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{{short description|Neologism that means disproportionately affected groups and territories}}
'''Most Affected People and Areas''', also known by its acronym '''MAPA''',<ref>{{Cite news|last=|first=|date=9 November 2020|title=As young people, we urge financial institutions to stop financing fossil fuels|work=Climate Home News|url=https://www.climatechangenews.com/2020/11/09/young-people-urge-financial-institutions-stop-financing-fossil-fuels/|access-date=31 January 2021}}</ref> is a term<ref name=":0">{{cite web|date=2020-09-21|title=Children urged to strike against lack of action on climate emergency|url=http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/sep/21/schoolchildren-strike-climate-emergency|access-date=2021-09-17|website=the Guardian|language=en}}</ref> that represents groups and territories disproportionately affected by [[Earth:Climate change|climate change]], such as women, indigenous communities, racial minorities, LGBTQ+ people, young, older and poorer people and the [[Global North and Global South|global south]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=|first=|title=Climate Change and LandAn IPCC Special Report on climate change, desertification, land degradation, sustainable land management, food security, and greenhouse gas fluxes in terrestrial ecosystems|publisher=Intergovernmental Panel of Climate Change|year=2019|isbn=|location=|pages=17}}</ref> The term and concept is interconnected with [[Philosophy:Intersectionality|intersectionality]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-03-13 |title=What is MAPA and why should we pay attention to it? |url=https://fridaysforfuture.org/newsletter/edition-no-1-what-is-mapa-and-why-should-we-pay-attention-to-it/ |access-date=2022-04-09 |website=Newsletter - Fridays For Future |language=en-GB}}</ref> These communities bear the brunt of carbon emissions and [[Earth:Climate change|climate change]].<ref name="Henry">{{cite news|last1=Henry|first1=Nikhila|date=February 16, 2021|title=Now Charged With Sedition, Disha Fought for India at FFF Globally|work=The Quint|url=https://www.thequint.com/news/india/disha-ravi-charged-with-sedition-advocated-for-india-at-global-fff-forum-climate-change-toolkit-farmers-protest|access-date=17 February 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=2021-08-31|title=Cop26: World's most vulnerable still waiting on UK to meet vaccine promise|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/cop26-climate-conference-glasgow-vaccines-b1911879.html|access-date=2021-09-17|website=The Independent|language=en}}</ref> In particular, with the rise of [[Social:Grassroots|grassroots movements]] that had the goal of climate justice - such as Fridays for Future, Ende Gelände or [[Organization:Extinction Rebellion|Extinction Rebellion]] - the connection of these groups in the context of climate justice became more important.<ref>{{cite web|title=Selbstreflexion|url=https://www.ende-gelaende.org/antirassistisch-und-solidarisch-aktiv/|access-date=2021-01-31|website=Ende Gelände|language=de-DE}}</ref> The term is usually preferred by climate change activists to older concepts such as [[Finance:Global South|global south]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite news|date=2020-09-25|title=Fridays for Future : les jeunes de nouveau appelés à faire la grève pour le climat dans le monde|language=fr|work=Le Monde.fr|url=https://www.lemonde.fr/planete/article/2020/09/25/fridays-for-future-les-jeunes-de-nouveau-appeles-a-faire-la-greve-pour-le-climat-dans-le-monde_6053557_3244.html|access-date=2021-09-17}}</ref>

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