Climate change as a wicked problem2
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Climate change presents a "wicked" problem with many interconnected elements and no clear solution. It fits the criteria of a wicked problem as defined by Rittel and Webber in that it is difficult to define, has no stopping point, and solutions cannot be easily tested. While looking to the past can help inform actions, climate change is part of a larger set of interconnected global issues. Addressing it will require solutions that are holistic rather than focusing on single aspects. Inaction comes at a high cost, so uncertainty should not prevent steps toward managing risks in smarter ways.
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- 1. Climate Change: A Wicked but Solvable Problem A Digital Artifact by Leisa Perch
- 2. Wicked Problems • Rittel and Webber (1972) in “Dilemmas in a General Theory of Planning” defined 10 general criteria. • Tackling climate change fits these to a “T”. This presentation shows how. • Links made with available science and experiences throughout the course in shaping this artifact.
- 5. Explanations and Interests: This is natural for who? Venice flooding 2008 – Photo by Andrea Pattero/AFP/Getty Images
- 6. Looking Back can only help so much Adapted from Climate Change and Sustaining Caribbean Tourism by Mareba Scott, CC and Tourism, BVI, 2007
- 7. One Issue, Many Elements Source: Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, WRI, 2003
- 8. Part of a Much Bigger Problem National Footprint Accounts, 2011 Edition
- 9. Who’s asking, who’s looking? http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=Rnlpv_G8f94 http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=R1HWoL5Xwdk&feature=related
- 10. Not right or wrong: Better or Worse Exposure to natural disaster Social Susceptibility Fe m Sub al e he ad ed sta nda rd Social Resilience ho us hou eh ol d Nation sin g th Heal ing well-be (Individual, status Low health re e a ron p n tio uca d el e lev e uat deq A Strength of social capita l Household or as Community) er ast g ll dis we -bein n g i ic in m Liv no co fe l o ve le w Lo Eco Ade qua t Measure of social vulnerability Construct of Social Vulnerability developed by Asha Kambon, 2005 nom i c w ell-bein g e le vels of h ous in g
- 11. Solutions without limits, without end and sometimes in contradiction
- 12. Sometimes solutions can generate other problems Source: Oxfam, 2011
- 13. Failure can be costly…..little room for trial and error Heavy rain: the Brazilian town of Jacuipe is swamped by floodwaters from the Jacuipe River. (AFP: Thiago Sampaio) Pakistan post flood – displaced families. (All rights reserved by UNDP Pakistan)
- 14. Key Messages Uncertainty is not an excuse for inaction The Cos t of Too Inact ion Hig is h The responsibility is ours Managing Risk is the SMART thing to do!