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An increase in global temperatures caused by the burning of fossil fuels, deforestation, and other human activities (Gibson, 2019) have altered the sensitive balance of Earth’s climate. The imbalance is marked by record breaking and long-term changes inhospitable to mankind such as rising sea levels, increasingly severe weather events, modification of precipitation patterns, and variations in the distribution of plant and animal species (Prakash, 2021). Evidence shows that the earth is warming at an alarming rate (Sippel et al., 2020) bringing unwelcome environmental changes such as depletion of summer sea ice by nearly 50% in the Arctic in the last 30 years (Vincent, 2020). Such changes will alter the terrain and subsequently the lives that depend on it for survival: it’s estimated that by 2050 over 100 million people will be displaced due to climate induced change (Stern, 2020). Marginalized groups such as unhoused and indigenous communities are especially vulnerable to climate changes (Huang, 2018). Such groups can be doubly impacted due to a lack of trust in authority figures able to intervene in complex situations. Community psychology, with its multi-pronged problem-solving approach, shows promise in addressing systemic issues such as the effect of climate on unhoused citizens (Vandenberg, 2022). An estimated 100 million people are homeless, with up to 1 billion individuals in perilous housing arrangements (Kidd et al., 2021). Community psychology recognizes that optimizing the well-being of affected individuals depends on the understanding of their unique social settings and inherent systems (Moritsugu et al., 2019). Experts have shown that a collaborative approach to solving environmental inequities such as climate-induced homelessness yields positive results when the affected community’s knowledge is recognized and valued (Suarez-Balcazar, 2020).Core goals for community psychology teams include a multidisciplinary focus that seeks to celebrate culture, support community strengths, reduce oppression, and promote well-being.

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Climate Change-Induced Homelessness: Community Psychology as a Lever in Marginalized Communities

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    2025年

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  • Tanya Clark,
  • Tara Rava Zolnikov,
  • Frances Furio,
  • Natalia D. Salinas,
  • Sydney Dick

摘要

An increase in global temperatures caused by the burning of fossil fuels, deforestation, and other human activities (Gibson, 2019) have altered the sensitive balance of Earth’s climate. The imbalance is marked by record breaking and long-term changes inhospitable to mankind such as rising sea levels, increasingly severe weather events, modification of precipitation patterns, and variations in the distribution of plant and animal species (Prakash, 2021). Evidence shows that the earth is warming at an alarming rate (Sippel et al., 2020) bringing unwelcome environmental changes such as depletion of summer sea ice by nearly 50% in the Arctic in the last 30 years (Vincent, 2020). Such changes will alter the terrain and subsequently the lives that depend on it for survival: it’s estimated that by 2050 over 100 million people will be displaced due to climate induced change (Stern, 2020). Marginalized groups such as unhoused and indigenous communities are especially vulnerable to climate changes (Huang, 2018). Such groups can be doubly impacted due to a lack of trust in authority figures able to intervene in complex situations. Community psychology, with its multi-pronged problem-solving approach, shows promise in addressing systemic issues such as the effect of climate on unhoused citizens (Vandenberg, 2022). An estimated 100 million people are homeless, with up to 1 billion individuals in perilous housing arrangements (Kidd et al., 2021). Community psychology recognizes that optimizing the well-being of affected individuals depends on the understanding of their unique social settings and inherent systems (Moritsugu et al., 2019). Experts have shown that a collaborative approach to solving environmental inequities such as climate-induced homelessness yields positive results when the affected community’s knowledge is recognized and valued (Suarez-Balcazar, 2020).Core goals for community psychology teams include a multidisciplinary focus that seeks to celebrate culture, support community strengths, reduce oppression, and promote well-being.