1. Stories from the Global South: the interplay of climate science, 'action' and the implications for development.
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Vogel, Coleen and Naidoo, Nadia Shah
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CLIMATOLOGY , *CLIMATE change mitigation , *CLIMATE change , *POVERTY areas ,DEVELOPING countries - Abstract
Calls for humanity to act on environmental changes are becoming increasingly critical. The growing polycrisis including the impact of ongoing conflicts in contested geopolitical spaces and the struggles for ways to sustain a livelihood in areas of precarity and poverty, are just some of the intersecting challenges which have given rise to a Code Red alarm by the United Nations surrounding issues related to climate change. Rich narratives and stories of climate actions from Africa offer examples of potential paths. This paper explores how such narratives inform local development and climate action. A key message is that stories and narratives, created by various peoples, disciplines, and systems of knowledge, can all be powerful genres and sources for agentic change that can inspire and embolden development practice and action. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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