Climate Change Mitigation Policies and Co-Impacts on Indigenous Health: A Scoping Review

Rhys Jones, Alexandra Macmillan and Papaarangi Reid
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Rhys Jones: Te Kupenga Hauora Māori, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland 1142, New Zealand
Alexandra Macmillan: Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Division of Health Sciences, University of Otago, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand
Papaarangi Reid: Te Kupenga Hauora Māori, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland 1142, New Zealand

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 23, 1-18

Abstract: Climate change mitigation policies can either facilitate or hinder progress towards health equity, and can have particular implications for Indigenous health. We sought to summarize current knowledge about the potential impacts (co-benefits and co-harms) of climate mitigation policies and interventions on Indigenous health. Using a Kaupapa M?ori theoretical positioning, we adapted a validated search strategy to identify studies for this scoping review. Our review included empirical and modeling studies that examined a range of climate change mitigation measures, with health-related outcomes analyzed by ethnicity or socioeconomic status. Data were extracted from published reports and summarized. We identified 36 studies that examined a diverse set of policy instruments, with the majority located in high-income countries. Most studies employed conventional Western research methodologies, and few examined potential impacts of particular relevance to Indigenous peoples. The existing body of knowledge is limited in the extent to which it can provide definitive evidence about co-benefits and co-harms for Indigenous health, with impacts highly dependent on individual policy characteristics and contextual factors. Improving the quality of evidence will require research partnerships with Indigenous communities and study designs that centralize Indigenous knowledges, values, realities and priorities.

Keywords: climate change; climate policy; environmental justice; Indigenous health; equity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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