Central Asian Survey ( IF 1.810 ) Pub Date : 2022-05-26 , DOI: 10.1080/02634937.2022.2059447 Roman Vakulchuk 1 , Anne Sophie Daloz 2 , Indra Overland 3 , Haakon Fossum Sagbakken 1 , Karina Standal 2
ABSTRACT
This article assesses the extent to which the academic community engaged with climate change in Central Asia between 1991 and 2021. The article finds that climate change has been neglected in the field of Central Asia area studies. Out of a total 13,488 journal articles in eight key journals for Central Asia research, only 33 articles (0.24%) were on climate change or a related topic. Climate change has been similarly neglected at the events of 17 Central Asia area studies associations. Out of 1305 conference panels, none was focused on climate change. Out of 10,249 individual presentations, only two (0.02%) were focused on climate change. The very same scholars who have been most active in the securitization of Central Asia have ignored the severe security threats that climate change poses to the region. The article contributes to the field of Central Asian studies by drawing attention to severe knowledge gaps that hinder the Central Asian countries from adapting to climate change. It concludes with six recommendations.
中文翻译:
中亚研究的空白:气候变化
摘要
本文评估了 1991 年至 2021 年间学术界对中亚气候变化的参与程度。文章发现气候变化在中亚地区研究领域一直被忽视。在中亚研究的八种主要期刊的 13,488 篇期刊文章中,只有 33 篇 (0.24%) 是关于气候变化或相关主题的。在 17 个中亚地区研究协会的活动中,气候变化同样被忽视。在 1305 个会议小组中,没有一个关注气候变化。在 10,249 份个人报告中,只有两份 (0.02%) 关注气候变化。正是那些在中亚安全化方面最为活跃的学者忽视了气候变化对该地区构成的严重安全威胁。这篇文章通过引起人们对阻碍中亚国家适应气候变化的严重知识差距的关注,为中亚研究领域做出了贡献。最后提出了六项建议。