Climate Justice in Latin America
Examines climate change impacts in Latin America and the Caribbean, focusing on justice initiatives, community resilience, and environmental struggles for marginalized groups.
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What you’ll be able to do
Describe in their own words, reflections about events and themes in Latin America and the Caribbean's political, cultural, and ecological history that shape its current climate challenges.
Recognize the broad cultural landscape of Latin America and the Caribbean and analyze the intertwining of culture(s), politics, and ecological issues.
Apply lessons from the Latin American and Caribbean context to address UW-Madison campus climate challenges.
Discuss key ecological and environmental challenges facing Latin America and the Caribbean and analyze how the region's government institutions, businesses, social movements, and everyday citizens have participated in creating more sustainable futures.
Reflect on the mundane ways climate justice permeates daily life through images and words.
Evaluate and critique climate policies at local, national, and international levels, identifying strengths and weaknesses, as well as opportunities for improvement based on case studies from Latin America and the Caribbean.
Conduct independent research on a specific aspect of climate justice in Latin America, employing qualitative and quantitative methods to synthesize findings and contribute to scholarly discourse.
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Examines the impact of climate change on Latin America and the Caribbean, focusing on justice initiatives and community solutions that enhance resilience. Frames the region's ecological diversity, extractive economies, and ongoing struggles for environmental justice. Analyzes the disproportionate effects of climate change on marginalized groups - such as Indigenous peoples, rural populations, displaced persons, and the urban poor - while considering the political, economic, and historical forces that shape these injustices. Considers specific climate struggles, justice campaigns, and regional efforts to adopt sustainable practices.
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- Ecological diversity, extractive economies, and environmental justice
- Disproportionate climate effects on marginalized groups including Indigenous peoples and the urban poor
- Climate struggles, justice campaigns, and sustainable practices
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- Evaluating and critiquing climate policies at local, national, and international levels
- Conducting independent research using qualitative and quantitative methods
- Analyzing the intertwining of culture, politics, and ecological issues
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