Climate Change and Conflict
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How does one begin such a Journey? At the Beginning of Course! I had many ideas as to why I would participate in the GIST program. After much discussion and soul searching I came to conflict. I have always been interested on what causes people to break bonds of friendship and start fighting. No matter if it is just between two people at the Micro level or Nations at the Macro level, where do these "fault lines" come from and by what methods do they erupt? To understand this, I have to understand "the person".
However, "conflict" is just too broad a topic so I will utilize a second interest of mine to focus the topic of conversation. This interest will be climate change. I will be traveling to three different areas and asking people in different sectors what they see as their areas largest climate change challenges/issues and what they believe the role of their industry is in helping address these issues. So my questioning will look as follows: Main Question: What do you see as the largest climate change challenges/issues in your area or country and what is the role of the government in addressing these challenges? Follow up Questions: 1) What are your known issues? 2) What do you feel is not being addressed in the climate change issue? 3) What are your concerns in the near future? Over time these questions will be sharpened and shaped by the regions I travel to; however, having standardized questions will allow for me to be able to compare responses across the S.E. Asia region and look for commonalities or differences. My goal is to find the common themes and connections and be able to apply the leadership tools learned during APLP Fall semester in Hawaii to start addressing the potential conflicts that will arise and show how adaptive leadership can be utilized to address these issues. |
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April 2015
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