Indigenous Peoples and Climate Change in Latin America and the Caribbean

摘要: Indigenous peoples across Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) already perceive experience negative effects of climate change variability. Although overall economic impact on gross domestic product (GDP) is significant, what particularly problematic that it falls disproportionately poor including indigenous peoples, who constitute about 6.5 percent population in region are among its poorest most vulnerable (Hall Patrinos 2006). This book examines social implications climatic variability for communities LAC options improving their resilience adaptability to these phenomena. By implications, authors mean direct indirect broad sense word social, factors contributing human well-being, health, livelihoods, agency, organization, justice. book, much which relies new empirical research, addresses specifically situation because our research showed them be change. A companion (Verner 2010) provides information broader dimensions policy addressing them. will help place impacts higher climate-change agenda guide efforts enhance peoples' rights opportunities, whether by governments, organizations leaders, or non-state representatives.