Responses to climate change come at a variety of scales to match the range of impacts. In this activity we will look at how responses are characterized and what some of these responses look like.

Watch a Video (and define adaptation and mitigation)

Start this assignment by watching a World Bank video about the impacts of climate change on the urban poor. Embedded within are definitions of the terms mitigation and adaptation. (5:00) 

Text Reading

Then read through Part III; Making Climate Choices of Climate Change: Evidence, Impacts, and Choices.

Learn about Solutions in Different Settings

What can we do? Solutions aren't just achieved through new technology from scientists and engineers. Read/watch the three resources below to get a flavor of some examples of some different responses to climate change.

This US EPA Green Infrastructure infographic introduces a variety of approaches. 

This Keeping Water on Site video discusses specific stormwater management efforts in a Philadelphia neighborhood. (5:00) 

Read about a nurse's efforts to bring climate change awareness and improved health to her colleagues and community.