Spence School Library: 2025 Spring: Geoscience, Advocating for Those Impacted by Climate Change : Background: Reference, News, Magazines

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Routledge Handbook of Climate Change Impacts on Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities by Victoria Reyes-García
ISBN: 9781003801313
Publication Date: 2023
Climate Change: An Encyclopedia of Science, Society, and Solutions by Bruce E. Johansen
This three-volume set presents entries and primary sources that will impress on readers that what we do--or don't do--today regarding climate change will dramatically influence what life on this planet will be like for untold numbers of generations.
Compendium of Community and Indigenous Strategies for Climate Change Adaptation by J. Mwenge Kahinda
Publication Date: 2022
This report makes an inventory of indigenous and community adaptation practices. These cases focus on various themes, including weather forecasting; early warning systems; grazing and livestock management; soil and water management; forest management; and integrated wetlands and fisheries management.