Indonesia's Indigenous People Not Yet Focused on Climate

Jakarta Globe: Though long identified as among those most vulnerable to the effects of global warming, indigenous groups meeting at a national summit in North Maluku barely touched on the issue of climate change. Nina Dwisasanti, a researcher on climate change adaptation at the Samdhana Institute, said the issue of adapting to climate change was not yet high on indigenous peoples' agenda. "I think that's fine because they already have a lot to deal with, including land disputes and rights issues," she said on...

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