Climate Change: Indigenous Vs. Non-Native Australians

The majority of scientific evidence suggests that over the last century humans have begun to have a discernible influence on the world's climate, causing it to warm. There is substantial evidence to indicate that significant global warming will occur during the 21st century. The purpose of this paper is to dramatize the impact climate change could have on Australian society if we are unprepared for it. In discussing the future of the planet, climate change, caused by increased abundances of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide and methane, has been a serious cause of concern. Several studies have suggested that climate change can lead to mass-fatality disasters, international migration leading to tensions and conflict, resource shortages, infectious disease, terrorism and rising-sea levels and drought causing immense economic nuisances, all of which have the potential to harm Australia’s national security.

Indigenous populations have been the carers and custodians of Australia and the Torres Strait for a period in excess of 60,000 years before being

Climate change has been a subject of discussion in the media for many years, supported with the use of arguments against oil polluting the environment and extreme scare tactics of Polar ice caps flooding civilians backyards. The issue has been ignored by the majority of lay people as seeming too complicated, and with all the conflicting information in the media in the past, who can blame them? However, scientifically, climate change and what perpetrates it is fairly simple to understand and society as a whole is beginning to come to a clear consensus on climate change. Thanks in part to more readily available forms of media and information, people have become cognizant of the fact that climate change is a legitimate problem which requires immediate amelioration. While this may seem melodramatic, society is realizing that climate change is an issue which can no longer be denied if the human race wishes to continue.

Mr. President. Tonight my colleagues and I have come to the floor to talk about climate change and to urge action. We believe strongly that it is not too late to confront this serious issue and to reverse our course. We have highlighted impacts that pose specific threats to our home states and the consequences for our nation. At this point, however, I would like to shift our focus a bit to address the perils faced by native communities at home and abroad.

According to this article, aboriginal societies are being greatly affected by climate change and global warming. Many small tribes are in serious danger, faced with a choice to either move and become assimilated into the urban culture, or stay where they are and die out. Neither of these options are particularly appealing, which means something else needs to be done, on a larger scale.

Task 2 Investigate an environmental issue of significance in Australia Global Warming and climate Change

According to Lonergan the concept of human security looks at the availability of health resources, the stability of the environment and the vulnerability to hazards. Why are indigenous people at Mackenzie Basin vulnerable to climate change? The measure of vulnerability is dependent on exposure, the sensitivity to impacts and ability to adapt (UPEG299). Two of the most vulnerable groups identified are those living in poverty and indigenous communities. The indigenous people living at the Mackenzie River Basin are particularly vulnerable to climate change for a couple of main reasons. First, sustenance of lifestyle and culture is dependent upon the natural resources of the basin and thus and changes to the current climate would pose a threat to their way of living. Secondly, their ability to adapt to the changes in the climate is dependent upon the rate and predictability of changes. If they are unable to predict and adapt to the changes in their environment then they are in danger of losing many things, including their culture. Wildlife and aquatic life supplies their economy through hunting, fishing and fur. For example, because of the decline in water levels altering aquatic habitats there have been declines in fish, waterfowl and muskrats in some areas. Whole Basin overview". Mackenzie River Basin: State of the Aquatic Ecosystem

Will McAvoy, the news anchor of HBO’s hit TV-drama The Newsroom once said, “The first step in solving any problem is recognizing there is one”. Canadians have heard of climate change cries for decades. However, this constant bombardment has lost its effect. As a result, Canadians have been taking baby steps towards resolving this environmental issue. The changes in the ecosystem of Canada and other countries around the world are discussed constantly. The fact is humans are using up the Earth’s resources before they can be replenished. Canadians should reevaluate their lifestyle because their fundamental survival needs such as: land, water and air are being affected tremendously. Through a goal shared by the Canadian Government, big corporations and the average Canadian, that’s when true change can occur.

Recent mood events such as extremely high temperatures and widespread drought have focused government activity and public attention on the impacts of climate modification in Australia. Despite a slight increase in overall rain in Australia, rainfall patterns are expected to be problematic, as rain has become heavier and infrequent, with little or no uptrend in rainfall in the Western Tableland and the Central Lowlands of Australia. At the same time, Australia continues to have the highest per capita greenhouse gas emissions. Temperatures in Australia have also boost dramatically since 1910 and nights have become heater

There is also an important recognition to be made between living conditions of those 26.6% of Aboriginal People’s living on reserves, and those 73.4% that are living off reserves (SOHC 34). The appalling inadequacies of the already limited on-reserve housing, such as lack of electricity, clean water, sanitation, safety, and extreme overcrowding force many to seek better lives in urban areas. Many, upon arrival, then have to face extreme discrimination via cultural oppression stemming from historical processes, economic causes and political neglect (Patrick 19). Through this naturalized racism stemming way into the colonial era, Aboriginal Peoples in these urban areas face obscene housing and economic discrimination (Patrick 22). This all results in Aboriginal Peoples in urban centers being 8 times more likely to experience homelessness than non-Aboriginals.

This study is aimed at looking critically at the information on climate change effects on the people of the indigenous tribes of Canada. The research has analyzed the different types of informational pieces on whose content it has based its arguments. It has also looked into other resources using a basic grounded theory methodology. In it nature, he research is made to relate to the pressing issues at hand, as far as the tribes in question are concerned. That is: How Inuit communities are subjected to environmental influence due to climate

The majority of short term impacts led to a decrees in population and in some cases tribes were completely wiped out. In addition, with the short term impact’s the long term impact’s had a major effect on the Aboriginal society, killing off many people’s heritage, taking away a part of this worlds history. With only 60 languages left and many ceremonies lost or adapted to a more European standard. The combination of short and long term impacts largely destroyed aboriginal culture in

Well to start off, many of the Alaska native/American tribes gave little to the causes of climate change. But have faced uneven risks. Many of the tribes have interesting cultures/economies, that are/could be, weak to the impact that is climate change. For the tribes, climate change and some of the supposed solutions threaten ways of living their everyday lives. For instance, their lands, their rights, and

I have researched about climate change in Australia and take this as an example for the same situation of other countries. Australia is a unique and diverse country in every way – in culture, populations, climate, geography, and history. It is home to more than one million species of plants and animals, many of which are found nowhere else in the world, and less than half have been described scientifically. However, Australia is an exceptionally large polluter. It is the highest per person greenhouse gas polluter among all developed countries, the 15th highest overall polluter and our emissions are still rising. Most of Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions come from the burning of fossil fuels for energy about 72%. When oil, gas or coal burns,

With the rise of calamitous news regarding extremists groups taking over certain states, countries threatening to go to war, and viruses spreading throughout the world; the outlook of humanity does not look good. In addition to these dire headlines is the matter of climate change, which, unfortunately, is not as alarming to the public eye. Nonetheless, climate change is a pressing matter as it will impact every facet of society from economy to even human survival. Perhaps the general public find climate change as a vapid subject because of its nature to react belatedly to human activity, and how it is often represented with numbers, graphs, and projections; things that are not compelling to those that do not understand its importance. Even