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How the World Can Adapt to Climate Impacts

Provided by: Council on Foreign Relations

Articles/Websites Grades 9-12, ap-college

Synopsis

This collection of articles gives a multi-faceted yet concise overview of the global issues due to climate change.
Students will read about increasing food and water shortages, economic issues, biodiversity loss, climate displacement, increasing conflict and war, health impacts, and the increase in inequality due to climate change.

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Subjects: Biology, Earth and Space Sciences, Civics, Geography

Authors: CFR Education

Region: Global

Languages: English

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Teaching Materials

Positives

This resource includes strategies for reducing climate change impacts, which can help students who feel anxious about the gravity of the situation.
The resource includes many graphics to support what the text says.

Prerequisites

Students should understand the causes of climate change.

Differentiation & Implementation

Reading about the various ways climate change threatens our lives can be difficult for students. Teachers may want to use the Climate Emotions Wheel to help students process difficult emotions.
After reading these articles, students can choose a climate impact they feel passionate about and research it more in-depth.
After reading the section about biodiversity loss, students can research the impact of invasive species on this loss, and how this element can also be exacerbated by climate change. The Invasive Species Student Lab provides a collection of resources to assist with student research.
After reading the section on threats to infrastructure, students can research an infrastructure problem and design a solution, creating a model and testing its efficacy.
This role play lesson, No Option Except Escape, can act as a powerful companion for the section about climate displacement.

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CFR Education from the Council on Foreign Relations

CFR Education provides accurate, accessible, authoritative resources that build the knowledge, skills, and perspective high school and higher education students need to understand and engage with today’s most pressing global issues.