Indigenous communities and climate-related hazards: A protocol for a systematic review

Cesar Cervantes Benavides; Hamed Seddighi Khavidak; Rónán Mc Dermott; Caspar van den Berg

doi:10.1016/j.mex.2023.102514

Indigenous communities and climate-related hazards: A protocol for a systematic review

MethodsX. 2023 Dec 9:12:102514. doi: 10.1016/j.mex.2023.102514. eCollection 2024 Jun.

Authors

Cesar Cervantes Benavides¹, Hamed Seddighi Khavidak², Rónán Mc Dermott¹, Caspar van den Berg¹

Affiliations

¹ Campus Fryslân, Global and Local Governance - Faculty Board, University of Groningen, Wirdumerdijk 34, 8911 CE Leeuwarden, the Netherlands.
² Faculty of Behavioural and Social Sciences, University of Groningen, Grote Kruisstraat 2/1 9712 TS Groningen The Netherlands.

Abstract

As reported by World Bank figures, in 2020, there were about 476 million indigenous people living in more than 90 countries around the world. They represented more than 6 % of the world's population. Approximately 15 % of these indigenous people lived in conditions of extreme poverty, facing economic disparity and chronic vulnerability [36]. This review analyzes the risks faced by indigenous communities due to climate change and their perception of risk. Hazards are identified in different regions, considering direct and indirect impacts on territories, resources and ways of life.

Keywords: Climate change; Ethnicity; Hazards; Indigenous communities; Indigenous communities and climate-related hazards: a protocolfor a systematic review; Risk perception.