Indigenous Water and Drought Management in a Changing World

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Indigenous Water and Drought Management in a Changing World, Volume Five presents a series of global case studies that examine how different indigenous groups are dealing with various water management challenges and finding creative and culturally specific ways of developing solutions to meet these challenges. With contributions from indigenous academics, scientists, elders and leaders, as well as non-indigenous water management experts, this volume provides an overview of key water management challenges specific to indigenous peoples, proposes possible policy solutions at the international and national scales, and outlines culturally relevant tools for assessing vulnerability and building capacity. Because their livelihoods are often dependent on the land and water, indigenous groups have direct insights into the localized impacts of global environmental change. In the Americas, indigenous groups from northern Canada to Chile are faced with mounting pressure from extractive industries like mining and forestry, which threaten their water resources.