Climate Change and Conflict
Finishing up the work with the EWC opened some new doors in my mind. I found that I really enjoyed doing the Futures workshops and interacting with the participants as they discussed their common themes, concerns and ideas for their own personal future journey. I especially enjoyed the work with the High School youth. Their minds are completely open with no major preconceived notions on what "should" be. The only difficulty with them is to get them to open up more and share, but once you are able to do this, they really flourish and push the boundaries.
I have spent the time since then recovering from the two week travel fest and planning my next steps which are planned out through March. Next confirmed sites: Nepal :Feb 7 - Feb 21st Bangkok: Feb 21st - March 1st. Philippines: Early March... dates TBD. It has been exciting to start researching about climate change and conflict in these regions and I am looking forward to seeing our APLP classmate Yadav again. Any suggestions for who to talk to you in these areas would be greatly appreciated.
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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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