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 15, 2011 | Training
Dr Katharine Vincent and Dr Alec Joubert have just completed the fifth rollout of the University of the Witwatersrand’s short professional training course on Introduction to Vulnerability Risk Assessment in Johannesburg. The National Qualifications Foundation (NQF)...
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...
by Katharine Vincent | Mar 31, 2011 | Publications, Short-term assignments
The Institute for Environmental Security and The Centre, Brussels, will host a presentation of the recent publication “Climate Change and Security in Africa: Vulnerability Report” on 8th April in Brussels. The document contains the results of research...
