Climate justice and disability: Why including lived experience matters

Dr. Jodoin was one of many scholars who participated in a roundtable on the topic of climate justice and disability justice. Following the discussion, the article titled “Climate justice and disability: Why including lived experience matters,” was written by researchers Roz Price, Brigitte Rohwerder, Stephen Thompson, and Lars Otto Naess. Here the abstract:

“Disability and climate justice are important development themes, yet research on their intersection is lacking. More evidence that centres the lived experiences of people with disabilities is needed to help drive action and to ensure people with disabilities are more visible in climate policies and programmes and their priorities are emphasised

Since 2018, IDS has collaborated with partners on multiple major research projects focused on disability inclusive development. IDS also has a rich history of working on exclusion relating to climate and the environment. We have developed an exciting collaboration involving researchers from the Resource Politics and Environmental Change cluster and the Participation cluster to explore the intersection of these themes.

A forthcoming review on disability and climate justice from the group highlights the scarcity of evidence available on the intersection of disability and climate justice. There is an urgent need for more evidence-driven studies that directly involve the participation of people with disabilities.”