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.