PA012
Communicating with and educating the public, policy makers, practitioners and students about climate change
Communicating with and educating the public, policy makers, practitioners and students about climate change
Session ID#: 78739
Session Description:
This session addresses how we communicate with and educate the public, policy makers, practitioners and students about climate change. We welcome all contributions in this topic, which could include concepts such as: 1) new and creative methods to downscale climate quantity means, variability, extremes and trends, while also permitting uncertainty quantification in a manner usable for decision-makers, 2) improved climate prediction one to 10 years in advance and sample applications for policy problems, and 3) focused studies on localized policy topics, such as groundwater management that considers climate change in Southern California. Enhancing our understanding of these topics can be used to inform the public and help policy makers shape the decisions that will most benefit the public. We hope that improving how we communicate with different audiences will translate to broader impacts of research.
Index Terms:
1699 General or miscellaneous [GLOBAL CHANGE]
6349 General or miscellaneous [POLICY SCIENCES]
6620 Science policy [PUBLIC ISSUES]
6699 General or miscellaneous [PUBLIC ISSUES]
Primary Convener: Kelly Klima, RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, CA, United States
Conveners: Michelle Miro, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States, Sarah B Kapnick, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, United States and Aisha Najera Chesler, RAND Corporation Santa Monica, EAS, Santa Monica, CA, United States
Primary Liaison: Kelly Klima, RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, CA, United States
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