Decolonising Climate Change Heritage Research and Practice
Abstract
Climate change and colonialism are similar in that both are systems of exploitation that disproportionately harm marginalized communities while benefiting powerful actors. Like colonialism, climate change is driven by practices that extract value while disrupting local ecologies and livelihoods. Further, the global inequalities in climate vulnerability and adaptation capacity mirror colonial hierarchies and geographies, where those least responsible for the problem bear the greatest burdens.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Decolonial Thought and Epistemologies
Cultural Identity and Heritage
Ecocriticism and Environmental Literature
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Routledge eBooks
- Pages
- 83–84
- Publication date
- 12 February 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter