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'''MAPA '''stands for '''Most Affected People and Areas,''' includes communities that suffer the most from the effects of climate change. "MAPA includes all territories in the Global South (Africa, Latin America, Pacific Islands, etc.) as well as marginalized communities (BIPOC, women, LGBTQIA + people, etc.) that might live anywhere in the world." -Fridays for Future <ref>https://fridaysforfuture.org/newsletter/edition-no-1-what-is-mapa-and-why-should-we-pay-attention-to-it/</ref> | '''MAPA '''stands for '''Most Affected People and Areas,''' includes communities that suffer the most from the effects of climate change. "MAPA includes all territories in the Global South (Africa, Latin America, Pacific Islands, etc.) as well as marginalized communities (BIPOC, women, LGBTQIA + people, etc.) that might live anywhere in the world." -Fridays for Future <ref>https://fridaysforfuture.org/newsletter/edition-no-1-what-is-mapa-and-why-should-we-pay-attention-to-it/</ref> | ||
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Examples of MAPA | |||
MAPA communities <ref>https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/news-events/countries-and-territories-most-affected-by-climate-change-also-more-likely-to-believe-it-to-be-personally-harmful/</ref> | |||
Within the Global North, MAPA often corresponds with low-income communities of colour who bear the brunt of environmental impacts including unhealthy drinking water, harmful air quality, and<span> close proximity to fossil fuel and toxic waste facilities.</span> | |||
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MAPA stands for Most Affected People and Areas, includes communities that suffer the most from the effects of climate change. "MAPA includes all territories in the Global South (Africa, Latin America, Pacific Islands, etc.) as well as marginalized communities (BIPOC, women, LGBTQIA + people, etc.) that might live anywhere in the world." -Fridays for Future [1]
Examples of MAPA
MAPA communities [2]
Within the Global North, MAPA often corresponds with low-income communities of colour who bear the brunt of environmental impacts including unhealthy drinking water, harmful air quality, and close proximity to fossil fuel and toxic waste facilities.
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