Decision-making about climate change is not only shaped by rational considerations, but also influenced by how communities define themselves, by historic or fictional narratives and collective memories. We add a historical perspective to this discussion and ask how regional collective identities and knowledge shape the perception of climate change. We look at coastal communities in northern Europe, which have lived with the threat from the sea for generations. “Deus mare, Frisia litora fecit.”—God created the sea, the Frisians created the coast, a famous quote in Eastern Frisia, shows how important the landscape and the battle against the sea are for a collective identity. We argue that these perceptions can influence the adaptive capacity to climate change positively, if values and collective identities of people are taken into account, or negatively, if people see their values and collective identities not taken into consideration or even threatened.

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气候变化时期的历史叙述、神话和人类行为：来自北欧海岸的回顾

关于气候变化的决策不仅受理性考虑的影响，还受社区如何定义自己、历史或虚构叙事和集体记忆的影响。我们在此讨论中添加了一个历史视角，并询问区域集体身份和知识如何塑造对气候变化的看法。我们看看北欧的沿海社区，这些社区世世代代都生活在海洋的威胁中。“Deus mare, Frisia litora fecit。”——上帝创造了大海，弗里斯兰人创造了海岸，这是东弗里西亚的一句名言，表明景观和与大海的战斗对于集体身份的重要性。我们认为，如果考虑到人们的价值观和集体身份，这些看法可以积极影响气候变化的适应能力，