Local indicators of climate change impacts described by indigenous peoples and local communities: Study protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

In the quest to improve the understanding of climate change impacts on elements of the atmospheric, physical, and life systems, scientists are challenged by the scarcity and uneven distribution of grounded data. Through their long history of interaction with the environment, Indigenous Peoples and local communities have developed complex knowledge systems that allow them to detect impacts of climate change in the local environment. The study protocol presented here is designed 1) to inventory climate change impacts on the atmospheric, physical, and life systems based on local knowledge and 2) to test hypotheses on the global spatial, socioeconomic, and demographic distribution of reported impacts. The protocol has been developed within the framework of a project aiming

SUBMITTER: Reyes-Garcia V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9815565 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature