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Adaptation as a trigger for transformation pathways in remote Indigenous communities
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Author
Maru, Y. T.
Race, D.
Sparrow, A.
Mathew, S.
Publisher
Australian Rangeland Society
Publication Year
2015
Body

Indigenous people in remote regions of Australia are recognised as one of the most vulnerable
groups to climate change (Green and Minchin, 2014). This is despite living in widely dispersed
locations with exposure to a range of climate change elements and extreme events. The
commonality across remote indigenous communities is chronic poor health and socio-economic
disadvantage (Green et al., 2009).
In such a highly disadvantaged context, climate change vulnerability and adaptation, as they are
commonly conceived and implemented, will at best maintain . . . . .

Language
English
Resource Type
Text
Document Type
Conference Paper
Additional Information
It is recommended that papers in the conference proceedings be cited in the following manner:
Bastin, G, Sparrow, A, Scarth, P., Gill, T. Barneston, J. and Staben G. (2015). Are we there yet? Tracking state and change in Australia's rangelands. In Proceedings of the 18th Biennial Conference of the Australian Rangeland Society, Alice Springs (Ed M.H. Friedel) [Australian Rangeland Society: Perth]
Conference Name
18th Biennial Conference, Australian Rangeland Society, Alice Springs, Northern Territory, 12-16 April 2015
Keywords
Australia
disadvantage
remote resilience
remote vulnerability
transformation