The legacies of empire have increased the vulnerability of Caribbean states to climate change, according to University of Warwick expert Dr Leon Sealey-Huggins.
The legacies of empire have increased the vulnerability of Caribbean states to climate change, according to University of Warwick expert Dr Leon Sealey-Huggins.
- Caribbean societies are among the least responsible for causing climate change but are among the most exposed to its negative effects
- Global inequalities arising from historic factors mean Caribbean societies have limited resources to deal with the challenges of climate change
- Unequal power relationships limit Caribbean countries’ ability to set the climate change agenda
- Historical inequalities must be addressed in order to move forward on climate change in a just and lasting way
In a new paper published this week, Dr Sealey-Huggins finds that discussion of climate change has failed to pay enough attention to the social, political and historic factors which increase the vulnerability of Caribbean societies, and calls for a new approach focused on understanding and addressing these historic inequalities.
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Image: The legacies of empire have increased the vulnerability of Caribbean states to climate change, according to University of Warwick expert Dr Leon Sealey-Huggins. (Credit: University of Warwick)
