COMMUNICATION RESOURCES
This publication is intended to be an informational resource for tribes, agencies, and organizations across the United States interested in understanding TKs in the context of climate change.
This document includes ideas and prompts for engaging tribal member-citizens in forest adaptation. Methods were developed by natural resource staff from four Michigan Tribes, intertribal consortium, and partners during a Forest Understory Adaptation Project. Staff from each Tribe pursued unique combinations of outreach and engagement methods, all focused on relationship-building for long-term partnerships in tribal natural resource management and climate adaptation.
The guide is a joint project between the Center for Research on Environmental Decisions (CRED) at the Earth Institute, Columbia University and ecoAmerica, and is designed as a follow up to CRED’s 2009 guide, The Psychology of Climate Communication: A Guide for Scientists, Journalists, Educators, Political Aides, and the Interested Public.
Created by Susanne Moser, Ph.D., this document compiles a variety of resources relevant to climate change communication and public engagement.
The program conducts scientific studies on public opinion and behavior; informs the decision-making of governments, media, companies, and advocates; educates the public about climate change; and helps build public and political will for climate action.
The U.S. Global Change Research Program maintains a website with resources for educators to teach about climate change. Resources include lesson plans for Climate Change and Human Health, information about teaching with the National Climate Assessment, and links to helpful toolkits and frameworks for climate change communication.
These public domain illustrations from the USGS Climate Adaptation Science Centers explore tricky climate concepts and explain how climate change impacts ecosystem services, invasive species, and native pollinators.
Smoke from wildfires in the United States is adversely affecting air quality and potentially putting more people at health risk from smoke exposure. Public health officials and others can use the resources in the Smoke-Ready Toolbox to help educate people about the risks of smoke exposure and actions they can take to protect their health.