Overview

While it is widely acknowledged that climate change is among the greatest global challenges of our times, it has local implications too.  This volume forefronts these local issues, giving anthropology a voice in this great debate, which is otherwise dominated by natural scientists and policy makers.  It shows what an ethnographic focus can offer in furthering our understanding of the lived realities of climate debates. Contributors from communities around the world discuss local knowledge of, and responses to, environmental changes that need to feature in scientifically framed policies regarding mitigation and adaptation measures if they are to be effective.

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Author:   Paul Sillitoe
Publisher:   Berghahn Books
Imprint:   Berghahn Books
ISBN:  

9781805391524

ISBN 10:   1805391526
Pages:   354
Publication Date:   02 February 2024
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Introduction: Introducing the Anthroposcene of Weather and Climate Paul Sillitoe Part I: Local Weather Knowledge Chapter 1. There’s Something in the Air – But What? On Amazon People’s Perception of Atmospheric Phenomena Dan Rosengren Chapter 2. Climate Change, Weather and Perception: Fishing in Eastern Patagonia Francesca Marin Part II: Adaptation Challenges Chapter 3. Indigenous Responses to Climate Change in Extreme Environments: The Cases of the Q’eros (Peruvian Andes) and the Gwich’in (Alaska) Nastassja Martin and Geremia Cometti Chapter 4. Fornicating Frogs: Local Knowledge of Climate Change in Bangladesh? Paul Sillitoe and Mahbub Alam Appendix: Climate Change Questionnaire Chapter 5. Weather, Agency and Values at Work in a Glacier Ski Resort in Austria Herta Nöbauer Chapter 6. The Moral Climate of Melting Glaciers: Andean Claims for Justice at the Paris Climate Change Summit Noah Walker-Crawford Part III: Flows of Knowledge Chapter 7. Making Sense of Climate Science: From Climate Knowledge to Decision-Making Maria Ines Carabajal and Cecilia Hidalgo Chapter 8. Practicing Anthropology by Providing Climate Services for Farmers: The Case of Science Field Shops in Indonesia Yunita T. Winarto Chapter 9. Nepal's Climate-Change Cultural World Pasang Yangjee Sherpa Part IV: Climate Politics Chapter 10. Down to Air. Palestinian Memories and Practices of Weather Relatedness Mauro Van Aken Chapter 11. Imagining Nations and Producing Climate-Change Knowledge in Brazil André S. Bailão Chapter 12. Embanking the Sundarbans: The Obfuscating Discourse of Climate Change Camelia Dewan Afterword David Shankland Index

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“This volume will help establish a foundation for more expansive cross-disciplinary endeavors in the future…[It] will make an excellent supplementary text in several fields…Highly Recommended.” • Choice

Author Information

Paul Sillitoe is Professor of Anthropology at Durham University. He has a background in both cultural anthropology and agricultural science.  His research interests focus on environmental issues and natural resources management.  His recent books include Sustainable Development: An Appraisal Focusing on the Gulf Region (Berghahn, 2014) and Indigenous Knowledge: Enhancing its Contribution to Natural Resources Management (CABI, 2017).

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