A common issue in modern climate literacy is that society tends to not see climate change as an imminent issue that affects them directly. Water provides threats due to climate change that force society to have heightened climate awareness. Climate change raises atmospheric temperatures, allowing the air greater capacity to hold moisture, leading to longer droughts and harder downpours. Changes in air moisture capacity cause dangerous weather events such as tropical storms and landslides that lead individuals to become more aware of the climate change’s direct effects on them. This December, I will be travelling to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change 21st Conference of Parties in Paris, France to study global policies on water related climate events and how they contribute to climate literacy. I will be evaluating the feasibility of the solutions suggested by global leaders for climate change's water based issues. My work will assess how water helps members of society understand that climate change affects them directly and imminently.

Water's role in climate literacy

251st National Meeting (2016)

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