This Open Access book provides a critical reflection into how indigenous cultures are
attempting to adapt to climate change. Through detailed first-hand accounts the book describes
the unique challenges facing indigenous peoples in the context of climate change adaptation
governance communication strategies and institutional pressures. The book shows how current
climate change terminologies and communication strategies often perpetuate the marginalisation
of indigenous peoples and suggests that new approaches that prioritise Indigenous voices
agency and survival are required. The book first introduces readers to Indigenous peoples and
their struggles related to climate change describing the impacts of climate change on their
everyday lives and the adaptation strategies currently undertaken to address them. These
strategies are then detailed through case studies which focus on how Indigenous knowledge and
practices have been used to respond to and cope with climate change in a variety of
environments including urban settings. The book discusses specific governance challenges
facing Indigenous peoples and presents new methods for engagement that will bridge existing
communication gaps to ensure Indigenous peoples are central to the implementation of climate
change adaptation measures. This book is intended for an audience of Indigenous peoples
adaptation practitioners academics students policy makers and government workers.
