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Article

Community-Led Climate Preparedness and Resilience in Boston: New Evidence from Communities of Color

by
Katsyris Rivera-Kientz
1,*,
Rosalyn Negrón
1,
Lorena M. Estrada-Martínez
1,
Nyingilanyeofori Hannah Brown
1,
Chidimma Ozor Commer
1,
Mahesh Admankar
2,
Jessica Lillquist
1,
Nicholas Johnson
1,
Racheal Inegbedion
1 and
Paul Watanabe
1
1
Sustainable Solutions Lab, University of Massachusetts Boston, 100 Morrissey Blvd., Boston, MA 02125, USA
2
Department of Economics, School of Liberal Arts & Humanities, Woxsen University, Hyderabad 502345, India
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Climate 2024, 12(9), 149; https://doi.org/10.3390/cli12090149
Submission received: 13 July 2024 / Revised: 9 September 2024 / Accepted: 19 September 2024 / Published: 22 September 2024
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Abstract

Communities of color have been historically excluded and marginalized in the ongoing conversations about climate preparedness and resilience at local, national, and global levels. Using focus groups composed of Boston communities of color (Asian American, Black, Latino, and Native American), this study aimed to understand their perspectives on climate change, providing in-depth knowledge of its impact and their views on preparedness and resilience. Research shows that these communities have long been concerned about climate change and emphasize the urgent need to improve climate preparedness. A multi-pronged approach is crucial: listening to communities of color to leverage local knowledge and leadership, engaging in community organizing, advocating for policy change, redirecting attention to institutional resources, and addressing systemic inequalities that exacerbate vulnerabilities. The findings of this study highlight the need for policy changes driven by collaboration and collective action, which can benefit those most negatively impacted by climate change and the lack of preparedness and resilience in Boston and beyond.
Keywords: climate preparedness; climate resilience; communities of color; Boston; climate resilience policy climate preparedness; climate resilience; communities of color; Boston; climate resilience policy

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Rivera-Kientz, K.; Negrón, R.; Estrada-Martínez, L.M.; Brown, N.H.; Ozor Commer, C.; Admankar, M.; Lillquist, J.; Johnson, N.; Inegbedion, R.; Watanabe, P. Community-Led Climate Preparedness and Resilience in Boston: New Evidence from Communities of Color. Climate 2024, 12, 149. https://doi.org/10.3390/cli12090149

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Rivera-Kientz K, Negrón R, Estrada-Martínez LM, Brown NH, Ozor Commer C, Admankar M, Lillquist J, Johnson N, Inegbedion R, Watanabe P. Community-Led Climate Preparedness and Resilience in Boston: New Evidence from Communities of Color. Climate. 2024; 12(9):149. https://doi.org/10.3390/cli12090149

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Rivera-Kientz, Katsyris, Rosalyn Negrón, Lorena M. Estrada-Martínez, Nyingilanyeofori Hannah Brown, Chidimma Ozor Commer, Mahesh Admankar, Jessica Lillquist, Nicholas Johnson, Racheal Inegbedion, and Paul Watanabe. 2024. "Community-Led Climate Preparedness and Resilience in Boston: New Evidence from Communities of Color" Climate 12, no. 9: 149. https://doi.org/10.3390/cli12090149

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Rivera-Kientz, K., Negrón, R., Estrada-Martínez, L. M., Brown, N. H., Ozor Commer, C., Admankar, M., Lillquist, J., Johnson, N., Inegbedion, R., & Watanabe, P. (2024). Community-Led Climate Preparedness and Resilience in Boston: New Evidence from Communities of Color. Climate, 12(9), 149. https://doi.org/10.3390/cli12090149

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