ABSTRACT
In the past fifteen years, numerous articles have reflected on the origins, development, current state, and future directions of climate anthropology. Taken together, they paint a picture of a field that has clear and unique contributions to make to our understanding of humanity’s engagement with a changing climate. They underscore that climate change demands that anthropologists 1) act with urgency; 2) center equity in our work; and 3) engage in inter- and transdisciplinary research and outreach. In this chapter, we explore what that means in practice, providing examples from the literature and from our own work as academic (Welch-Devine) and “academic-adjacent” (Lazrus) anthropologists. In particular, we explore the implications for our questions and engagements, relationships with communities and partners, and methods and toolkits, along with approaches to interdisciplinary team science, science communication, and policy-relevant work.
