for cultural diversity

Burke

Peros

Wren

et al. 2021

Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.

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Anthropogenic climate change is currently driving environmental transformation on a scale and at a pace that exceeds historical records. This represents an undeniably serious challenge to existing social, political, and economic systems. Humans have successfully faced similar challenges in the past, however. The archaeological record and Earth archives offer rare opportunities to observe the complex interaction between environmental and human systems under different climate regimes and at different spatial and temporal scales. The archaeology of climate change offers opportunities to identify the factors that promoted human resilience in the past and apply the knowledge gained to the present, contributing a much-needed, long-term perspective to climate research. One of the strengths of the archaeological record is the cultural diversity it encompasses, which offers alternatives to the solutions proposed from within the Western agro-industrial complex, which might not be viable cross-culturally. While contemporary climate discourse focuses on the importance of biodiversity, we highlight the importance of cultural diversity as a source of resilience.

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Section: Climate Modeling and Environmental Reconstructionmentioning

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Section: The Archaeology Of Climate Changementioning

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The archaeology of climate change: The case for cultural diversity

Burke

Peros

Wren

et al. 2021

Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.

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“…Some studies have sought to compare local observations of change with those of instrumental datasets to develop more nuanced insights on change taking place, including recent studies in Russia (Anisimov et al, 2019, 2020; Anisimov & Orttung, 2019). Importantly, local observations and interpretations of change need to be considered within the context of the knowledge system held by the people sharing the observations, including the broader worldview and belief system (Desjardins et al, 2020; Ford et al, 2020). Recent work in Russia has surveyed public perceptions on climate change in northern regions, documenting observations of increasing winter temperatures and more frequent “unusual” events but also finds contradictory findings for other climate factors (Anisimov et al, 2019, 2020; Anisimov & Orttung, 2019).…”

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The rapidly changing Arctic and its societal implications

Ford

Pearce

Canosa

et al. 2021

WIREs Climate Change

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The Arctic is undergoing rapid climate change and is projected to experience the most warming this century of any world region. We review the societal aspects of these current and projected changes. Indigenous knowledge and local knowledge holders living in communities across the Arctic have detected unprecedented increases in temperature, altered precipitation regimes, and changing weather patterns, documenting impacts on terrestrial and marine environments. These local observations situate climate change as one of multiple interacting stressors. Arctic societies have exhibited resilience to climate change, but vulnerabilities are emerging at the nexus of changing environmental conditions and socioeconomic pressures. Infrastructure is highly susceptible to permafrost thaw, coastal erosion, and sea level rise, compounded by the age of infrastructure, maintenance challenges, and cost of adapting. Livelihoods and cultural activities linked to subsistence harvesting have been affected by changes to wildlife, with coping mechanisms undermined by long‐term processes of land dispossession and landscape fragmentation. Reduced sea ice coverage and changing ice dynamics are creating opportunities for enhanced shipping, oil and gas production, and deep‐water fisheries. Legal, infrastructural, economic, and climatic challenges are expected to constrain such developments, with concerns over the distribution of potential benefits. Adaptation is already taking place in some sectors and regions, with efforts directly targeting climate impacts and also addressing underlying determinants of vulnerability. Barriers and limits to adapting are evident. Research that develops projections of future climate impacts is advancing, but studies examining the implications of such changes for communities or economies remain in their infancy. This article is categorized under: Trans‐Disciplinary Perspectives > Regional Reviews

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“…Desjardins gebruikte bijvoorbeeld zijn ruime ervaring met en kennis van Inuitontologieën in zijn onderzoek naar niet-utilitaristische materiële cultuur, artefacten die geen 'nuttige' gebruiksvoorwerpen zijn (Desjardins 2017), en in zijn studie naar veerkracht in tijden van klimaatverandering en ecologische risico's (Desjardins & Jordan, 2019;Desjardins et al, 2020). Hij heeft ook een kleine veldwerkschool voor Inuitjongeren geleid als onderdeel van de Inuit Heritage Trust.…”

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Hoe een inheems perspectief de archeologische interpretatie kan verbreden

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2021

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How Indigenous-focused research can inform broader archaeological practice. In Europe, archaeologists have traditionally engaged less with the concept of Indigenous archaeology—and the various cultural-anthropological tenets underpinning it—than with the related, but distinct, concepts of ethnicity, nationalism and even autochthony, which are ostensibly more congruent with the various forms of social organization observed across the continent from pre-Neolithic times to the present. In this article, we argue that due to their recognition and embracing of unique systems of knowledge production (ontologies), contemporary Indigenous understandings of the past can inform the archaeologies of regions currently without Indigenous populations. We draw upon our experiences carrying out fieldwork amongst Indigenous peoples and within their traditional territories.

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Looking back while moving forward: How past responses to climate change can inform future adaptation and mitigation strategies in the Arctic

Cited by 13 publications

References 46 publications

The archaeology of climate change: The case for cultural diversity

The archaeology of climate change: The case for cultural diversity

The rapidly changing Arctic and its societal implications

Hoe een inheems perspectief de archeologische interpretatie kan verbreden

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