Ethnographic research conducted by anthropologist Kyrstin Mallon Andrews explores how climate change and economic inequity are impacting diver fishermen’s health in the Dominican Republic. As marine life moves further out into the deeper ocean waters, diver fishermen are experiencing higher rates of decompression illness as they rely on risky compressors to meet the high demand for their catch in the tourism sector.
Pacific Island Nations and the Fight for International Climate Action
Research conducted by Dr. Stuart Kirsch, Professor of Anthropology at the University of Michigan, looks at how three Pacific Island nations–the Marshall Islands, Fiji, and the Solomon Islands–have each contributed to the international climate change gatherings, agenda, and practices.