2pm – 3:15pm, Monday 6th February 2012
If the recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report is anything to go by then flooding, droughts, heat waves and extreme storms are likely to occur more frequently through to the middle of the century and beyond.
Are we powerless in the face of increasingly extreme weather or will human ingenuity, resourcefulness and spirit provide us with solutions to help us ride the storm? What steps are our government and public agencies already taking to prepare us for the changes coming? How can the poorest countries adapt with limited resources?
From floating houses to massive flood defence schemes there is already much work underway. Will it be enough? In this, the last in a series of three national Glow meets, learners will have a chance to air their views and put searching questions to our panel of experts including:
– James Curran MBE, Chief Executive, Scottish Environment Protection Agency
– Anna Beswick, Public Sector Officer, Adaptation Scotland
– John Sharp, Schools Education Officer, SCIAF
Visit http://bit.ly/climatedebatethree to register, post your questions in advance and join the Glow meet on the day. This Glow meet is aimed at learners in upper primary and secondary schools.
For resources and videos on climate change visit Weather and Climate Change, Exploring Climate Change, STEM Central and Climate Change on Glow.
Other events in the series included:
– Glow meet 1: Our changing weather and climate – view recording here
– Glow meet 2: Climate science – evidence versus controversy – view recording here
