Task 1 - Effective Science Communication

INTRODUCTORY PART:

In small groups, the participants discuss how effective science communication can be used to tackle each sustainability issue (climate change, natural resource use, waste production, water pollution, deforestation, loss of biodiversity, overfishing, ocean acidification and air pollution). Are there significant differences between the best approaches for each issue?

MAIN PART:

Reading articles - see below

Resources of articles - Key-reading

• Key-reading 7: Communicating Climate Change: Why Frames Matter for Public Engagement
• Key-reading 8: Bridging the gap between science communication practice and theory: Reflecting on a decade of practitioner experience using polar outreach case studies to develop a new framework for public engagement design
• Key-reading 14: Communication Practices and Political Engagement with Climate Change: A Research Agenda

FINAL PART:

Discussion - Discuss how effective science communication can be used to tackle each sustainability issue. Are there significant differences between the best approaches for each issue?