ED21E:
Climate Literacy: Effective Responses and Solutions through Best Practices in Communication, Partnerships, and Networks I

Session ID#: 2394

Tuesday, 16 December 2014: 8:00 AM-10:00 AM
102 (Moscone_South)
Chairs:  Gail Scowcroft, University of Rhode Island, Narragansett, RI, United States and Dr. Mona Behl, University of Georgia, Georgia Sea Grant, Athens, GA, United States
Primary Convener:  Gail Scowcroft, University of Rhode Island, Graduate School of Oceanography, Narragansett, RI, United States
Co-conveners:  Jennifer Saltzman, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States, Dr. Mona Behl, University of Georgia, Georgia Sea Grant, Athens, GA, United States and Joshua Sneideman, Department of Energy Washington DC, Einstein Fellow, Washington, DC, United States
OSPA Liaison:  Jennifer Saltzman, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States
Co-Sponsor(s):
  • GC - Global Environmental Change
  • PA - Public Affairs
  • SI - Societal Impacts and Policy Sciences
Virtual Option?: Yes
Swirl Theme: Global Change: Science Literacy, Societal Impacts, and Response Strategies

Abstracts Submitted to this Session:

Toward Collective Impact for Climate Resilience: Maximizing Climate Change Education for Preparedness, Adaptation, and Mitigation (14715)
Tamara S Ledley, Bentley University, Natural and Applied Sciences, Waltham, United States, Frank Niepold III, NOAA Washington DC, Climate Program Office, Washington, United States and Mark McCaffrey, National Center for Science Education, Oakland, CA, United States
The National Climate Assessment as a Resource for Science Communication (Invited) (3325)
Richard C J Somerville, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, CA, United States
Enhancing Communication of Climate Impacts Assessments: Examples of Local Stories, Animations and Video. (7604)
Melanie F Fitzpatrick, Union of Concerned Scientists, Berkeley, CA, United States and Bjorn O Grigholm, University of Maine, Climate Change Institute, School of Earth and Climate Sciences, Orono, ME, United States
“It Takes a Network”: Building National Capacity for Climate Change Interpretation (Invited) (4578)
William Spitzer, New England Aquarium, Programs, Exhibits and Planning, Boston, MA, United States and Leadership Team of the National Network for Ocean and Climate Change Interpretation
Fostering Creativity through Collaboration: Polar Learning and Responding Climate Change Education Partnership (17875)
Stephanie L Pfirman1, Jessica Brunacini2, Theresa Hernandez2 and Elizabeth Bachrach3, (1)Barnard College, New York, NY, United States, (2)Columbia University in the City of New York, New York, NY, United States, (3)Goodman Research Group, Cambridge, MA, United States
How to Effect Change Through Cross-sector Collaboration (18020)
Raluca Ellis1, Karen Elinich1, Richard Johnson1, Lauren B Allen2, Kevin J Crowley2 and Elizabeth Bachrach3, (1)Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, PA, United States, (2)University of Pittsburgh Center for Learning in Out of School Environments, Pittsburgh, PA, United States, (3)Goodman Research Group, Cambridge, MA, United States
Building Lasting Impact: Ten Years of the Earth to Sky Interagency Partnership (25343)
Anita Davis, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, United States, Becky Lacome, Stephen T. Mather Training Center - NPS, Harpers Ferry, WV, United States, Bartholomew Aloysius Merrick, NOAA Environmental Science Training Center, Cooperative Oxford Lab, Oxford, MD, United States, John Morris, National Park Service Anchorage, Anchorage, AK, United States, Ruth Paglierani, University of California Berkeley, Multiverse, Berkeley, CA, United States and Sandy Spakoff, USFWS National Conservation Training Center, Division of Education Outreach, Shepherdstown, WV, United States
Climatevoices.org -- Engaging an Array of U.S. Public Audiences in the Science of Climate Change (30762)
Cynthia Schmidt, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO, United States
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