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Professor Tahseen Jafry
GCU Climate Justice Resource Hub
Project History
Climate Justice Resource Hub Project History
Born of a conversation between Glasgow
Caledonian University and the Mary Robinson
Foundation – Climate Justice (MRFCJ).
Creation of a sound, robust, evidence based knowledge and information
resource hub.
How did we begin?
Our approach
Using principles of climate justice as set out by the MRFCJ and
working closely with Dr Tara Shine developed a methodology for the
creation of a climate justice repository.
Why?
To determine what is the current global picture of work in the area of climate justice?
Initial findings
Initial search for articles:
• information was scattered across a wide range of journals.
• no one comprehensive place where the literature could be found.
Systematic review of literature
To identify and profile all peer reviewed and published literature on climate justice.
How?
Using the PRISMA statement –
Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis
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Setting research parameters and scope
Identifying and analysing relevant studies
Quality assessment
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Data extraction, synthesis, interpretation
Valuation
Discussion
Systematic review of literature
Literature search built around the definition and pillars of climate justice by the MRFCJ.
Pillar 1: Human societal and developmental aspects of climate change.
Pillar 2: Adaptation to the impacts of climate change
Pillar 3: Equitable low carbon development
Created a definitive list of key search terms.
Systematic review of literature
Created a definitive list of key search terms.
Data base search
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4 global databases: science direct, web of knowledge, ABI/INFORM, google scholar.
Search covered a 10 year period.
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Initial trawl through the databases resulted in over 8500 articles.
Further screening and refined searches resulted in approx 1100 articles for inclusion in the
repository.
Repository on Climate Justice
Unique scientifically sound, robust repository containing around 1000 journal articles.
Categorised as:
Adaptation
Agriculture
Climate Change Mitigation
Climate Justice Movement
Economics
Ethical and Philosophical Approaches
Food Security
Gender
Health
Human Rights
Legal Perspectives
Low-Carbon Technology
Migration and Conflict
Policy and Governance
Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD)
Social Justice
Repository on Climate Justice
This robust resource base of scientifically sound evidence and information
on climate justice is a global first.
Can be used by anyone concerned about or working on the ethics and
socio-economic factors of climate change and their impact on humanity
especially the most vulnerable.
Continually evolving and updated as new research is published.
Making access to information easy
Each article comes with a review.
Articles are analysed against the following elements:
• What do the authors set out to achieve and why?
• How does this relate to climate justice?
• What was found?
• How can the research influence policy?
The material is there to be used – please do take a look.
Analysis of Literature
Key research questions
What is the current global picture of work in the area of climate
justice in terms of authoritative and published research?
Sub-questions are:
What evidence exists to indicate policy and actions to promote /
increase / bring about climate justice?
What comprises/what are the elements of climate justice research?
Synthesis of Literature
Specific Research Questions
What are the issues?
What works and where?
What are the challenges and barriers?
What next?
Where are the gaps in policy?
Where are the gaps in research?
GCU Climate Justice Briefing Notes
http://www.gcu.ac.uk/_climatejustice
GCU Climate Justice Briefing Notes
Take home messages
Summary of the briefing notes
Pre-publication material
16 categories – 7 left to complete
Vision for the Future
Created a valuable asset, the place to go for good reliable information,
free from political bias, for practitioners, academics, and politicians.
We would like to see the resource hub grow:
• To continue building our repository.
• To foster new collaborations.
• Facilitate cutting edge research.
• Promoting discussion, debate and dialogue on
new and emerging climate justice issues.
Vision for the Future
Engage with us and help us to play our part in contributing to
Scotland’s efforts to tackling the global challenges of addressing
climate justice.
Contact:
Prof. Tahseen Jafry
[email protected]
Thank You.