EDITORIAL COMMENT:

LOCAL ACTORS AND PROCESS IN THE CLIMATE RESPONSE

Abstract

The underlying argument that motivated the special issue was the role of local people and actors in responding to climate change. The editors argue that responding to the climate crisis requires local capacity, voices, and approaches to be at the forefront. The local actors’ experience with climate risk, the integration of local people into climate governance, and the grassroots and indigenous communities’ approaches to addressing climate vulnerability. These positions were forwarded along with the need for a collaborative mechanism to manage and respond to the climate crisis.