University Centre for Rural Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Healthy Environments and Lives (HEAL) National Research Network, Acton, ACT, Australia.
Science. 2023 Aug 11;381(6658):636-641. doi: 10.1126/science.adh9949. Epub 2023 Aug 10.
Indigenous communities shoulder a disproportionate burden of ill health compounded by climate change. In Australia, the oldest surviving cultures have adapted their ecological knowledge over millennia and across climatic ages. However, European colonization has severely curtailed Indigenous peoples' ability to adjust to climate change. An effective response to the climate crisis requires decolonizing processes to reform our relationship with the planet. From an Australian Indigenous perspective, precursors for a self-determined and healthier future are justice, culture, and relationships. We review existing studies on Indigenous-led contemporary climate and health initiatives to assess these precursors. There are examples that highlight the need to attend to issues of restorative justice as the basis for respectful valuing of culture and genuine collaboration to address the climate crisis.
土著社区承担着不成比例的健康负担，这种负担因气候变化而加剧。在澳大利亚，现存最古老的文化已经在几千年的时间里适应了他们的生态知识，并跨越了不同的气候时代。然而，欧洲的殖民化严重限制了土著人民适应气候变化的能力。应对气候危机需要去殖民化进程，以改革我们与地球的关系。从澳大利亚土著的角度来看，实现自主和更健康未来的前提是正义、文化和关系。我们审查了关于土著主导的当代气候和健康倡议的现有研究，以评估这些前提。有一些例子突出表明，需要关注恢复性司法问题，将其作为尊重文化和真诚合作以应对气候危机的基础。
