Climate, Code, and Justice: Why Inclusive Governance Matters for Emerging Climate Technologies

Emerging climate technologies, from AI-based early warning systems to blockchain-enabled carbon markets, are reshaping how societies mitigate and adapt to the climate crisis. But as these innovations scale, so do the risks of exclusion, bias, and inequity, especially for frontline communities often left out of digital and policy infrastructures.

During AAPI Heritage Month, it’s important not only to celebrate cultural contributions, but also to interrogate how diverse perspectives, like those of the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities, shape global systems of governance, law, and innovation. In the context of climate technology, AAPI experiences offer unique insight into what inclusive, just, and globally connected policy frameworks can look like.

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Generational Wisdom: How Traditional Wisdom of AAPI Communities Can Teach Us Solutions to Modern Issues of Climate Change

Across Asia, Africa and the Pacific, communities have lived in harmony with their environment for generations. Their knowledge of the ocean, local ecosystem, crop cycles and ecological balance isn’t written in textbooks rather it’s carried through stories, passed down through generations, shared in community gatherings and practiced in everyday life.

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