"Wisdom begins in wonder" – Socrates
Category: Policy
Managed Retreat Planning
03/06/21
“How can we do make managed retreat plans?”
Managed retreat is going to be a big part of the new climate paradigm. Because of this, Managed Retreat Planning is going to have to be in effect. This must be done through group coordination and strategic analysis.
Why We Can Learn From Resimulating Past Climate Disasters
03/05/21
“How can we learn from resimulating past climate disasters?”
Past climate disasters have had a tremendous influence on current climate policy, whether it be the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina or the events that caused the meltdown in Fukashima. One way to see why they happened and to learn more is to resimulate past disasters and extrapolate why it occurred and how would it affect current infrastructure. This is Why We Can Learn From Resimulating Past Climate Disasters.
Why True Climate Adaptation Can Only Be Achieved With Ethnic Harmony
03/04/21
“Why can true climate adaptation only be achieved through ethnic harmony?”
Ethnic divisions are usually caused by the support of an oppressive power structure favoring one party over the other. This leads to increased vulnerabilities for the more marginalized group, which leads to disproportionate impact during climate disasters. To achieve complete resilience to climate change, these power structure divisions need to be erased. This is Why True Climate Adaptation Can Only Be Achieved With Ethnic Harmony.
Indirect Sea Level Rise Migration
03/03/21
“How can people migrate because of sea level rise indirectly?”
Sea level rise holds the potential to displace millions of people around the world around the world. However, not all of it will be directly induced. Some of it will come from indirect pressures, such as rising rent costs in non-coastal areas that become host to people feeling from high-tide. This is how Indirect Sea Level Rise Migration will occur.
Climate-Economic Impact Modeling
03/02/21
“How can we model the impact of climate change on economic systems?”
Climate change is going to bring massive impacts on economic systems worldwide. As such, it would only be logical to construct Climate-Economic Impact Modeling systems. This can be accomplished in numerous manners, ranging from analyzing how wildfires will disrupt farming to how hurricanes will destroy infrastructure.
Climate and Non-Climate Migration Model Coupling
03/01/21
“How can we couple climate and non-climate migration models together?”
Climate migration models are usually developed separately from non-climate migration models due to their perceived differences in study structure. However, in order to truly understand migration projections, we need to integrate them both together, especially since one affects the other. Through Climate and Non-Climate Migration Model Coupling, we can accomplish exactly this and output the exact features we need.
Managed Retreat Enticement
02/08/21
“How can we entice people into managed retreat?”
Managed retreat is going to become more and more important with the advent of climate change. However, not all community members will want to retreat even when it seems like it’s all but necessary. That can be changed by coaxing with Managed Retreat Enticement, in which people are given rewards for entering managed retreat programs such as new subsidized housing or direct cash payments.
Wildfire Emergency Response Simulation Training
02/27/21
“How can we train wildfire emergency responders using simulations?”
Gigantic wildfires are going to become more of a problem worldwide as a result of climate change. This means that wildfire emergency responders are going to have to train for events that have yet to be seen. But through the use of simulations, we can create the world that remains yet unseen. Wildfire Emergency Response Simulation Training is going to become more important in the future and will be implemented throughout organizations everywhere.
Why a Housing Boom Could Allow for the Resettlement of More Climate Refugees
02/26/21
“How could a glut of new housing allow for the resettlement of more climate refugees?”
The advent of climate change is going to cause more and more refugees to flee conditions in their home countries that render their livelihoods uninhabitable. This means that host countries will have to build more housing to accommodate their arrival. While housing in many parts of the world is quite limited, if a housing boom were to occur it would allow for these refugees to be resettled safely and securely. This is Why a Housing Boom Could Allow for the Resettlement of More Climate Refugees.
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