Climate Justice and Intersectionality in the Arctic

Environmental issues such as climate change benefit from intersectional analysis that uncovers various forms of discrimina- tion , oppression and explores links to other social issues. Inter- sectionality calls attention to the experiences of different population groups with several intersecting aspects of social identity. Climate justice addresses the ethical dimensions of climate change, includ- ing its discriminatory effects. Communities and individuals within Arctic countries and even within Arctic regions are affected differ- ently by climate change. To strive for a comprehensive climate justice that encompasses various human and non -human entities, we must take into account who benefits and who is harmed by climate change along with actions to mitigate and adapt to it , through which processes. In this article, I examine gender and Indigeneity in the Arctic with regard to climate change.