cc: "Pidgeon Nick" <N.Pidgeon@uea.ac.uk >, "Lorenzoni Irene" <i.lorenzoni@uea.ac.uk>
date: Wed, 17 Mar 2004 18:03:10 -0000
from: "Irene Lorenzoni" <I.Lorenzoni@uea.ac.uk>
subject: position paper for international workshop on 'dangerous' climate
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Dear Colleagues,

we are delighted you will be able to attend the international workshop on
'dangerous' climate change on 28 and 29 June 2004 at the University of East
Anglia, Norwich, UK.

To this effect we attach (in rtf format) our position paper, drafted to
provide some background to the theme of the workshop and to present some of
the notions which we have been considering in relation to how danger is
conceptualised with regards to climate change, from various perspectives.
These have made us think about, and in some cases question, the implications
for cross-disciplinary research and for policy-making, which we have
attempted to summarise in a coherent format in the later sections of the
paper.  We hope these may stimulate thought and discussion at the workshop,
based on your expertise. We welcome, of course, any comments or queries you
may have.

We are structuring the two-day workshop into various sections covering
scientific interpretations and assessments of danger / risk in relation to
climate change; perceptions of climate change; reporting of climate change
by the media; implications of dangerous climate change for health; policy
implications, including justice and equity considerations. We shall
circulate the workshop agenda in early April.

We look forward to welcoming you all to Norwich in June.

Best wishes,

Irene Lorenzoni and Prof. Nick Pidgeon

Dr Irene Lorenzoni
Centre for Environmental Risk (CER),
School of Environmental Sciences,
University of East Anglia, Norwich  NR4 7TJ, U.K.
Tel: + 44 (0)1603 593173  E-mail: i.lorenzoni@uea.ac.uk


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