The Climate Justice Compass: Navigating Climate Responsibility Through Traditional Ecological Knowledge in Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan
Photo courtesy: Beeco - Gusar, Azerbaijan Authors : Ayan Shamchiyeva and Nailya Mussayeva Introduction While some people still believe in global conspiracies, 97% of scientists agree that climate change is real and that human activities—such as deforestation, carbon-intensive overproduction, and industrial animal farming—are driving it by producing excessive greenhouse gases (NASA, n.d.) https://science.nasa.gov/climate-change/faq/do-scientists-agree-on-climate-change/ . Climate change is no longer a matter of scientific debate, as the overwhelming real-world evidence speaks for itself. For example, world temperatures reached their highest levels ever on July 21, 2024, with a new record set the very next day, on July 22, 2024 (Copernicus, 2024 https://climate.copernicus.eu/new-record-daily-global-average-temperature-reached-july-2024 ). While the Global South bears the brunt of climate change, the EECCA (Eastern Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia) region is also facing severe impact