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Tag Archives: Climate Change
Climate change: Teens teach where others don’t reach
A 13-year-old girl interviewed me last week about my job, through which I communicate with journalists around the world about climate change and other environmental issues. She is part of the generation that worries about such things, according to a … Continue reading
A changing climate demands change in narratives
Last year I wrote — here and here — about my study of how media portrayals of pastoralists in China, India and Kenya can contribute to policy narratives that limit people’s resilience to climatic variability. IIED has now published my … Continue reading
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Tagged China, Climate Change, India, Journalism, Kenya, Media, Pastoralism
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If we cook these tiny wasps, we put the heat on hundreds of other species
From the wings of such tiny creatures hang the fates of hundreds of bird and mammal species, and perhaps even entire rainforests. But new research warns that these insects could be “extremely vulnerable” to global warming. Continue reading
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Tagged Climate Change, Ficus, Fig-wasps, figs, Forests, Pollination
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Missing women might explain failure of UN climate change talks
This giant spider has reminded me once again of who’s too often missing from the climate conversations we sorely need: women. Continue reading
Climate change communication: ‘A’ is for audience
Suriya Begum is a poor young mother from Bangladesh. When her photograph appeared in a media story about climate change earlier this year, it was only so the article could show a victim — not so it could share her views. Continue reading
Will Obama let the climate do all the talking?
The world needs climate conversations that involve Americans at citizens, not just as Democrats or Republicans. Continue reading
Where honey means money and climate means change
Ha Thi Ngan is a young woman with a buzz about her. She’s a beekeeper, and her story provides a snapshot of the way poverty, nature and climate can combine to rule lives and set questions with no easy answers. Continue reading
A tale of typhoons, trees and tiny creatures that stood between a community and climate resilience
We were in Da Loc commune, a sleepy part of Vietnam’s Thanh Hoa province. It’s a place that on a single day witnessed both the fury and the protective power of nature. Continue reading
Tweet-by-tweet: COP17 Climate Communications Day
What happens when 150 climate-change communicators get together to talk about their craft? Continue reading
Time for faith in our environment
I’m not religious but I was moved by the force of what Bishop Geoff Davies said as his gentle voice of faith stormed into a thunder that rolled across the room and bounced off its walls. Continue reading
