Museums as agents and settings for climate hope

Despite the uneven distribution of the impacts of climate change, much of the World’s population commonly encounters climate change evidence either directly or indirectly. For many, the dread of a slow-onset disaster of such proportions can be overwhelming. As the emotional effects of climate change appear across society, some people are driven to action, some to inaction or paralysis. Museums could be key agents in turning these emotions into action and hope, but the work is new and the research uneven. The author describes her experience of the intersection of museum work and public emotions on climate change by exploring climate change psychology, museum-public engagement through exhibits, suitability of museums for climate-emotion work, and the potential for alternative museum approaches such as programming partnerships to create hope and foster action. She recommends research questions for the museum sector, and programmatic approaches for museums exploring support services for a public moving from grief and anxiety or despair, to hope.

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Migration and the slow-onset impacts of climate change: Taking stock and taking action

IOM World Migration Report - World Migration Report 2022 ◽

10.18356/9789292680763c010 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 232-252

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Taking Action ◽

Slow Onset ◽

Impacts Of Climate Change

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Climate Change and Damages

10.1093/law/9780199684601.003.0021 ◽

2016 ◽

Author(s):

Christina Voigt

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Adverse Effects ◽

International Law ◽

Public International Law ◽

International Courts ◽

Loss And Damage ◽

Legal Understanding ◽

Climate Change Damages ◽

Slow Onset ◽

Impacts Of Climate Change

This chapter explores the legal understanding of climate change damages in public international law. It shows that international law has been dealing with transboundary damages since its inception. Damages, whether material or immaterial, have been subject to many inter-state disputes presided upon by international courts and tribunals. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change established the Warsaw international mechanism for loss and damage to address loss and damage associated with impacts of climate change, including extreme events and slow onset events, in developing countries that are particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change, under the Cancún Adaptation Framework. The Warsaw international mechanism is also tasked with the promotion and the implementation of approaches addressing loss and damage associated with those adverse effects. The chapter also describes the growing trend of states who suffer from climate change seeking remedy from other states for their losses.

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Mapping Practices and Technologies of Climate-Smart Agriculture in Bangladesh

Journal of Environmental Science and Natural Resources ◽

10.3329/jesnr.v10i2.39010 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 10 (2) ◽

pp. 29-37

Author(s):

M Mahashin ◽

R Roy

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Mixed Method ◽

Hot Spots ◽

Integrative Approach ◽

Specific Reference ◽

Study Results ◽

Research Questions ◽

Smart Agriculture ◽

Policies And Programs ◽

Impacts Of Climate Change

Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) is an integrative approach of increasing productivity, enhancing resilience, and minimizing greenhouse gas emissions. The study addresses four research questions: (I) How many agro-region based climate change hot spots are there in Bangladesh with specific reference to CSA, (II) what are the contribution of practices and technologies of CSA? (III) How institutional involvement promoting CSA practices and technologies? A mixed method, i.e. literature review, discussion with experts, gathering information from the DAE, was employed to carry out the study. Results indicate that farmers have been practicing CSA at a smaller-scale and investment on knowledge, learning and capacity development is a key means for a full-scale CSA implementation. Findings illustrate that broad types of practices and technologies have been addressing three intertwined challenges: ensuring food security, impacts of climate change on agriculture and agriculture’s impact on climate change. The government’s project-based endeavor of implementing CSA marks that they have been pledged to defeat the climatic risks in agriculture. Active initiative for mainstreaming CSA into national policies and programs are inadequate.J. Environ. Sci. & Natural Resources, 10(2): 29-37 2017

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Walking on water: terrestrial mammal migrations in the warming Arctic

Animal Migration ◽

10.1515/ami-2020-0111 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 8 (1) ◽

pp. 65-73

Author(s):

Dominique Berteaux ◽

Sandra Lai

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Water Phase ◽

The Arctic ◽

Terrestrial Mammal ◽

Terrestrial Mammals ◽

New Concepts ◽

Key Drivers ◽

Research Questions ◽

Data Deficient ◽

Impacts Of Climate Change

Abstract Caribou and reindeer migrations are the tip of the iceberg when one considers migration among the 70 species of Arctic terrestrial mammals. About 26% of species indeed have migratory individuals, while 33% are non-migratory and 41% are data deficient. Such figures demonstrate the need to both better document and better understand seasonal movements in these vertebrates. Whereas spatiotemporal variations in resources are key drivers of Arctic terrestrial mammal migrations, the changes of water phase around 0°C, from liquid to solid and vice versa, have considerable impacts given that liquid water, snow, and ice differ so strongly in their physical properties. We explore how the interplay between resources and water phase shape Arctic terrestrial mammal migrations, demonstrate that a rich set of research questions emerges from this interaction, and introduce new concepts such as the micro-migrations of small mammals. We also list key questions about the migrations of Arctic terrestrial mammals, with emphasis on the impacts of climate change. We conclude by arguing that the strong exposure of the Arctic to climate change, combined with the quick development of biologging techniques, rapidly increase both the need and the capacity to enhance our knowledge of migration in Arctic terrestrial mammals.

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