ABSTRACT
In this concluding chapter, the editors discuss the key insights and themes from the collection. They reflect on the importance of everyday experience to provide crucial insight on climate change impacts and responses. The contributions to this volume demonstrate that, through the lens of lived experience, we can see the often-subtle operation of gender and other intersecting forms of social inequality. The book’s chapters highlight a multi-level approach, showing how individual experiences are linked to larger power structures, such as histories of colonialism and androcentric forms of governance. Power is embedded in structures. While policy poses one route to progress, this is only possible if done in a way that is truly inclusive and meaningful for communities. To make progress on climate change, we call for attention to multiple perspectives with an emphasis on agency, care, and compassion.
