Nature's Toll: How Climate Change is Reshaping Work and Identity
The piece explores the complex relationship between climate change, work, and identity. Through stories from Canadian communities, it reveals the profound impact of environmental shifts on livelihoods, traditions, and personal identities. It underscores the need for policies that consider the deep interconnection between the natural world and work.
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Edmonton, Aug 22 (The Conversation) - Climate change is dramatically altering the fabric of work, warns the International Labour Organisation (ILO). Catastrophic events like wildfires and rising ocean temperatures are disrupting ecosystems and, in turn, the livelihoods dependent on them.
This distressing reality was highlighted through a project by researchers, including Angele Alook and Karen Foster, who documented the experiences of over 100 Canadians navigating these changes. In places like Lac La Ronge, Saskatchewan, and Grand Manan Island, New Brunswick, communities face the erosion of traditional work practices due to environmental transformations.
Poignant stories such as that of Indigenous artisans Cathy and Julia Clinton, whose heritage crafts vanished in a wildfire, and Jeff Foster, a weir fisherman grappling with vanishing fish stocks, illustrate the challenges. These revelations point to a broader need for policies recognizing the indispensable link between nature and 'good' work.
(With inputs from agencies.)
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