Knowledge Conocimiento
TOTCUS is about gaining KNOWLEDGE, sharing that knowledge, and seeking an action(s) for the good of our Planet and those that inhabit it.
Collaborating groups are working to understand the impact of climate change in the physical, social or indigenous environment.
CLICK on any of the Buttons below to find out what we have been learning, or to access resources to help our journey.
Under construction
TOTCUS Change/Action Projects Underway -- Proyectos en marcha
Water Quality
Plastics
Resources -- Recursos
There is a very large amount of information here. Before you start, decide first what it is you are looking for and then click on one of the topics shown below.
If you are wanting to know more about climate change science, click on the Climate Literacy / Principles of Climate Change .
Hay una gran cantidad de información aquí. Antes de comenzar, decida primero qué es lo que está buscando y luego haga clic en uno de los temas que se muestran a continuación.
Si desea saber más sobre la ciencia del cambio climático, haga clic en Alfabetización climática/Principios del cambio climático
COLLABORATION and
PARTNERSHIP BUILDING
Author J. Ibeh Agbanyim suggests five principles for a successful collaboration. These are: trusting that all members of the group wish to succeed; respect of others ideas; willing to listen and share ideas; empowering group members; and building effective communication.
PRINCIPLES OF CLIMATE LITERACY
Climate Literacy: The Essential Principles of Climate Science is information that is important for individuals and communities to know and understand about Earth’s climate, impacts of climate change, and approaches to adaptation or mitigation.
ATMOSPHERE
The atmosphere is the envelope of gases that surround Earth. If you look at the atmosphere’s chemical composition, it’s mostly nitrogen and oxygen.
CRYOSPHERE
If you take water from the hydrosphere and freeze it, then it becomes part of the cryosphere. The cryosphere is the all-encompassing term for locations where water is in solid form.
PEDOSPHERE
If you take rocks from the lithosphere and erode them over time, you get soil in the pedosphere.
GEOSPHERE
Outer shell of Earth. We can divide it into the continental and oceanic crust. The oceanic crust consists of the youngest rocks on Earth.
Religion
Transportation
Sustainable Development Goals
The SDGs are sustainable, interconnected, and global. To achieve these goals, countries need to cooperate.
TED-7min -- Mangroves, storm walls and other ways to protect coasts from climate change.
Infrastructure
See note below:
from David Fogarty, Climate Change Editor at The Straits Times
Power grids are increasingly vulnerable to the worsening impacts of climate change.
High-voltage power lines, underground cables, and the poles and wires that connect homes and businesses, can all be damaged by stronger storms, floods and wildfires as well as heatwaves and cold snaps.
Often, we don't think about these risks and take grids for granted -- until the power goes out.
Which is what happened in the Australian state of Victoria on Feb 13 this year, when a storm blew over six ageing transmission towers as well as smaller powerlines, knocking out power for about 1.5 million people.
I really enjoyed researching and writing this commentary for The Straits Times about the need for greater climate resilience for power grids globally, especially in Asia where grids are growing quickly.
The good news: Grids can be made more resilient and investments are happening. Stronger transmission towers, more interconnections to boost redundancy, putting power cables underground, fire-proofing power poles, regular tree pruning and grass cutting in fire-prone areas, better extreme weather forecasting, and -- not building big transmission towers at all.
Grids are expanding in part because of growing populations, greater electrification of societies (eg, more EVs, and electrical appliances), but also to link up huge amounts of new solar, wind and battery storage projects.
But distributed renewable energy -- small, localised grids -- can help make local communities energy independent and less reliant on the main grid.
The bottomline: Governments need to prioritise grid investment and national adaptation strategies need to include clear action plans to strengthen the power transmission network. Weak grids will only hold back the global fight against climate change and prove very costly down the line.
Use the link below the access the World Bank Climate Change Knowledge portal-- country by country.
Utilice el enlace que aparece a continuación para acceder al portal de conocimientos sobre el cambio climático del Banco Mundial, país por país.
The Climate Change Knowledge Portal (CCKP) provides global data on historical and future climate, vulnerabilities, and impacts. Explore them via Country and Watershed views. Access synthesized Country Profiles to gain deeper insights into climate risks and adaptation actions.
El Portal de Conocimiento sobre el Cambio Climático (CCKP) proporciona datos globales sobre el clima, las vulnerabilidades y los impactos históricos y futuros. Explóralos a través de las vistas del país y de la cuenca. Acceda a perfiles de país sintetizados para obtener conocimientos más profundos sobre los riesgos climáticos y las acciones de adaptación.
Continent Specific Resources (under construction) Also find country specific information above
East Asia
Africa
