Posted on October 28, 2011

Preparing for Resettlement Associated with Climate Change

Science (28 October 2011: v334 n6055 p456-457) / by A. de Sherbinin, et al. http://www.sciencemag.org/content/334/6055/456.short (fee-based article available to RFFers on site or using VPN) [Abstract]  Although there is agreement that climate change will result in population displacements and migration, there are differing  views on the potential volume of flows, the likely source and destination areas, the … Continue reading »

Communicating Climate Change Risks in a Skeptical World

Climatic Change (Published online Aug. 18 2011; DOI 10.1007/s10584-011-0189-3) / by John D. Sterman http://www.erb.umich.edu/Research/ColloquiaDocs/StermanClimaticChange2011.pdf [Abstract]  The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has been extraordinarily successful in the task of knowledge synthesis and risk assessment. However, the strong scientific consensus on the detection, attribution, and risks of climate change stands in stark contrast to … Continue reading »