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December
2006 - January 2007
New book explores how to
communicate climate change
Susi Moser. |
Looking for some reading for the
new year?
In February, a book by Susi Moser (SERE/ISSE) and Lisa Dilling
(ISSE affiliate) will hit the shelves. Creating
a Climate for Change: Communicating Climate Change and Facilitating
Social Change (Cambridge University Press) is a unique anthology
of essays, case studies, and interdisciplinary approaches
that presents fresh ideas for fostering discussion on climate
change. Among its contributors are scientists, researchers,
and communicators from academic, public, and nongovernmental
sectors. UCAR/NCAR contributors include, in addition to Susi
and Lisa, Lucy Warner (director, Communications), Bob Harriss
(former ISSE director who is now president of Houston Advanced
Research Center), and Shannon McNeeley (ISSE visiting scientist).
The book explores how communication efforts can be strengthened
to help society better respond to the challenge of climate
change. Drawing on diverse scholarship and practical experience,
it takes stock of the opportunities and challenges of communicating
climate change, offers suggestions for improvement, and debunks
common myths. The authors conclude that effective communication
plays an indispensable role in facilitating action on climate
change in all sectors of society. The time has come, they
stress, to change common communication approaches in order
to translate society’s concern about global warming
into behavior and policy changes on
the ground.
On the Web
Creating
a Climate for Change: Communicating Climate Change and
Facilitating Social Change
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