ABSTRACT

This paper explores how climate change communication is understood and enacted in Canada’s Provincial North (CPN), with a focus on the role that local climate champions play in regions characterized by rurality, remoteness, and a high degree of reliance on natural resource industries. Drawing from 24 in-depth interviews with individuals increasing local attention to climate in Northern British Columbia and Ontario, this research identifies communication challenges and opportunities arising in these contexts. Existing literature inadequately addresses the challenges of advancing climate change initiatives in rural and remote communities. Confirming and extending existing research on place-based communication, CPN climate champions underscored that messages must be place-based, community-informed, reflect local realities, and address the role of industry in regional economies. This paper offers an important set of insights that is relevant to climate change communication in other rural and remote settings in high-income countries.

摘要

本文探讨了加拿大北部省（CPN）如何理解和实施气候变化交流，并着重探讨了当地气候拥护者在以农村，偏远地区和高度依赖自然资源产业为特征的地区所扮演的角色。通过对个人进行的24次深度访谈，人们越来越关注北不列颠哥伦比亚省北部和安大略省的气候，这项研究确定了在这些情况下出现的交流挑战和机遇。现有文献不足以解决在农村和边远社区推进气候变化倡议的挑战。CPN气候拥护者们确认并扩展了有关基于位置的交流的现有研究，并强调指出，信息必须基于位置，社区了解，反映当地实际情况，并探讨工业在区域经济中的作用。本文提供了一组重要的见解，这些见解与高收入国家其他农村和偏远地区的气候变化交流有关。