by Katharine Vincent | Oct 13, 2011 | Commentary, Short-term assignments
Dr Katharine Vincent was a member of the expert panel and presented on adaptation at a National Business Initiative business seminar held today in Johannesburg. The event, organised as part of the preparation for COP-17, with support from the British High Commission...
by Katharine Vincent | Jun 6, 2011 | Commentary
Kulima has participated in its first venture of community support, through sponsoring the Cowan House Family Golf Day. The event, held at Sakabula Golf Club in Howick, KwaZulu Natal, takes place annually, and is open to the families of students at the...
by Katharine Vincent | Jun 5, 2011 | Commentary
To celebrate World Environment Day, held on 5th June, Routledge has created the Climate Change Collection, a selection of top articles concerning climate change, the carbon footprint, global warming and global sustainability. These papers, which normally require a...
by Katharine Vincent | Jun 3, 2011 | Commentary, Training
June 3rd marked the first “African Climate Teach-In Day”, a day devoted to lectures and lessons around the issue of climate change taking place in schools and universities across the continent. The day aimed to disseminate information on climate change...
by Katharine Vincent | May 25, 2011 | Commentary
When it comes to motivation to act to address global issues, the fact that it is hard to discern the consequences of your individual impact relative to that of the other 6.9999 billion people on the planet is often a powerful disincentive. Climate change, like many...
by Katharine Vincent | Apr 3, 2011 | Commentary
In a paper in Nature Climate Change published on 29 March 2011, Nick Pidgeon and Baruch Fischhoff make a compelling case for a more co-ordinated and integrated approach to communicating climate science. Recognising the challenge that climate scientists face in...
