A southern criminology perspective on the study of climate change is overdue, given that climate change is a global phenomenon with localised effects. This article is a southern empirical criminological study of the colonial causes of, justice consequences of and southern responses to climate change. The study is based on four years of research in the Colombian Río Negro basin, undertaken by a multidisciplinary team of which I was part. My main argument is that the region contributes to climate change and heightening local risks primarily because of Western-imposed cultural ideas and production practices, and market demands. The article also discusses the idea of returning to southern traditional practices to mitigate and adapt to climate change.

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“发展少、经济机会少、困难多”：地方视角下的气候变化

考虑到气候变化是具有局部影响的全球现象，南方犯罪学视角对气候变化的研究已经过时了。这篇文章是南方对气候变化的殖民原因、正义后果和南方应对气候变化的实证犯罪学研究。该研究基于哥伦比亚里奥内格罗盆地四年的研究，由我参与的一个多学科团队进行。我的主要论点是，该地区主要是由于西方强加的文化理念和生产实践以及市场需求而导致气候变化和加剧当地风险。文章还讨论了回归南方传统做法以减轻和适应气候变化的想法。