Significance of different ways of knowing in responding to the climate crisis: The necessity for Indigenous knowledge

Abstract

¶ a Citizen of Navajo Nation and the Dine ´community. ¶ b Kanaka 'O ¯iwi diaspora from Micronesia.

Enhancing Indigenous Peoples’ participation in climate policy processes

“…There remains a tendency to divorce climate change from its socio-politicalhistorical-cultural context and depoliticize it by drawing attention away from the root causes of vulnerability, ones that can also determine inequities within Indigenous communities [4], including Indigenous women and youth, those with disabilities, as well as the elderly and children. Much success hinges on the fostering of inter-and transdisciplinary relationships characterized by trust, accountability, reciprocity, and not least 'intellectual humility' on the part of scientists and decision-makers [6,11]. Tackling the root causes of vulnerability and identifying fairer development pathways, hence, requires a more granular social equity approach that addresses unevenly distributed power relations, and existing networks of control and influence from local to global levels.…”

“…PLOS Climate has published several Opinion articles about Indigenous People's active participation in climate change processes e.g. [5][6][7]. We build on these by stressing the importance of a more granular approach to climate justice and Indigenous Peoples' participation in climate policy processes.…”

Transforming agricultural research and development systems to meet 21st Century needs for climate action

“…Power asymmetries also manifest themselves in terms of whose knowledge counts. Local and indigenous knowledge is still under-represented in climate change research although the situation is changing (Head, 2020;Kassam et al, 2023).…”