Open AccessMore Inclusive, More Practical: Climate Change Communication Research to Serve the Future
Author(s) -
Jessica Eise,
Natalie Lambert,
Tiwaladeoluwa Adekunle,
Laura Eise
Publication year - 2020
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.5703/1288284317278
Subject(s) - climate change , adaptation (eye) , food security , political economy of climate change , political science , environmental resource management , stock (firearms) , geography , climate change adaptation , latin americans , environmental planning , ecology , environmental science , psychology , archaeology , neuroscience , biology , agriculture , law
Climate change impacts are being felt around the world, threatening human well-being and global food security. Social scientists in communication and other fields, in tandem with physical scientists, are critical for implementing mitigation and adaptation strategies effectively and equitably. In the face of rapidly evolving circumstances, it is time to take stock of our current climate change communication research and look toward where we need to go. Based on our systematic review of mid- to current climate change research trends in communication as well as climate change response recommendations by the American Meteorological Society, we suggest future directions for research. We urgently recommend communication research that (1) addresses immediate mitigation and adaptation concerns in local communities and (2) is more geographically diverse, particularly focusing on the African continent, the Caribbean, Latin America, the Middle East and certain parts of Asia.