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3. Responding to global climate change
3. Responding to global climate change
Possibilities for responding to climate change and power over the decision-making process
Disparities in exposure to climate change risk and vulnerability, including variations in people’s location, wealth, social differences (age, gender, education), risk perception
Detailed examples of two or more societies with contrasting vulnerability
Government-led adaptation and mitigation strategies for global climate change:
global geopolitical efforts, recognizing that the source/s of greenhouse gas emissions may be spatially distant from the countries most impacted
carbon emissions offsetting and trading
technology, including geo-engineering
Civil society and corporate strategies to address global climate change
Case study of the response to climate change in one country focusing on the actions of non-governmental stakeholders
New Oakes book.pdfThis is the new Oakes book - Use this one make a copy of it.
The focus of this section is to look at what makes some people and places more vulnerable to climate change. It also looks at global efforts to reduce carbon output through legislation. It also looks at ways in which certain people and places are adapting to climate change as well as the role that NGO's have had in helping this happen. At the same time the role of business in changing their practices and others is obseved. Case studies from Bangladesh and Singapore give different perspectives.
Resources: There are options to get information from Geographyalltheway, the links below or the books provided.
The Geographyalltheway Route
2.3 Responding to global climate change
2.3 Responding to global climate change
2.3.1 - What makes some places and people more vulnerable than others?
2.3.1 - What makes some places and people more vulnerable than others?
Responding to CC.pdfLearning Objectives:
To explain the different factors that combine to increase the vulnerability of people to the risks of climate change
Key Terms:
Disparities: lack of similarity or equality; inequality; difference: a disparity in age; disparity in rank.
Vulnerable: a person needing special care, support or protection based on certain factors.
Resilience: Capacity to cope
Risk: a possibility of being exposed to danger.
Resource:
Use the images and the videos on this section of the page to help you answer the questions on the following document.
Government-led adaptation and mitigation strategies for global climate change:
Government-led adaptation and mitigation strategies for global climate change:
global geopolitical efforts, recognizing that the source/s of greenhouse gas emissions may be spatially distant from the countries most impacted
carbon emissions offsetting and trading (link previous unit - mangrove preservation in Kenya and carbon offsetting - Economist video article on Gazi Bay Kenya. )
technology, including geo-engineering
1. global geopolitical efforts, recognizing that the source/s of greenhouse gas emissions may be spatially distant from the countries most impacted
Document - Make a copy and work through this.
CCPI - This is a site you should go through - find out about how well your country is doing in mitigating against climate change and reaching the Paris goals
Climate change new oakes.pdfObviously if you do not use the information in the book above you are likely to do very poorly in your exams.
Know this chapter off by heart!!
Geo-engineering Strategies
Geo-engineering Strategies
Objective
To research in pairs different methods put forward as geo-engineering solutions to climate change.
To determine the potential costs and benefits of each and create a presentation on both.
Resources:
1. Introduction Video to watch first.
Task: Make a copy of the presentation and put in your folders - complete in a pair. Use the resources below.
BBC - What if one rogue nation dimmed the sun?
Guardian - Carbon Capture moonshot moves closer
Carbon Brief: Around the world in 22 carbon capture and storage projects.
Dezeen - Five geo-engineering strategies - good and bad - use this mainly
Ecobusiness - Geo-engineering will not save us from climate change.
Explainthatstuff - good site on a range of geo-engineering strategies.
Economist - what they don't tell you about climate change!
Listen to the Latest article - The Economist
Bangladesh Case Study
Bangladesh Case Study
Vulnerability and Adaptability to Climate Change
Vulnerability and Adaptability to Climate Change
Note - for the two case studies on Bangladesh and Singapore
Option 1 In pairs fill in this document -
Option 2. - You can add information to the last few slides of this revision document for the whole of the climate change unit.
The effects of global climate change on places, societies and environmental systems
Disparities in exposure to climate change risk and vulnerability, including variations in people’s location, wealth, social differences (age, gender, education), risk perception
Detailed examples of two or more societies with contrasting vulnerability
Civil society and corporate strategies to address global climate change
Case study of the response to climate change in one country focusing on the actions of non-governmental stakeholders
Task 1: Go through the presentation with your teacher - as you go through this annotate a map of Bangladesh to summarise the main ideas focus on ..
Risks
Vulnerability -
Adaptability
Tasks 2: Impacts of Climate Change: Keep adding to the map with Video Resources - In small groups each person choose one of the following videos to watch. Get together and summarise your findings adding info to your individual maps.
Impacts
Impacts
Climate change impacts in Bangladesh - World Bank (3min)
How global climate change is already devastating Bangladesh - channel 4 news (UK) (6min)
Effects CC on Bangladesh -Concern NGO (4mins)
Adaptation
Adaptation
Task 1 - Watch the two videos on the right and note down the range of adaptations that occur in Bangladesh.
For the section on Pumpkin growings you will need to add more infomation relating to the NGO - Practical Action and its Pumpkins against Poverty campaign. (Link to FHD theme)
How Bangladesh has adapted to Climate Change - the Economist (6mins)
How Bangladesh is coping with climate change - CGTN - China Global Television Network (11 mins)
Role of Non-Governmental Organisations (civil society) 1 - Practical Action: This is a fantastic small NGO that focuses on adaptation strategies for vulnerable populations - e.g. Pumpkins against poverty
Role of Civil Society responding to climate change - ACTIONAID INFO (great NGO)
Role of Civil Society responding to climate change - ACTIONAID INFO (great NGO)
Gender and Climate Change -
Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction in Bangladesh is a women-centered initiative that helps communities in Bangladesh adapt to climate change by addressing extreme weather conditions such as cyclones and flooding, as well as the consequence of increased salinity conditions in agriculture in Bangladesh. It is a program run by the NGO - Actionaid.
Task: Essential - Find out more with the resources on this page of some of things Actionaid does to help women adapt to climate change - These case studies will count in many areas of the syllabus.
Further case studies - Actionaid -Women and climate Resilient sustainable agriculture - choose one case study from Bangladesh
Bangladesh Director of Actionaid - Ms. Kabir
“Climate change accentuates the inequality between men and women, given that their status is compromised in society and they do not enjoy equal access to and control over resources and services. Women make for half the world’s population and greater portion of whom reside in vulnerable developing counties, but they are more often than not excluded from decision-making processes nationally or internationally on the very policies and interventions that impact their life greatly in every aspect. Women given the opportunity are making change, they can turn climate challenge also into opportunity if the policy makers, movers and shakers listen to them carefully and act responsibly.”
Recommended to have a go at this.
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