Social Work in the Era of Climate Crisis: Building Community Resilience Through Adaptive Interventions

Abstract

Introduction: The climate crisis has a significant impact on the deployment of social work functions, as it exacerbates inequalities in disadvantaged communities. This study indicates that professional practice must move beyond the traditional focus on remediation and immediate solutions and adopt a stance of social intervention. Methodology: The research is based on a narrative review that results in a theoretical proposal aimed at modifying professional practices and reformulating more conscious social policies. Results: This perspective highlights the need to advocate for community resilience by fostering local capacities and neighborhood support networks. The results show that strategies that integrate traditional ecological knowledge with scientific information are the most effective for promoting collective learning and reorientation in the face of difficulties. The social worker is not limited to facilitating specific social processes but also mediates and catalyzes community agency and its associated networks. Conclusions: Finally, the research demands that social policies include the principle of adaptation in their design to ensure citizen participation in social contexts. In this sense, forging a sense of resilience is a practice of territorial climate justice