Malik, I.H. orcid.org/0000-0002-5832-5276 and Ford, J.D. orcid.org/0000-0002-2066-3456 (2024) Understanding the Impacts of Arctic Climate Change Through the Lens of Political Ecology. WIREs Climate Change. e927. ISSN 1757-7780
Abstract
Climate change is a critical global issue with far-reaching implications for the environment, society, and economy. Political ecology examines the relationship between political systems, social inequalities, and ecological concerns in relation to climate change. It focuses on how power dynamics, resource allocation, and political decisions influence vulnerability, adaptation, and mitigation efforts, highlighting the intersectionality between politics, ecology, and climate change impacts. Climate change in the Arctic is having profound geopolitical, environmental, and socioeconomic impacts on Indigenous Peoples. However, few, if any, studies have examined these interactions from a political ecology standpoint. Herein, we review and analyze the complex relationships and power dynamics that shape and are shaped by climate change in the Arctic through a political ecology lens, developing an understanding of how political, economic, and social factors interact to drive climate change impacts and responses. We introduce the term Arctic Political Ecology to understand these dynamics. The paper examines the significance of Indigenous knowledge, environmental governance, and Indigenous Peoples' sovereignty in control over productive resources, promoting sustainable practices, and addressing the challenges posed by climate change. We highlight the need for a comprehensive approach that considers the political ecology of climate change in the Arctic to understand the interplay of capitalism, colonialism, and resource exploitation.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2024 The Author(s). WIREs Climate Change published by Wiley Periodicals LLC. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
Keywords: | adaptation; Arctic Political Ecology; climate change; Indigenous Peoples; political ecology; resilience; vulnerability |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Environment (Leeds) > School of Earth and Environment (Leeds) > Sustainability Research Institute (SRI) (Leeds) The University of Leeds > Faculty of Environment (Leeds) > School of Geography (Leeds) > Ecology & Global Change (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 16 Dec 2024 15:02 |
Last Modified: | 16 Dec 2024 15:02 |
Status: | Published online |
Publisher: | Wiley |
Identification Number: | 10.1002/wcc.927 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:220817 |