Visualizing climate change: a systematic scoping review of digital climate knowledge centers for Indigenous communities in Canada, the United States, Australia, and New Zealand
Digital climate knowledge centers, which serve as virtual hubs by providing crucial data and adaptation information, are essential for addressing the specific impacts of climate change on Indigenous communities. Indigenous Peoples face unique vulnerabilities due to climate change threats to food sec...
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| author | Iliana Loupessis Sonia D. Wesche Ahmad Teymouri Liam Peyton Joseph Wabegijig Colin Rennie |
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| description | Digital climate knowledge centers, which serve as virtual hubs by providing crucial data and adaptation information, are essential for addressing the specific impacts of climate change on Indigenous communities. Indigenous Peoples face unique vulnerabilities due to climate change threats to food security, water resources, and cultural continuity. The objective of this systematic scoping review is to contextualize these challenges by synthesizing information from the published literature on the methods/approaches, findings, and scope of research that addresses the co-building of digital climate knowledge centers with Indigenous Peoples in high-income countries. A structured literature search in four major databases yielded 40 relevant peer-reviewed articles focusing on Indigenous Peoples in Canada, United States, Australia, and New Zealand. Several key themes emerged, including the importance of drawing on both Indigenous and Western knowledge systems to create these climate knowledge centers, the role of community-based participatory research in aligning with place-based community interests, and the need for frameworks that support Indigenous self-determination and ensure the protection of intellectual property rights. In this study, we also emphasize the importance of integrating Indigenous sovereignty principles to dismantle oppressive systems and promote initiatives of collaborative and participatory approaches to developing digital climate knowledge centers tailored for Indigenous communities. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-2a10d9a5bdf54d128c25023110d517e92025-08-20T04:00:44ZengCanadian Science PublishingFACETS2371-16712025-01-011011810.1139/facets-2025-0018Visualizing climate change: a systematic scoping review of digital climate knowledge centers for Indigenous communities in Canada, the United States, Australia, and New ZealandIliana Loupessis0Sonia D. Wesche1Ahmad Teymouri2Liam Peyton3Joseph Wabegijig4Colin Rennie5School of Engineering Design and Teaching Innovation, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, CanadaDepartment of Geography, Environment and Geomatics, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, CanadaTelfer School of Management, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, CanadaSchool of Engineering Design and Teaching Innovation, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, CanadaCenter for Indigenous Community Infrastructure, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, CanadaDepartment of Civil Engineering, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, CanadaDigital climate knowledge centers, which serve as virtual hubs by providing crucial data and adaptation information, are essential for addressing the specific impacts of climate change on Indigenous communities. Indigenous Peoples face unique vulnerabilities due to climate change threats to food security, water resources, and cultural continuity. The objective of this systematic scoping review is to contextualize these challenges by synthesizing information from the published literature on the methods/approaches, findings, and scope of research that addresses the co-building of digital climate knowledge centers with Indigenous Peoples in high-income countries. A structured literature search in four major databases yielded 40 relevant peer-reviewed articles focusing on Indigenous Peoples in Canada, United States, Australia, and New Zealand. Several key themes emerged, including the importance of drawing on both Indigenous and Western knowledge systems to create these climate knowledge centers, the role of community-based participatory research in aligning with place-based community interests, and the need for frameworks that support Indigenous self-determination and ensure the protection of intellectual property rights. In this study, we also emphasize the importance of integrating Indigenous sovereignty principles to dismantle oppressive systems and promote initiatives of collaborative and participatory approaches to developing digital climate knowledge centers tailored for Indigenous communities.https://facetsjournal.com/doi/10.1139/facets-2025-0018climate change adaptationIndigenous Communitiesco-production of knowledgedigital climate knowledge center |
| spellingShingle | Iliana Loupessis Sonia D. Wesche Ahmad Teymouri Liam Peyton Joseph Wabegijig Colin Rennie Visualizing climate change: a systematic scoping review of digital climate knowledge centers for Indigenous communities in Canada, the United States, Australia, and New Zealand FACETS climate change adaptation Indigenous Communities co-production of knowledge digital climate knowledge center |
| title | Visualizing climate change: a systematic scoping review of digital climate knowledge centers for Indigenous communities in Canada, the United States, Australia, and New Zealand |
| title_full | Visualizing climate change: a systematic scoping review of digital climate knowledge centers for Indigenous communities in Canada, the United States, Australia, and New Zealand |
| title_fullStr | Visualizing climate change: a systematic scoping review of digital climate knowledge centers for Indigenous communities in Canada, the United States, Australia, and New Zealand |
| title_full_unstemmed | Visualizing climate change: a systematic scoping review of digital climate knowledge centers for Indigenous communities in Canada, the United States, Australia, and New Zealand |
| title_short | Visualizing climate change: a systematic scoping review of digital climate knowledge centers for Indigenous communities in Canada, the United States, Australia, and New Zealand |
| title_sort | visualizing climate change a systematic scoping review of digital climate knowledge centers for indigenous communities in canada the united states australia and new zealand |
| topic | climate change adaptation Indigenous Communities co-production of knowledge digital climate knowledge center |
| url | https://facetsjournal.com/doi/10.1139/facets-2025-0018 |
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