Climate Communication And The Exclusion Of Indigenous Knowledge

Keywords

Climate communication; discourse analysis; inclusivity; Indigenous knowledge

Abstract

This paper presents the preliminary findings of an ongoing discourse analysis of the language of inclusivity and holism in Working Group II's report to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. The paper examines whether indigenous knowledge practices, which are cited within the report as important to adaptation and mitigation strategies, are being represented in climate discourse. Focusing on extending past discourse analyses of climate communication, this paper identifies a need for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and other policy organizations to more effectively communicate the ethics of inclusive policies in the field of climate science, particularly the effects of such policies on indigenous populations. Furthermore, the paper examines the make-up of Working Group II to determine whether indigenous knowledge and perspectives are included in the authoring of the reports themselves. Language indicating a need to consider multiple perspectives does not, in this case, lead to the just representation of those perspectives.

Publication Date

11-9-2016

Publication Title

IEEE International Professional Communication Conference

Volume

2016-November

Document Type

Article; Proceedings Paper

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1109/IPCC.2016.7740496

Socpus ID

85002271289 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85002271289

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