Climate change: Place and Problem in Thailand

The links between climate change and global citizenship might seem obvious, and they are, on the surface. There are more complex links too, which vary from country to country. You need to explore some of these links for the reader, as they relate to a specific country of your choice. You need to inform the reader (assume an audience of Alverno students and recent graduates) of the geographic connections between climate change and citizenship on a global level.

Your paper for Part 2 of the Project should substantially address the following (not necessarily in this order; this is intended as a list, not an outline):

Connections between awareness of climate change and action in a particular place
Identify the geographic focus of your case study (make comparisons with a familiar location, such as Wisconsin)
Describe unique features of the country you are focusing on with respect to this topic
Describe the ways the threat of climate change affects this country in unique or familiar ways
Discuss how or whether the public has responded to “the threat of climate change” through mitigation or adaptation efforts, or why the public may be unable to respond due to vulnerability

Summarize concepts of climate change and global environmental concerns
Define climate change in a global context
Explain what you mean by environmental concern
Compare natural and human caused climate fluctuations
Compare the potential impact of climate change on humanity’s future

Emergence of awareness of climate change
Discuss how climate change became a topic of concern for some scientists
Discuss how scientists began to respond to this concern
Discuss how understanding of climate change has emerged across a wider public audience in the U.S. and other parts of the world