indigenous peoples and climate change in latin america and
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Indigenous Peoples andClimate Change in LatinAmerica and the Caribbean
Jakob Kronik and Dorte Verner
THE WORLD BANKWashington, D.C.
Contents
Foreword xiAcknowledgments xiiiAbbreviations xv
Chapter 1 Introduction 1Indigenous Peoples of LAC 2Climate Change and Climatic Variability in LAC 4Determinants of Vulnerability 8Approach and Outline of Study 11Notes 12References 13
Chapter 2 Indigenous Peoples of the Amazon 15Threats and Perceptions of Climate Change 17Effects of Climate Change on Indigenous
Peoples' Livelihoods 25Transforming Structures and Processes 32Institutional Framework 35Adaptation and Survival Strategies 37Summary 39
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Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
NotesReferences
Indigenous Peoples of the AndesThreats from Climate ChangeAndean Region—Bolivia's Northern AltiplanoSub-Andean Region—Bolivia's Northern YungasSummaryNotesReferences
Indigenous Peoples of the Caribbeanand Central AmericaAbrupt Effects of Extreme EventsEffects of Slow-Onset Climate Change ProcessesIndirect Social Impacts from Climate ChangeSummaryNotesReferences
Indigenous Peoples and Climate ChangeAcross the RegionThreats <ImpactsPotential EffectsAdaptationIndigenous Peoples, Mitigation of Climate
Change, and Protection of BiodiversityNotesReferences
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Chapter 6 Conclusions and Recommendations 123Indigenous Peoples of Latin America
and the Caribbean 124Culture, Livelihood, Institutions, and Knowledge 125Impact of Climate Change on Indigenous Peoples 127Climate-Change Adaptation in an
Indigenous Context 129Climate-Change Mitigation in an
Indigenous Context 130
Operational RecommendationsNeeds for Further ResearchNotesReferences
Appendix A Climate Change and Climatic Variabilityin Latin America and the CaribbeanImages of Present ChangeImages of the FutureAspects of Observed ClimateGlobal Climate Change IssuesProjections of Regional Climate ChangeFurther ResearchNotes
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Appendix B Field Work MethodologyNotesReference
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Index 175