A necessary voice: Climate change and lived experiences of youth in Rigolet, Nunatsiavut, Canada. Petrasek MacDonald, J., Harper, S. L., Cunsolo Willox, A., Edge, V. L., & Rigolet Inuit Community Government Global Environmental Change, 23(1):360–371, February, 2013.
A necessary voice: Climate change and lived experiences of youth in Rigolet, Nunatsiavut, Canada [link]Paper  doi  abstract   bibtex   
Globally, youth voices and their experiences, observations, and perceptions about climatic and environmental change and variability are relatively absent in the published literature to date. To address this gap, the goal of this research was to explore the observations and perceptions of climate change held by youth (12–25years old) in the Inuit community of Rigolet, Nunatsiavut, Canada. Twenty in-depth interviews were conducted with youth in Rigolet to gather data about climatic and environmental changes young people have observed, and the subsequent impacts of these changes on their lives, culture, and community. Youth reported observing and experiencing climatic and environmental changes throughout their lives, with reported impacts falling within five main themes: changing travel conditions and access to hunting; challenges to Inuit culture; a concern for Elder and senior well-being; strong climate-related emotional responses; and youth-identified potential adaptation strategies. More broadly, this research demonstrated that young people have valuable knowledge and perspectives to offer. In particular, researchers, community leaders, and policy makers are encouraged to meaningfully engage youth as crucial stakeholders in future climate change work, research, dialogue, and policy.
@article{petrasek_macdonald_necessary_2013,
	title = {A necessary voice: {Climate} change and lived experiences of youth in {Rigolet}, {Nunatsiavut}, {Canada}},
	volume = {23},
	issn = {0959-3780},
	url = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0959378012000945},
	doi = {10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2012.07.010},
	abstract = {Globally, youth voices and their experiences, observations, and perceptions about climatic and environmental change and variability are relatively absent in the published literature to date. To address this gap, the goal of this research was to explore the observations and perceptions of climate change held by youth (12–25years old) in the Inuit community of Rigolet, Nunatsiavut, Canada. Twenty in-depth interviews were conducted with youth in Rigolet to gather data about climatic and environmental changes young people have observed, and the subsequent impacts of these changes on their lives, culture, and community. Youth reported observing and experiencing climatic and environmental changes throughout their lives, with reported impacts falling within five main themes: changing travel conditions and access to hunting; challenges to Inuit culture; a concern for Elder and senior well-being; strong climate-related emotional responses; and youth-identified potential adaptation strategies. More broadly, this research demonstrated that young people have valuable knowledge and perspectives to offer. In particular, researchers, community leaders, and policy makers are encouraged to meaningfully engage youth as crucial stakeholders in future climate change work, research, dialogue, and policy.},
	number = {1},
	journal = {Global Environmental Change},
	author = {Petrasek MacDonald, Joanna and Harper, Sherilee L. and Cunsolo Willox, Ashlee and Edge, Victoria L. and {Rigolet Inuit Community Government}},
	month = feb,
	year = {2013},
	keywords = {Climate change, Community-based research, Environmental change, Indigenous peoples, Inuit, Nunatsiavut, Youth},
	pages = {360--371}
}

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