Equitable and desirable solutions to the climate crisis require a grounded understanding of diverse values and aspirations of citizens and denizens in our societies. Drawing upon feminist geographies, Professor Petra Tschakert and Dr. Karen Paiva Henrique examine the role of social difference across gender, race, class, ethnicity, age, and other dimensions of inequality and how they intersect to shape embodied experiences of climatic changes and narratives of both harm and hope.
Transitions to more just and liveable futures entail active engagement with uneven power structures to dismantle persistent patterns of domination that favour the privileged rather than the most vulnerable, and an inclusive approach to climate justice that recognises and promotes more-than-human flourishing.
Professor Petra Tschakert is a human-environment geographer and conducts research at the intersection of political feminist ecology, climate change adaptation, livelihood security, and environmental, social, climate, and multispecies justice. Her current work examines intangible harm in the context of climate change, with particular emphasis on differential vulnerabilities and persistent inequalities.
Dr Karen Paiva Henrique is a human-environment geographer working at the intersection of climate adaptation, cities, and multiple dimensions of justice. Her research focuses on climate adaptation planning and politics to examine how individuals with unequal resources and decision-making power protect what they value against the impacts of simultaneous crises.
Campus Partner: Department of Geography and Planning
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