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MUDANÇAS CLIMÁTICAS E AÇÕES COMUNITÁRIAS - 20/09/2007
Visits by leading UK scientists
Visits by science communicators
Science Communication
Café Scientifique
20 September 2007, in Recife

CLIMATE CHANGE AND COMMUNITY ACTION

Many people today withhold taking action because they believe individual actions are but a drop in the ocean. But some of these people believe that together we can make a difference and due to this, they came to our Café Scientifique last 20 September in Recife. seguro para as gerações futuras. Também foram discutidas formas de maximizar estas ações para que elas tenham efeito mais concreto, se tornando sustentáveis.

THE TALK

Gustavo Costa Lima talked about causes and effects of climate change and how individual, community and political actions can influence changes in attitude and behaviour which can result in cultural changes in a whole society, contributing towards a safer planet for the future generations. Suggestions for making the most of these actions so that they can be effective and sustainable will also be discussed.

Download the presentation in PDF format (in Portuguese only)
Watch the video of the event (in Portuguese only)
Watch the interpretation of the presentation in LIBRAS (Brazil sign language entity)

THE AUDIENCE

There were guests Young professionals, graduate and post-graduate students from different areas  but also there were many people watching the presentation and making questions to the speaker online. .

Watch the testimonials from some guests (in Portuguese only):

Rita de Cássia Figueiredo

Vera Lúcia Rocha da Cruz

Willams Brandão de Farias

Ana Cláudia Leite Ramos

Cafe Scientifique

THE RESULTS

We produced a list with suggestions made by the guests of individual and community actions that can contribute to the reduction of the impact of the climate change in the world. Some reflections, good practices and opinions about the media are also on this list.

. Atualmente Gustavo tem se dedicado especialmente à pesquisa de temas relacionados à questão ambiental em geral, em especial à educação ambiental, desenvolvimento sustentável e movimentos sociais.

Download this list to see how you can contribute to a better world (in Portuguese only)

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