climate change & resilience - a collective problem solving approach
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Climate change and resilience: a collective problem solving approachChris ShortReader in Environmental GovernanceCCRI, University of Gloucestershire
[email protected] @chrisshortccri
Key termsClimate change – well represented so far, expect more extremes not just warmer & wetter.Resilience – the ability of a system to withstand shocks.
Both are most effectively tackled collectively.
‘Climate change is more about politics than it is about science’ (Anthony Giddens)
Because we need to …
33% men, 45% women don’t meet guidelines on physical activity (HSE)This increases in lower economic groups (HSE)Walking trips (22%) decreased 30% between 1995-2013, cycling only 2% (NTS)Childhood patterns link to adulthood.
‘Martin Luther King did not stir his audience in 1963 by declaiming 'I have a nightmare’
Anthony Giddens
Why a collective problem solving approach?Not this
Why a collective problem solving approach?More like this …
So how do we get there?
Ecosystems Approach
Focus on the relationships and processes within ecosystem. Enhance benefit-sharing. Use adaptive management practices. Carry out management actions at the lowest appropriate level. Encourage inter-sectoral cooperation. … because the New Forest is a system, with people and nature = a social-ecological system
So how is it different?
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Four Key areas of activity
Knowledge all types are important
Communication open, transparent, inclusive
Cooperation working together quickly
Trust critical for when the going gets tough
Everyone works better as part of the solution
Key advantages in New Forest
Clear boundaries and sense of identity
Strong sense of cultural and tradition
Generations of local knowledge
Well organised local groups
Excellent projects (e.g. Our Past, Our future)
Some forums to determine common goals.
Why is it important to stick together?
Because we risk looking a bit daft if we don’t.
Thank you & any questions?
[email protected]@chrisshortccriwww.ccri.ac.ukwww.foundationforcommonland.org.uk