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Vulnerability
The game Jenga. Humans have difficulty with problems that span long-time periods and may have uncertain outcomes.
Jorge Barrios
Vulnerability to climate change is the degree to which geophysical, biological and socio-economic systems are susceptible to, and unable to cope with, adverse impacts of climate change.
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Teaching resources on vulerability and climate change
Vetted background articles on vulerability and climate change
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Experts warn of superstorm era to come - CNN
By Tim Lister, CNN updated 2:17 PM EDT, Wed October 31, 2012 Aftermath of Superstorm Sandy STORY HIGHLIGHTS New York will be... More »
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PowerPoint: Climate Change and Sustainability
This is an introductory level presentation exploring the various definitions of the term "environmental sustainability" and the connection between climate change... More »
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Case Study: Disaster Risk Assessment Case...
Summary This is a Disaster Risk Assessment Case Study: Recent drought on the Navajo Nation, southwestern United States, UN Global Assessment Report, 2011. The Navajo... More »
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Website: Swinomish Tribal Community
SUMMARY The Swinomish Tribe is committed to improving the lives and well being of the tribal members through social and cultural programs, education, economic development,... More »
Website: 100 Views of Climate Change
Last Updated on 2013-03-18 at 19:33
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This site offers clear, current, hight-quality information about climate change - on ethics and atmospheric science, economics and agriculture, literature and... More »
Book: Asserting Native Resilience Pacific Rim...
Last Updated on 2013-02-13 at 13:56
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Asserting Native Resilience presents a rich variety of perspectives on Indigenous responses to the climate crisis, reflecting the voices of more than twenty... More »
Experts warn of superstorm era to come - CNN
Last Updated on 2012-11-01 at 11:09
By Tim Lister, CNN
updated 2:17 PM EDT, Wed October 31, 2012
Aftermath of Superstorm Sandy
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
New York will be... More »
Video: AAAS Global Climate Change - CLEAN
Last Updated on 2012-09-05 at 14:37
SUMMARY
Length 10 minutes.
This resource was selected for the CLEAN Collection.
This video features residents of Shishmaref, Alaska, plus environmental journalist... More »
U.S. Global Climate Change Policy- Evolving Views on...
Last Updated on 2012-08-22 at 14:54
U.S. policy toward global climate change evolved from a “study only” to a more “study and action” orientation in 1992 with ratification of the UN... More »
Video: Inuit Observations on Climate Change
Last Updated on 2012-08-13 at 16:29
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This is a full length forty-two minute film.
Interviews with native Inuits in which they convey their impression of climate change impact on their native lands,... More »
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