Dr. David-Chavez testifies at the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology IPCC hearing
Dr. David-Chavez recently testified before the U.S. House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology for the hearing “Now Or Never: The Urgent Need for Ambitious Climate Action.” This hearing provided an opportunity to examine the findings, conclusions, and recommendations from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) Sixth Assessment Report. Dr. D’s testimony emphasizes: 1) the concern of disproportionate impacts of climate change faced by Indigenous Peoples and marginalized communities, 2) the importance of Indigenous knowledge systems for climate adaptation and mitigation efforts, and 3) key policy and research recommendations to ensure Federal resources can support community-led climate resilience initiatives. Below is a short excerpt:
“Climate change impacts compound existing impacts to Indigenous Peoples from colonization and related legacies of territorial dispossession, resulting in barriers to accessing and caring for natural resources and cultural sites. Within these contexts, we must also consider unique impacts shared by Indigenous Peoples displaced from other parts of the world, including migrant farmworkers, formerly enslaved African-American descendant communities, and refugee communities.”
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“Amidst the challenges and crises that we and future generations now face due to human-induced climate change, we are also facing unique opportunities for systemic change and innovation in policy and research design.”