A collaborative approach to bring insights from local observations of climate change impacts into global climate change research

Victoria Reyes-García, David García-del-Amo, Petra Benyei, Álvaro Fernández-Llamazares, Konstantina Gravani, André B. Junqueira, Vanesse Labeyrie, Xiaoyue Li, Denise MS Matias, Alex McAlvay, Peter Graham Mortyn, Anna Porcuna-Ferrer, Anna Schlingmann, Ramin Soleymani-Fard

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Abstract

© 2019 Elsevier B.V. Bringing insights from Indigenous and local knowledge into climate change research requires addressing the transferability, integration, and scalability of this knowledge. Using a review of research on place-based observations of climate change impacts, we explore ways to address these challenges. Our search mostly captured scientist-led qualitative research, which – while facilitating place-based knowledge transferability to global research – did not include locally led efforts documenting climate change impacts. We classified and organized qualitative multi-site place-based information into a hierarchical system that fosters dialogue with global research, providing an enriched picture of climate change impacts on local social-ecological systems. A network coordinating the scalability of place-based research on climate change impacts is needed to bring Indigenous and local knowledge into global research and policy agendas.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1-8
Number of pages8
JournalCurrent Opinion in Environmental Sustainability
Volume39
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jan 2019

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