Policymakers need to know what factors are most important in determining local vulnerability to facilitate effective adaptation to climate change. Quantitative vulnerability indices are helpful in this endeavour but are limited in their ability to capture subtle yet important aspects of vulnerability such as social networks, knowledge and access to resources. Working with three African American communities on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, we systematically elicit local cultural knowledge on climate change and connect it with a scientific vulnerability framework.
Technology Partners: MimirTech
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/cultural-knowledge-and-local-vulnerability-african-american-communities
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/christine-d-miller-hesed
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/michael-paolisso
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/nature-climate-change
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-change
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-adaptation
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/united-states-america-us
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/minorities
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/floods
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sea-level-rise
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/poverty
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wetlands
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/storms
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/hurricanes
