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"The urgency of tackling climate change is even greater for Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander people, and other First Nation peoples across the globe.
First Nations people will be disproportionately affected and are already
experiencing existential threats from climate change.
The unfolding disaster in the Northern Rivers regions of New South Wales is no
exception, with Aboriginal communities completely inundated or cut off from
essential supplies.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have protected Country for
millennia and have survived dramatic climatic shifts. We are intimately
connected to Country, and our knowledge and cultural practices hold solutions
to the climate crisis. Despite this, we continue to be excluded from leadership
roles in climate solution discussions, such as the recent Intergovernmental
Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report.
This continued exclusion is why investigation of the impacts of climate change
on First Nations people is needed.
In October last year, the Lowitja Institute, in partnership with the Aboriginal
and Torres Strait Islander National Health Leadership Forum and the Climate and
Health Alliance, brought together researchers, community members, young people
and advocates from across the country at a round-table discussion.
Together, they put together the findings for the Discussion Paper Climate
change and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
