Climate justice in riverside communities

impacts and struggles in the Marajoara Amazon

Abstract

In the Marajoara Amazon region, climate emergencies have intensified impacts on riverside communities historically marked by social, environmental, and racial vulnerabilities. This article analyzes the urgency of climate justice in these territories, based on a literature review, fieldwork in the municipality of Breves, and participation in a sociobioeconomy workshop promoted by PRCR/UFPA and Embrapa. The findings indicate that the climate crisis deepens inequalities, undermines traditional ways of life, and reinforces processes of marginalization. The role of local social movements and ancestral knowledge in defending rights and building local alternatives is highlighted. The study concludes that public policies must acknowledge the historical debt to these populations, ensure their participation in the formulation of adaptation strategies, and adopt an anti-racist, territorially grounded, and culturally sensitive approach, thereby strengthening the debate on climate justice in peripheral and traditional contexts.