Note: Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- Contributors -- List of Abbreviations and Acronyms -- 1 Weather Forecasting Using Local Traditional Knowledge (LTK) in the Midst of Climate Change in Domboshawa, Zimbabwe -- 1 Background -- 2 LTK in Climate Variability and Change in Agriculture as Postcolonial Theory -- 3 Bridging the Gap Between Traditional Knowledge and Climate Science -- 4 Why Indigenous Knowledge Is Important for Climate Change Adaptation -- 5 Research Aim and Scope -- 5.1 Materials and Methods -- 6 Context of Research -- 7 Discussion -- 7.1 Climate Change and Indigenous Communities in Domboshawa -- 7.2 Convergence Between Indigenous and Scientific Approaches -- 7.3 Typologies of Shona Indigenous Weather Forecasting -- 7.3.1 Derivation of Weather Forecasts from Bird Indicators -- 7.3.2 Derivation of Weather Forecasts from Creatures or Animals -- 7.3.3 Derivation of Weather Forecasts from Vegetation -- 7.3.4 Terrestrial Objects -- 7.3.5 Wind -- 7.3.6 Weather Conditions -- 7.4 Assessment of Climate Variability and Weather Signals in Domboshawa -- 7.5 Challenges Related to LTK and Climate Change in Domboshawa -- 7.6 LTK's Interface with Science -- 8 Conclusion -- 9 Recommendations -- References -- 2 Climate Change Communication in Nepal -- 1 Climate Change in Nepal -- 1.1 Methodology -- 1.2 Climate Change Communication in Nepal -- 1.3 Role of Governmental Sector in Climate Change Communication -- 2 Role of Non-governmental Sector in Climate Change Communication -- 3 Challenges of Climate Change Communication in Nepal -- 3.1 Opportunities of Climate Change Communication in Nepal -- 4 Conclusions -- References -- 3 Short Stories and Climate Change: An Application of Kolb's Experiential Learning Model -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Climate Fiction -- 3 Why Short Stories? -- 4 Kolb's Experimential Learning Model. , 5 An Application of Kolb's Experiential Learning Model -- 6 Discussion and Conclusion -- References -- 4 Role of the Media in Climate Change Communication in the Northwest Region of Cameroon -- 1 Introduction: Some Facts About the Northwest Region of Cameroon -- 2 Method of Study -- 3 Drivers of Climate Change in the Northwest Region of Cameroon -- 4 Role of the Media in Climate Change Communication -- 5 Limitations to Climate Change Communication -- 6 Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 5 Rural Indonesian Insight on Mass Media Role in Reducing Climate Change Risk -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Rural Indonesia and Changing Climate -- 3 Response Strategies -- 4 New Messages to Lessen the Information Gap -- 5 Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 6 Mapping Issues, Stakeholders and Actions on Youth Climate Change Communication in Indonesia for the Period 2008-2015 -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Capacity Building and Awareness of Youth on Climate Change -- 3 Methodology -- 4 Results and Analysis -- 4.1 Capacity Building on Climate Change for and by Youth -- 4.2 Public Awareness of Youth on Climate Change -- 4.3 Strategic Design on Capacity Building and Public Awareness -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- 7 The Klimablog www.cambioclimatico-bolivia.org: Personal Reflections After 5 Years of Blogging on Climate Change from, for and About Bolivia -- 1 Introduction -- 2 How It All Started -- 3 What Has Been Achieved Over the Past 5 Years -- 4 Sustainability of the Klimablog -- 5 Conclusions and Outlook -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Klimablog blog posts -- 8 Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation in the Agriculture Sector of Sri Lanka: What We Learnt and Way Forward -- 1 Introduction: Agriculture in Sri Lanka -- 2 Evidences of Climate Change in Sri Lanka -- 3 Impacts of Climate Change on Agriculture in Sri Lanka: Lessons Learnt. , 3.1 Crop Production -- 3.2 Farm Animal Production -- 3.3 Fisheries and Forestry -- 4 Adaptation of Agriculture to Climate Change in Sri Lanka -- 5 Communicating Climate Change and Adaptation Information to Farmers and Other Stakeholders -- 6 Conclusions and Way Forward -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 9 What's the Worst Thing that Can Happen?-A Simple Exercise to Communicating and Reasoning About Climate Change -- 1 Climate Communication and the Knowledge-Behavior Gap -- 2 A Step-by-Step Guide to the Exercise "What's the Worst Thing that Can Happen" -- 3 Food for Thought-Limitations of Craven's Grid -- 4 Limitations of the Exercise -- 5 Concluding Remarks -- References -- 10 The Challenges of Climate Change Communication for Lagos Coastal Communities -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Context of Climate Change in Lagos -- 2.1 The Changing Pattern of Rainfall -- 2.2 Frequency of Flood -- 2.3 Perception of Flood Impacts and Risk -- 3 Socioeconomic Characteristics Affecting Climate Change Communication -- 3.1 Access to Information -- 3.2 Economic Conditions of Households -- 3.3 Multi-level Governance Structure for Climate Change Communication -- 4 Conclusions -- References -- 11 Seven Strategies of Climate Change Science Communication for Policy Change: Combining Academic Theory with Practical Evidence from Science-Policy Partnerships in Canada -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Background Literature -- 3 Methods -- 4 Results and Discussion -- 4.1 Risks of Inaction -- 4.2 Everyday Impacts -- 4.3 Short-Term Effects -- 4.4 Success Stories -- 4.5 Local Solutions -- 4.6 Political Tractability -- 4.7 Audience Ownership -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- 12 Climate Change Communication: Community Knowledge and Preparedness -- 1 Background -- 2 Objective -- 3 Data Source -- 4 Literature Studies -- 4.1 Padang's Geographic -- 4.2 Index -- 5 Research Methods. , 5.1 Data Collection Method -- 5.2 Determining the Key Variables, Measures and Metrics -- 6 Result -- 6.1 Knowledge Attitude and Practice of Respondent -- 6.2 Household Preparedness Index -- 7 Conclusion and Perspective Recommendation -- Acknowledgement -- References -- 13 University Student's Perceptions About Climate Change: The Case of Interior Design and Architecture Students of a Brazilian University -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Research Methodology -- 2.1 Surveyed Courses -- 2.2 Sample -- 2.3 Questionnaire -- 2.4 Statistical Analysis -- 3 Findings -- 3.1 Socio-demographic Characterization -- 3.2 Perceptions Relating to Climate Change and Their Impacts (Table 1) -- 3.3 Training and Knowledge of CC (Table 2) -- 3.4 Governance and Actions to Mitigate CC (Table 2) -- 4 Discussion -- 5 Conclusions -- References -- 14 The Grounding for a Fossil Fuel Free World: Integrating Climate Change Education into Secondary Schools -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Policy Framework and Literature Review -- 2.1 A Global Mandate -- 2.2 The Role of Communication and Education -- 2.3 Policy Foundations -- 2.4 Curriculum Development and Integration -- 3 Methodology -- 4 Comparative Approaches to Climate Change Education -- 4.1 England -- 4.2 Netherlands -- 4.3 France -- 4.4 Wallonia, Belgium -- 5 Discussion -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- 15 Climate Change and Renewable Energy: Opinions and Emotions of Elementary School Pupils in the Prefecture of Evros -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Theoretical Background -- 2 Methodology -- 3 Results-Discussion -- 4 Conclusions -- References. , 16 Incorporation of Local Ecological Knowledge (LEK) into Biodiversity Management and Climate Change Variability Scenarios for Threatened Fish Species and Fishing Communities-Communication Patterns Among BioResources Users as a Prerequisite for Co-management: A Case Study of Berlenga MNR, Portugal and Resex-Mar of Arraial do Cabo, RJ, Brazil -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methodology -- 2.1 Study Area -- 2.1.1 Study Area the Resex-Mar of Arraial do Cabo and Berlenga MNR -- 2.1.2 Upwelling Events and Biodiversity in Both Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) -- 2.2 Literature Review -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 3.1 Artisanal Fisheries in Both Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) -- 3.2 Important Aspects of Local Ecological Knowledge (LEK) for the Management of Fisheries in Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) -- 3.2.1 LEK and Its Role Within Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) -- 3.2.2 Fisher's Local Ecological Knowledge in Brazil -- 3.2.3 Fishers' Local Ecological Knowledge in Portugal -- 4 Global Change Communication -- 5 Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 17 Delivering Solutions: Engaging Farmers and Land Holders in the Climate Change Debate -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Resource Management, Climate Change and Agriculture -- 1.2 The Farm Carbon Cutting Toolkit -- 1.3 FCCT Resources -- 2 Aims -- 3 Methodology -- 4 Results -- 4.1 Carbon Assessments -- 4.1.1 Time to Complete -- 4.1.2 Level of Detail Required and Data Availability -- 4.1.3 So What? -- 4.1.4 Results Accuracy -- 4.1.5 Lack of Comparison with Other Tools -- 4.1.6 Would You Do It Again? -- 4.2 Soil Management Events -- 5 Discussion -- 5.1 Assessment Tools -- 5.2 Knowledge Events -- 6 Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 18 The Role of Risk Perceptions in Climate Change Communication: A Media Analysis on the UK Winter Floods 2015/2016 -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methods and Data Analysis -- 3 Results. , 3.1 Political and Institutional Response.

Note: Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- Climate Change Models and Impacts -- Assessment of Future Climate Trend Based on Multi-RCMs Models and Its Impact on Groundwater Recharge of the Mediterranean Coastal Aquifer of Ghis-Nekkor (Morocco) -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Study Area -- 2.1 Characterization of Ghis-Nekkor Climate -- 2.2 Past Climate Trend -- 3 Data and Methodology -- 3.1 Climate Data -- 3.2 Limitations of the Study -- 3.3 Choice of Scenarios -- 3.4 Methodology -- 4 Results and Discussions -- 4.1 Projections of Precipitation and Temperature -- 4.2 Computing AI and SPI Indices -- 4.3 Impact of Climate Change on the Aquifer Groundwater Recharge -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Species Distribution Based-Modelling Under Climate Change: The Case of Two Native Wild Olea europaea Subspecies in Morocco, O. e. subsp. europaea var. sylvestris and O. e. subsp. maroccana -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methodology -- 2.1 Study Area -- 2.2 Occurrence Records -- 2.3 Current and Future Climatic Data -- 2.4 Habitat Suitability Modelling -- 2.5 Model Evaluation -- 3 Results -- 3.1 Climatic Variables Used for Maxent Models -- 3.2 Models Performance -- 3.3 Jackknife Test and Environmental Variable Importance -- 3.4 Predicted Habitat Suitability for the Olea europaea Subspecies in Morocco -- 4 Discussion -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- The Frequency of Rare Cyclones in the Eastern Mediterranean and Northeastern Africa as a Sign of Climate Change Using Satellite Imagery, Climate Data Models and GIS-Based Analysis -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Data and Methods -- 2.1 Satellite Images -- 2.2 Climatic Models -- 2.3 Rain Data -- 3 Analysis and Discussion -- 3.1 Medicane Oct. 2019 -- 3.2 Dragon Mar. 2020 -- 3.3 Changing in Strength, Frequency, and Tracks of Cyclones Under Study About the General Behavior of the Atmospheric Depressions in Egypt. , 3.4 Factors Affecting the Occurrence of Rare Cyclones in Egypt -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- Climate Change Impacts on Hydrology in the Mediterranean Part of Slovenia -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methodology -- 2.1 Study Area -- 2.2 Methods -- 3 Data -- 3.1 Climate Data -- 3.2 Hydrological Data -- 4 Results -- 4.1 Climate Variables -- 4.2 Hydrological Variables -- 4.3 Discharge Regimes -- 4.4 Floods -- 5 Discussion -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- Climate Change Impacts and the Role of Forestry: Insights from the Mediterranean Region -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methods -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 3.1 Paris Agreement-A Cleaner Path-Through Article 5 -- 3.2 Climate-Based Forest Policy in Mediterranean Countries -- 3.3 How Much do we Know About the Contribution of Forestry to Global Warming? -- 3.4 Forest Industry, a Brother in Arms Towards Climate Neutrality -- 4 Conclusions -- 5 Limitations -- References -- Energy Impacts on Climate Change: Issues, Challenges and Solutions with Clean Conversion Technology -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Climatic Overview in the Middle East and North Africa -- 2.1 Cause of Climate Change -- 2.2 Impact of Climate Change -- 2.3 Effect of Conventional and Renewable Resources on Power Generation -- 3 Methodology -- 3.1 Location Analysis -- 3.2 Block Diagram Analysis -- 3.3 Analysis of Case Study Data -- 3.4 Simulation Model Configuration -- 4 Result and Discussion -- 4.1 Production Analysis -- 4.2 Performance Analysis -- 5 Conclusion and Recommendations -- References -- Montenegro and World: Climate Change and Biodiversity Conservation -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Aims and Objectives -- 3 Materials and Methods -- 4 World: Climate Change and Biodiversity -- 5 Montenegro: Brief Information -- 6 Results and Discussion -- 7 Conclusions -- 8 Recommendations -- References. , Portrayals of Climate Change and Drought in the Politically Oriented Turkish Press: Socialist, Islamist, and Nationalist Accounts of Extreme Weather in 2007 and 2014 -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Droughts in Turkey -- 1.2 Drought and Global Warming in the Media -- 1.3 Climate Change Policy and Communication in Turkey -- 2 Aims and Objectives -- 3 The Material and Method -- 4 Results -- 4.1 Ideology and Global Warming Coverage -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Climate Changes and Insolation in the Mediterranean Basin: The Case of Montenegro -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Aims and Objectives -- 3 Research Area, Data and Methodology -- 4 Results and Discussion -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- The Conservation Challenge of Traditional Agroecosystems in Morocco: The Case Study of Six Oases Agroecosystems -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methodology -- 2.1 Study Area -- 2.2 Agro-Diversity Surveys -- 2.3 Climate Change and Aridity Impacts on Traditional Oases Agroecosystems (TOAE) -- 3 Results -- 3.1 Composition of Traditional Oases Agroecosystems (TOAE) in Morocco -- 3.2 Oases Cropping System Characteristics -- 3.3 The Structure of TOAE in Morocco -- 3.4 Drought Incidence and Climate Change on Traditional Oases Agroecosystems -- 4 Discussion -- 4.1 Traditional Oases Agroecosystems -- 4.2 Drought Incidence in Traditional Oases Agroecosystems (TOAE) -- 4.3 Climate Change and the Challenge of Conservation -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience Initiatives -- Enhancing the Resilience of Oasis Agrosystems to Climate Change in Morocco -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Water Mobilization and Distribution in Oases -- 3 Land Management and Agricultural Production in Oases -- 4 Moroccan Oases and Climate Change -- 4.1 Climatic Characteristics of Moroccan Oases -- 5 Challenges Facing Moroccan Oases -- 6 Enhancing the Resilience of Moroccan Oases. , 6.1 Better Water Mobilization -- 6.2 Better Water Distribution and Use -- 6.3 Crops with High Value Added -- 6.4 Better Land Management -- 6.5 Better Animal Production -- 6.6 Encouraging Ecotourism and Valorisation of Local Products -- 6.7 Increasing Attractiveness -- 6.8 Improving Innovation Capacity -- 7 Conclusion -- References -- Climate Change and Agricultural Production in Algeria -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Energy and Greenhouse Gas in Algeria -- 2.1 Energy -- 2.2 Greenhouse Gas Emissions -- 3 Algeria's National Climate Plan -- 3.1 Mitigation Actions -- 3.2 Adaptation Actions -- 4 Methodology -- 5 Data and Descriptive Analysis -- 6 Results and Discussion -- 7 Conclusion -- References -- Ready for Climate Change? An Assessment of Measures Adopted by 45 Mediterranean Coastal Cities to Face Climate Change -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The EU Covenant of Mayors as the Framework of Analysis -- 3 Methodology -- 4 Actions at the Local Level in the Mediterranean -- 4.1 Croatia -- 4.2 Cyprus -- 4.3 France -- 4.4 Greece -- 4.5 Italy -- 4.6 Portugal -- 4.7 Spain -- 4.8 Turkey -- 5 Results and Discussion: Improving the Reduction of Emissions but Lagging in Adaptation Measures -- 6 Conclusions -- References -- Climate Change or Climate Crisis? Investigating the Views of Forestry Students on the Causes, Consequences and Tools for the Mitigation of Climate Change -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Theoretical Background -- 3 Methodology -- 4 Results -- 4.1 Demographic Characteristics -- 4.2 Causes of Climate Change -- 4.3 Impacts of Climate Change -- 4.4 Measures for Confronting Climate Change -- 5 Discussion -- 6 Conclusions -- References -- Development of a Water Security Index Incorporating Future Challenges -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 2.1 Conceptualizing an Index for Water Security -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 3.1 Calculating the WSI. , 3.2 Applying the WSI Index -- 3.3 Representing Future Scenarios in the Water Security Index -- 3.4 Data Challenges -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- An Approach to Adapting Urban Drainage Design to Climate Change: Case of Northern Morocco -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methodology -- 2.1 Concept and Principles -- 2.2 Study Area and Data Analysis -- 2.3 Peak Discharge Assessment -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 4 Conclusions -- References -- Mainstreaming Climate Change Adaptation into Water Development Plan Case of Morocco -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methodology and Tool -- 2.1 Combination of Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches -- 2.2 Adopted Strategy -- 2.3 Design of the TMCC's Steps -- 3 Results -- 3.1 Presentation of the Loukkos and Tensift River Basins -- 4 Limitations -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Consumption Patterns and Public Attitudes Toward Organic Foods: The Role of Climate Change Awareness -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 2.1 Data Selection -- 2.2 Measures -- 2.3 Methodology -- 3 Results -- 3.1 Descriptive Analysis -- 3.2 Factors Analysis Results -- 3.3 Cluster Analysis Results -- 3.4 Ordered Probit Model Results -- 4 Discussion -- 4.1 Limitations -- 5 Concluding Remarks -- Appendix -- References -- Climate Change in Lebanon and the Impact to Water Resources -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Aims and Objectives -- 3 Materials and Methods -- 4 Climate of Lebanon -- 5 Results and Discussion -- 5.1 Climate Parameters Variation -- 5.2 Origin of Climate Change -- 5.3 Impact of Climate Change to Water Resources -- 6 Conclusions -- 7 Recommendations -- 8 Limitations of the Work -- References -- Enhancing Urban Microclimates Towards Climate-Resilient Cities: The Potential of Courtyards -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methodology -- 2.1 Materials and Methods -- 2.2 Study Areas -- 3 Results and Discussion. , 3.1 The Relevance of Courtyards in the Two Mediterranean Cities.

Note: Intro -- Contents -- 1 Africa's Dilemmas in Climate Change Communication: Universalistic Science Versus Indigenous Technical Knowledge -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Context of the Study -- 3 Theoretical Frameworks and Literature Review -- 3.1 Agency and Action -- 3.2 The 'War' Between Universal Science and ITK -- 4 Methodology -- 5 Results: Case Studies -- 6 Discussion -- 7 Conclusion -- References -- 2 The Impact of Climate Change on Biodiversity: The Ecological Consequences of Invasive Species in Greece -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Climate and Biodiversity in Greece -- 2 Climate Change and Its Impacts in Greece -- 3 Invasive Species in Greece -- 4 Invasion of Alien Species in Greece and Climate Change Scenarios -- 5 Discussion -- 6 Conclusions -- References -- 3 Evaluating the Suitability of Community-Based Adaptation: A Case Study of Bangladesh -- 1 Introduction -- 2 An Overview of CBA Challenges -- 2.1 Conceptual Challenges of CBA -- 2.2 Procedural Challenges of CBA -- 3 Methodology -- 3.1 Case Study Area -- 3.2 Data Collection and Analysis -- 4 Results -- 5 Discussion -- 6 Conclusion and Policy Implications -- References -- 4 Getting Buy-In for Climate Change Adaptation Through Urban Planning: Climate Change Communication as a Multi-way Process -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Literature Synthesis: Communication as a Multi-way Process -- 3 Methodology -- 4 Durban Case Study -- 4.1 Overview -- 4.2 Framing and Messaging -- 4.3 Internal Communication -- 4.4 External Communication -- 4.5 Civil Society Participation -- 5 Discussion -- 5.1 Framings -- 5.2 Balancing the Scientifically Appropriate with the Socially Desirable -- 5.3 Limitations and Constraints -- 6 Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 5 How Aesthetic Style Can Influence Reception of Visual Communications of Climate Change -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Study Design -- 3 Selection of Viewers. , 4 How Viewers Make Meaning by Decoding Signs in Visual Artefacts -- 4.1 Emotional Response and Perceived Emotional Claims -- 4.2 Hidden Agenda 1: Rhetorical Representations -- 4.3 Hidden Agenda 2: Representation of Principal -- 5 Colour -- 6 How Perception of Hegemonic or Counter-Hegemonic Code Influences Viewer Perception -- 6.1 Contribution of Professional Code to Perception of Principal or Authority -- 7 Conclusion -- References -- 6 Montreal and Kyoto: Needs in Inter-protocol Communications -- 1 Introduction: Brief History of Montreal Protocol and Kyoto Protocol -- 2 Ozone Depletion and Climate Change -- 3 Ozone Protection and Climate Change Communications -- 4 Inter-protocol Communications -- 5 Some Results on Study of "Total Ozone-Climate Change" Interaction -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- 7 Communicating Climate Change: Theories and Perspectives -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Communication Approaches Related to Climate Change Communication -- 2.1 Risk Communication -- 2.2 Development Journalism -- 2.3 Advocacy Journalism -- 2.4 Environmental Journalism -- 2.5 Communication for Development and Social Change -- 3 Towards a Normative Structural and Integrated Approach -- 4 Social Media for Climate Change Communication -- 4.1 Interactions of the Global and the Local -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- 8 Reconsidering Fictional Films for Communicating Climate Change Issues: An Analysis of the Filmmaking Strategies Behind Sustainable Energy Narratives -- 1 Introduction -- 2 A Review of the Literature on Visual Representation of Climate Change in the Media -- 3 Why Should We Examine the Use of Fictional Films for Communicating Climate Change? -- 4 The Role of Narrative in Environmental Films -- 5 Making the Environmental Film: A Collaboration Between Arts and Science -- 6 Conclusions -- References -- 9 Role of Emotions in Climate Change Communication. , 1 Introduction: Why Emotions Matter -- 2 Emotions and Cimate Change -- 3 Climate Change Communication: Role of Emotions -- 4 Should Scientists Show Emotions While Discussing and Communicating About Climate Change? -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- 10 Climate Change Communication in Australia: The Politics, Mainstream Media and Fossil Fuel Industry Nexus -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The 'Value Gap' in Communicating Climate Change -- 3 Political Economy of Climate Change in Australia -- 4 Climate Change Politics in Australia -- 5 Australian Public Attitudes to Climate Change -- 5.1 Five Australias? -- 6 Climate Change and the Media in Australia -- 7 Climate Change Reporting in Australia -- 8 Case Study of Climate Change Reporting of the Brisbane Floods 2011 -- 8.1 Social Media and the Brisbane Floods -- 9 Climate and 'Issue Attention' Drivers in Australia -- 10 Conclusion -- References -- 11 Inclusion of Gender in Africa's Climate Change Policies and Strategies -- 1 Introduction: Overview of Climate Change in Africa and Gender-Related Adaptation -- 2 Gender and Climate Change Issues in Africa -- 3 Climate Change Policies, Strategies, and Plans -- 3.1 Intended Nationally Determined Contributions -- 3.2 National Climate Change Policy and Strategies -- 4 The Gender Dimensions of Climate Change Communication for Policy Development and Implementation -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Other Materials -- 12 Balancing Paradigms in Climate Change Communication Research to Support Climate Services -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Articulating Paradigms Used by Communication Research -- 3 Paradigms in Recent Climate Change Communication Literature -- 4 Concluding Remarks: Reflections on Balancing Communication Research for Climate Services -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 13 Communicating Climate Change Through Narratives: A Cross Pollination of Science and Theology. , 1 Introduction -- 2 FBOs and Climate Change -- 3 Limitations -- 4 FBOs' View of Science -- 5 The Language of Science and Theology -- 6 Moving Beyond Science -- 7 Conclusion -- References -- 14 Framing Climate Change: A Multi-level Model -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Framing -- 2.1 Ideology -- 3 Environmental Frames in the Literature -- 4 Research Design -- 4.1 Analytic Method -- 5 Results -- 5.1 Five Frames -- 5.2 'The Anthropocentric Masterframe' -- 5.2.1 Six Anthropocentric Subframes -- 5.3 'The Transformation Masterframe' -- 5.3.1 Four Counter-Hegemonic Subframes -- 6 Discussion and Conclusions -- References -- 15 Mass Media and Climate Change Induced Disaster Risk Reduction and Mitigation in Coastal Area of Bangladesh: A Sociological Study -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Mass Media and Disaster Management -- 3 The Methodology -- 4 Mass Media and Disaster Risk Reduction and Mitigation in Coastal Area in the Context of Bangladesh -- 5 Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 16 Engaging People with Carbon and Climate Change Using Landscape Scale Conservation and Biodiversity Monitoring -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 This Study -- 2 Analysis -- 2.1 Engaging Policy-Makers, Planners and Publics at the Lancashire Wildlife Trust -- 2.2 The Carbon Landscape Project -- 2.3 The Biodiverse Society Project -- 3 Discussion -- 3.1 Lessons and Future Prospects -- 3.2 Limitations and Constraints -- 3.3 Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 17 Knowledge Management as an Enabler of the Paris Agreement Implementation in Africa -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Problem -- 3 Methods -- 4 Case Studies -- 4.1 WISER -- 4.2 RCOFs in Africa -- 4.3 TAHMO -- 4.4 ClimDev-Africa -- 4.5 UN CC: Learn -- 4.6 FCFA -- 4.7 ENACTS -- 4.8 AREI -- 4.9 CIRDA -- 4.10 ALP -- 4.11 Data Rescue Efforts -- 5 Contemporary Knowledge Sources -- 6 Discussion -- 6.1 Global Climate Framework. , 6.2 Knowledge Sharing State of Play in Africa -- 6.3 Climate Knowledge Partnerships -- 6.4 Open Government -- 6.5 Innovative Information and Knowledge Sharing Approaches -- 7 Conclusion -- References -- 18 Formulation of an Ethics of Response to Climate Change: The Need for Effective Communication in Higher Education -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Research Methodology -- 2.1 Surveyed Institution and Courses -- 2.2 Sample -- 2.3 Questionnaire -- 3 Findings -- 4 Discussion -- 5 Conclusions -- References -- 19 Climate Change: Doing Little Can Change a Lot! Children's Knowledge-Action About Cimate Principles and Effects -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 The Fact: Climate Change -- 1.2 The Challenge: Climate Change Communication and Education to Young Children -- 2 Theoretical Framework and Participatory Research Approach -- 2.1 Data Sources -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 3.1 Climate Change and Greenhouse Effect -- 3.2 Adaptation to Climate -- 3.3 Global Warming and Ozone Hole -- 3.4 Glaciers Melting -- 3.5 Water and Air Pollution -- 3.6 Erosion -- 3.7 Recycling -- 4 Final Remarks and Recommendations for Climate Change Communication and Education -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 20 Feeling the Heat: The Challenge of Communicating 'High-End' Climate Change -- 1 Introduction: Unwelcome Messages to Be Communicated -- 2 The Risks and Opportunities of Communicating Unwelcome Climate Messages -- 3 'Emotional Carrots' and Audience Segmentation: Lessons from Past Practice -- 4 Towards Better Communication of Unwelcome Climate Messages -- 4.1 The Full Extent of Climate Risk Needs to Be Framed and Communicated Better -- 4.2 New Narratives and Analytical Frameworks Are Needed to Inform Robust Scenario Planning and Decision Making -- 4.3 Potential High-End Climate Impacts Important to Specific Decision Makers Need to Be Communicated, in Recognisable Language. , 4.4 More Dialogue, Less Debate and Lecturing.

Note: Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- Campus as Living Labs for the SDGs -- Living Labs for Sustainable Development: The Role of the European School of Sustainability Sciences and Research -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Benefits of Living Labs -- 3 ESSSR as a Living Lab -- 4 Conclusions -- References -- Aligning Campus Strategy with the SDGs: An Institutional Case Study -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Universities, Sustainable Development and the SDGs -- 3 The Goals and Higher Education -- 4 Method -- 5 The Case Study Context: Sustainable Development at BU -- 6 A Further Shift of Approach: Aligning with the SDGs -- 7 Discussion and Reflections -- 8 Conclusion -- References -- Energy Sustainability at Universities and Its Contribution to SDG 7: A Systematic Literature Review -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methodology -- 2.1 Systematic Review and Descriptive Analysis -- 2.2 Articles Classification According to the University Role to SD -- 2.3 Interconnection Among SDG 7 Targets and the Role of Universities -- 3 Results -- 3.1 Systematic Review and Descriptive Analysis -- 3.2 Classification of Articles According to the University Role in SD -- 3.3 Interconnection Between SDG 7 Targets and Role of Universities -- 4 Conclusions -- References -- The Role of Green Areas in University Campuses: Contribution to SDG 4 and SDG 15 -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Literature Review -- 3 Methodology -- 3.1 Questionnaire -- 3.2 Events Promoted by the Institution at the Green Areas of the Campus -- 3.3 The College Sustainability Report Card, 2011 -- 4 Results and Discussions -- 4.1 Perception of Survey Participants in Relation to Campus Green Areas -- 4.2 Events Promoted by the University in the Green Areas of the Campus -- 4.3 Good Practices in American and Canadian HEIs and the Possibility for UPF -- 5 Conclusions -- Appendix 1-Feedback of Undergraduate Courses. , Appendix 2-Feedback of Employees by Unit Academic -- References -- How Do You Teach Undergraduate University Students to Contribute to UN SDGs 2030? -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Core Curriculum in Environmental Science and Sustainability -- 3 Year 1. ESS 110. Introduction to Sustainability-"Think Sustainability" -- 4 Year 2. ESS 201. Environmental Problem Analysis-"Analyze Sustainability" -- 5 Year 2. ESS 210. Environmental Research Methods.-"Research Sustainability" -- 6 Year 3. ESS 585. Junior Seminar in Sustainable Development-"Apply Sustainability" -- 7 Year 4. ESS 600/610. Senior Project (Year Long)-"Becoming an Agent of Change" -- 8 Area of Specialization -- 9 Co-curricular Experiences -- 10 Connecting the Pieces -- 11 Successful Student Integration -- 12 Conclusions -- References -- Sustainable Campuses as Living Labs for Sustainable Development: An Overview of a Brazilian Community University -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Literature Review: The Role of Higher Education for Sustainable Development -- 2.1 Sustainable Campuses as Living Labs for Sustainable Development -- 3 Methods -- 4 Results and Discussion: The Case of Unisul -- 4.1 Unisul's Practices as Living Labs for Sustainable Development -- 5 Conclusions and Recommendations -- References -- Identifying and Overcoming Communication Obstacles to the Implementation of Green Actions at Universities: A Case Study of Sustainable Energy Initiatives in South Brazil -- 1 Introduction -- 2 High Education, Information and Communication for Sustainable Development -- 2.1 Barrier to Sustainability Communication -- 3 Methods -- 3.1 Project 1: Solar University Initiative -- 3.2 Project 2: Energy Efficiency and Clean Energies in Campus -- 3.3 Project 3: Awareness and Education for Sustainability -- 4 Data Presentation -- 5 What Can We Learn from Data. , 5.1 The Institutionalization of Sustainability in the University -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- Mobilising the Sustainable Development Goals Through Universities: Case Studies of Sustainable Campuses in Malaysia -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Aim and Objectives -- 2 Understanding Sustainability in Malaysian Universities -- 3 Methodology -- 4 Case Study Particulars -- 4.1 The Bicycle Project, the University of Nottingham, Malaysia Campus -- 4.2 Kompos to Kelulut (K2K), Universiti Sains Malaysia -- 4.3 Sunway Youth for Sustainable Development, Sunway University -- 5 Discussion -- 5.1 Localisation of SDGs -- 5.2 Factors Affecting Positive Change -- 5.3 Limitations and Lessons Learnt -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- Towards a Learning System for University Campuses as Living Labs for Sustainability -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Developing the Framework -- 2.1 A Transformational Process Benefitting from Existing Ecosystems -- 2.2 Requirements for a Valuable Framework -- 2.3 A Co-creation Process -- 3 Description of the Framework -- 3.1 The Seven Data Collection Categories -- 3.2 Three Levels of Detail and Three Stages of Use -- 3.3 Co-development of the Framework -- 4 Discussion -- 4.1 Living Labs Strengthening University Work Towards UN SDGs -- 4.2 Creating Value -- 5 Conclusion and Next Steps -- References -- Nurturing the Seeds of Sustainability Governance: Rio+25 Brazilian Higher Education Institution Case Study -- 1 Environmental Agenda: General Scenario -- 2 Sustainability in Higher Education -- 3 Brazilian Case Study: Cefet/RJ -- 4 Teaching Environmental Agenda -- 5 Sustainability Extension Activities -- 6 Fostering Green Technology Research -- 7 Debating Cefet/RJ Sustainability Approach -- 8 Conclusions -- References -- The Transdisciplinary Living Lab Model (TDLL). , 1 Introduction: Inter-university Collaboration to Develop Innovative Sustainability Curriculum -- 1.1 Background Context to Our Universities' Commitment to the SDGs -- 1.2 The Food Waste Problem-Locally, Globally and Campus-Wide -- 2 Translating Commitment to the SDGs into Practice: The Transdisciplinary Living Lab -- 3 Operationalizing the Transdisciplinary Living Lab Model (TDLL) -- 3.1 PHASE 1 Entering the Living Lab: Scale Matters -- 3.2 PHASE 2 Transdisciplinary Learning: Multi Scalar Perspectives -- 3.3 PHASE 3 Global Context, Local Practices -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- Sustainability in Higher Education: Beyond the Green Mirror -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Sustainability at Bristol -- 3 The City of Bristol -- 4 Living Labs -- 5 Bristol Futures -- 6 The Sustainable Futures Online Open Course -- 7 Conclusion -- References -- The EDINSOST Project: Implementing the Sustainable Development Goals at University Level -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The EDINSOST Project -- 3 Methods for Developing a Competency Map on Sustainability Degrees -- 4 Results and Discussion -- 5 Conclusions -- References -- Environmental DNA (eDNA) Metabarcoding as a Sustainable Tool of Coastal Biodiversity Assessment -- 1 Introduction -- 2 University as Living Labs: Efforts in Revolutionising Biodiversity Assessment for Sustainable Development -- 3 eDNA Metabarcoding as a Sustainable Tool of Biodiversity Surveys -- 4 General Methodologies of eDNA Metabarcoding -- 5 Integrating eDNA Metabarcoding in Intensive Coastal Biodiversity Assessment -- 6 Challenges of eDNA Metabarcoding in Operational Biodiversity Research and Monitoring -- 7 Conclusion -- References -- Visual Displays of the Sustainable Development Goals in the Curricular and Extra-Curricular Activities at Nottingham Trent University-A Case Study -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Commitment to the SDGs at Nottingham Trent University. , 3 Communicating the SDGs -- 4 Supporting Research for Visual Communication of SDGs -- 4.1 Framing the Message -- 4.2 Engaging Students in Developing SDG Visual Displays -- 4.3 Barriers to Communicating the SDGs -- 5 Case Studies of Visually Displaying the SDGs -- 5.1 Case Study 1: Food Impacts and Working Towards SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production and SDG 13 Climate Action -- 5.2 Case Study 2: Ocean Plastic and Working Towards SDG 14 Life Below Water -- 5.3 Case Study 3: Fast Fashion and Working Towards SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production and SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -- 6 Conclusions and Recommendations -- References -- Sustainable Development Goals and Current Sustainability Actions at Politecnico di Torino -- 1 Introduction -- 2 SDGs and the Italian Situation -- 3 The SDGs Mapping Exercise at Politecnico di Torino -- 4 Energy and Buildings -- 5 Mobility and Transport -- 6 Urban Outreach -- 7 Food, Water and Waste -- 8 Green Procurement -- 9 Communication -- 10 Discussion -- 11 Conclusion -- References -- Achieving Excellence in Sustainable Development Goals in Sunway University Malaysia -- 1 Introduction -- 2 SDG 17: Partnership for the Goals -- 3 SDG 3: Good Health and Well Being -- 4 SDG 6: Clean Water and Sanitation -- 5 SDG 13: Climate Action and Mangrove Conservation -- 6 Discussion: SDGs and Ecosystem Services -- 7 Conclusion -- References -- EDS Integrated Approach for Sustainability (EDS-IA): Campus as a Living Laboratory Experience -- 1 Introduction: The Challenge of Mobilizing Disciplines Towards Sustainable Action -- 2 EDS-IA Conceptual Framework: From a Linear to a Cyclical and Multilevel Model -- 2.1 Systems Interactions -- 2.2 Planetary Boundaries -- 2.3 Social Floor -- 2.4 Sustainable Development Goals -- 3 Methodological Approach: Participatory Action-Creation -- 3.1 Diagnosis -- 3.2 Mobilization. , 3.3 Ideation.

Note: Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- 1 In Search of New Narratives for Informed Decisions on Climate Change Crisis in the African Drylands -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Justifications and Options for Delivering Climate Change Communication Narratives in the Drylands of Sub-Saharan Africa -- 3 Narratives on Climate Change in the Sahel -- 4 History of Climate Change Science and Climate Change Negotiations -- 5 An Overview of Climate Change Communication Strategies -- 6 Proposed Climate Change Communication Framework for the Sahel -- 7 Conclusion -- References -- 2 Assessing High School Student Perceptions and Comprehension of Climate Change -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Research Methodology -- 2.1 Questionnaire and Data Collection -- 2.2 Statistical Analysis -- 3 Findings -- 3.1 Respondents Characterisation -- 3.2 Perceptions Relating to CC and Their Impacts -- 3.3 Training and Knowledge of CC -- 3.4 Governance and Actions to Mitigate CC -- 4 Discussion -- 5 Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 3 A Sustainability Livelihood Approach (SLA) Model for Assessing Disaster Preparedness and Resilience of the People: Case Study of Cox's Bazar Sadar Upazila in Bangladesh -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Literature Review: Assessing Community Resilience -- 2.1 Sustainability Livelihood Approach (SLA) -- 2.2 Conceptual Framework -- 3 Study Area and Data Collection -- 4 Results -- 4.1 Socio-economic Condition of the Respondents -- 4.2 Preparedness of the Respondents -- 4.2.1 Climate Change Perception -- 4.2.2 Disasters Preparedness of the People -- 4.3 Assessing Disaster Preparedness of the People -- 4.4 Assessing Resilience of a Community -- 5 Institutional Aspects -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- 4 Loving Glacier National Park Online: Climate Change Communication and Virtual Place Attachment -- 1 Introduction. , 1.1 Purpose of Study: Importance of Online Media in Climate Change Communication -- 1.2 Literature Review: Why Place Matters in Climate Change Communication -- 2 Methods -- 2.1 Creating a Climate Change Website Utilizing Place Attachment Strategies -- 2.1.1 Identity -- 2.1.2 Dependence -- 2.1.3 Emotion -- 2.2 Surveying Website Visitation -- 2.2.1 Targeted Respondents -- 2.2.2 Survey Design and Implementation -- 2.2.3 Survey Analysis -- 3 Results: Surveys -- 3.1 Demographic Data of Survey Respondents -- 3.2 Impact of Website -- 3.2.1 Gender -- 3.2.2 Political Affiliation -- 3.2.3 Educational Track (Academic Major) -- 3.2.4 Respondent Comments: Categories of Audience Segmentation -- 4 Discussion -- 4.1 Encouraging Climate Change Concern Across Demographic Differences -- 4.2 Respondent Comments: Variations in Climate Change Engagement -- 5 Conclusion: Online Place Matters -- 5.1 Recommendations for Future Studies -- 5.1.1 Strategically Creating Websites for Specific Audiences -- 5.1.2 Intentionally Designing Surveys for "Audience Segmentation" -- 5.1.3 Assessing the "Local" Dimension in Online Climate Change Communication -- 5.1.4 Longitudinal Assessments -- 5.1.5 Cognitive Studies on How Emotions and Rational Decisions Influence Climate Change Concern -- 5.2 Main Lessons -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 5 Understanding Communication Needs: A Marikina Barangay Experience Linking Flooding to Climate Change Communication -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Flood Risk Communication -- 3 Study Site: Barangay Malanday, Marikina City -- 4 Study Methods -- 5 Results and Discussion -- 5.1 People Have a Variety of Sources from Which to Draw Information, but Are not Particularly Motivated to Seek Out and Understand Science-Related Information -- 5.2 People Want Information That Is Instructional, Exact, and Personal. , 5.3 People Have Their Own Logic That They Use to Help Them Make Decisions -- 5.4 People Have Other Criteria That They Use to Make Decisions -- 6 Conclusions and Implications -- References -- 6 Climate: The Great Maestro of Life on Earth. History, Didactics and Case Studies -- 1 Introduction -- 2 History -- 3 Didactics -- 4 Case-Studies -- 5 Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 7 Children Communicating on Climate Change: The Case of a Summer Camp at a Greek Island -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Climate Change Communication -- 3 Communicating CC to Youth -- 4 Outdoor Environmental Education -- 5 Summer Camps -- 6 Environmental Education in Greece -- 7 Case Study: Project Skyros 2016 -- 7.1 Environmental Summer Camp at Skyros Island -- 8 Methodology -- 8.1 Research Area -- 8.2 Research Sample -- 8.3 Research Instruments -- 9 Results -- 9.1 Pre Camp Results (Based on First Questionnaire) -- 9.1.1 Knowledge -- 9.1.2 Attitudes -- 9.1.3 Behavior -- 9.2 Post Camp Results -- 9.2.1 Knowledge About the Issue of Climate Change -- 9.2.2 Attitude About the Issue of Climate Change -- 9.2.3 Participating Behavior Regarding the Issue of Climate Change -- 10 Discussion -- 10.1 Knowledge About the Issue of Climate Change -- 10.2 Attitude About the Issue of Climate Change -- 10.3 Participating Behavior -- 11 Conclusions -- References -- 8 Communicating the IPCC: Challenges and Opportunities -- 1 Introduction -- 2 History -- 3 Challenges for AR5 -- 3.1 Scientific Rigour Versus Clear Messaging -- 3.2 The Approved Text -- 3.3 Credibility -- 3.3.1 Uncertainty -- 3.3.2 Use of Images -- 4 AR5 Actions -- 5 What Next? -- 6 Conclusions -- References -- 9 Performative Methods for Climate Change Communication in Academic Settings: Case Study of the Freiburg Scientific Theatre -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Producing Actionable Knowledge -- 1.2 Aims of the Article. , 1.3 Theatre in Academia: Arts-Based Research and Performative Methods -- 2 Using Theatre to Communicate Sustainability Science at the Freiburg Scientific Theatre -- 2.1 Research Approach -- 2.2 Introduction of the Case Study -- 2.3 The Freiburg Scientific Theatre Model -- 2.4 Performative Functions of the Freiburg Scientific Theatre -- 3 Implications for Climate Change Communication: From Knowledge Transfer to Knowledge for Transformation -- 4 Limitations and Directions for Future Research -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- 10 Watershed Discipleship: Communicating Climate Change Within a Christian Framework: A Case Study Analysis -- 1 Introduction: American Christians and Climate Change -- 2 Challenges and Possibilities in Communicating Climate Change to Christians: A Review of the Literature -- 3 Watershed Discipleship: A Case Study -- 3.1 Definition -- 4 Methods -- 5 Results -- 5.1 Rhetoric -- 5.2 Symbolic Action -- 6 Discussion -- 7 Conclusions -- References -- 11 Assessment of Outdoor Workers Perception Working in Extreme Hot Climate -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methodology -- 2.1 The Study Area -- 2.2 Research Design -- 2.3 Data Analysis -- 3 Results -- 3.1 Sample Description -- 3.2 Worker Exposure to Extreme Heat, Wellbeing and Productivity -- 3.3 Adaptation Strategy -- 4 Discussion -- 5 Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 12 Games for Knowledge Transfer and as a Stimulus for Climate Change Mitigation in Agriculture-Lessons Learned from a Game Prototype -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Serious Games for Knowledge Transfer -- 2.1 Application and Characteristics -- 2.2 Overview of Existing Serious Games with Regard to Climate Change and Agriculture -- 3 The LandPaKT Game Prototype -- 3.1 Development -- 3.2 Storyline and Rules of the LandPaKT Game Prototype -- 3.3 Exemplary Application to Target Groups. , 4 Results-Feedback and Lessons Learned from Prototype Presentation -- 5 Discussion -- 6 Concluding Recommendations -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 13 Climate Impacts for German Schools-An Educational Web Portal Solution -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Background -- 3 Methodology -- 4 Teacher Workshops and Feedback Analysis -- 5 Design and Implementation of the Education Portal www.KlimafolgenOnline-Bildung.de -- 6 Discussion and Lessons Learned -- 7 Conclusion and Outlook -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 14 Communicating Climate Change in a Museum Setting-A Case Study -- 1 Introduction -- 2 CliMatters: A Museum Exhibition on Climate Change -- 3 Overview of the Exhibition -- 3.1 The Basics of Climate Change -- 3.2 Anthropogenic Emissions and Responsibilities -- 3.3 Individual Choices and Two Possible Futures -- 3.4 Local Impacts of Climate Change -- 3.5 Action on Climate Change and Debunking Myths -- 4 Drivers and Barriers to Successful Communication -- 4.1 The Role of Guides -- 4.2 Addressing Uncertainty -- 4.3 How Much Science-How Much Simplicity? -- 4.4 Importance of Local Frames -- 4.5 Getting Visitors Involved -- 4.6 Testing of Exhibits -- 4.7 Languages -- 5 Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 15 Climate Change Communication in Higher Education Institutions: The Case of the North-West University in South Africa -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Climate Change Communication in and by Universities -- 3 Improved Climate Change Communication in a South African University: The GCCW/NWU Experience -- 3.1 Background: The Global Climate Change Week (GCCW) Initiative -- 3.2 The Process: The GCCW at the North-West University (GCCW/NWU) -- 3.2.1 One-Way Communication Activities -- 3.2.2 Two-Way Dialogic Communication Activities -- 3.2.3 Results: The Response of the NWU Academic Community -- 4 Conclusions and the Way Forward -- Acknowledgements. , References.