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“The consequences of observed and projected climate change have and will undermine indigenous ways of life that have persisted for thousands of years,” said the report in introducing Chapter 12, which deals exclusively with the effects of climate change on indigenous communities. “Key vulnerabilities include the loss of traditional knowledge in the face of rapidly changing ecological conditions, increased food insecurity due to reduced availability of traditional foods, changing water availability, Arctic sea ice loss, permafrost thaw, and relocation from historic homelands.” This is not news to those in the thick of things, but it is yet one more acknowledgement by the Obama administration that Indigenous Peoples are among those bearing the brunt of the changes that are already under way. indiancountrytodaymedianetwork/2014/05/06/obamas-climate-change-report-lays-out-dire-scenario-highlights-effects-natives-154763
Posted on: Mon, 12 May 2014 14:05:18 +0000

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