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Handbook of Climate Change Communication: Vol. 1

Theory of Climate Change Communication

  • Describes research and innovation on climate change communication in a comprehensive way
  • Presents cases and material from over 40 countries
  • Provides government and non-government bodies with a sound basis to promote climate change adaptation efforts
  • The most comprehensive publication on the topic so far
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Climate Change Management (CCM)

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Table of contents (21 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vi
  2. Montreal and Kyoto: Needs in Inter-protocol Communications

    • Aliaksandr Krasouski, Siarhei Zenchanka
    Pages 95-106
  3. Communicating Climate Change: Theories and Perspectives

    • Henri-Count Evans, Lauren Dyll, Ruth Teer-Tomaselli
    Pages 107-122
  4. Role of Emotions in Climate Change Communication

    • Sefat Salama, Khalil Aboukoura
    Pages 137-150
  5. Inclusion of Gender in Africa’s Climate Change Policies and Strategies

    • Mary Nyasimi, Ayansina Ayanlade, Catherine Mungai, Mercy Derkyi, Margaret O. Jegede
    Pages 171-185
  6. Balancing Paradigms in Climate Change Communication Research to Support Climate Services

    • Inez Ponce de Leon, Charlotte Kendra Gotangco
    Pages 187-199
  7. Framing Climate Change: A Multi-level Model

    • Renée Moernaut, Jelle Mast, Luc Pauwels
    Pages 215-271
  8. Engaging People with Carbon and Climate Change Using Landscape Scale Conservation and Biodiversity Monitoring

    • Adam Moolna, Cheryl Knott, Daveen Wallis, David Crawshaw, Joanne Brierley-Moore, Julia Simons et al.
    Pages 293-308

About this book

This comprehensive handbook provides a unique overview of the theory, methodologies and best practices in climate change communication from around the world. It fosters the exchange of information, ideas and experience gained in the execution of successful projects and initiatives, and discusses novel methodological approaches aimed at promoting a better understanding of climate change adaptation. Addressing a gap in the literature on climate change communication and pursuing an integrated approach, the handbook documents and disseminates the wealth of experience currently available in this field.

Volume 1 of the handbook provides a unique description of the theoretical basis and of some of the key facts and phenomena which help in achieving a better understanding of the basis of climate change communication, providing an essential basis for successful initiatives in this complex field.

Editors and Affiliations

  • HAW Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

    Walter Leal Filho

  • Department of Forestry and Management of the Environment and Natural Resources, Democritus University of Thrace, Orestiada, Greece

    Evangelos Manolas

  • Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal

    Anabela Marisa Azul

  • Department of Biology and CESAM, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal

    Ulisses M. Azeiteiro

  • University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom

    Henry McGhie

About the editors

Walter Leal Filho is a Professor of Environment and Technology at MMU and at Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, in Germany. Prof. Leal directs the International Climate Change Information Programme (ICCIP) which is a leading programme on climate change education, information and communication. His research interests are on sustainable development, climate change and renewable energy.



Evangelos Manolas was born in Naxos, Greece, in 1961. He has received a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from the University of Essex (1983), a Master of Arts in International Relations from the University of Kent at Canterbury (1985) and a Philosophy Doctorate from the University of Aberdeen (1989). He is Associate Professor of Sociology and Environmental-Forest Education in the Department of Forestry and Management of the Environment and Natural Resources, School of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences, Democritus University of Thrace, Orestiada, Greece.


Anabela Marisa Azul is a researcher at the Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology at the University of Coimbra. Her main research activities focus on ecology, biology and biotechnology of fungi, particularly mycorrhizal symbioses. Her interests encompass both basic and strategic research, ranging from functional traits of native soil fungi, ecology and biotechnology of native fungi, toxins of higher fungi, science dissemination, education and citizenship, forestry and mycology guidance.


Ulisses M Azeiteiro is a Senior Professor (Associate Professor with Habilitation and Tenure), Coordinator of the Climate Change and Biodiversity Assets Unit from the Biology Department and Integrated Member/Senior Researcher of the Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM) at University of Aveiro in Portugal. His main interests are the Impacts of Climate Change in the Marine Environment (Biology and Ecology of Global Change)and Adaptation to Climate Change in the Context of Sustainable Development (Social and Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change). Research Coordinator since 2008 he was a member of several evaluation panels from research projects and grants (International European and National-Portuguese and outside Portugal), member of the organizing and scientific committees of more than 100 international and national congresses, supervised over 50 postgraduate students (MSc and Ph.D students). Professor Ulisses M Azeiteiro has written, co-written, edited or co-edited more than 250 publications, including books, book chapters and papers in refereed journals.



Henry McGhie is the head of collections and curator of zoology at Manchester Museum, part of the University of Manchester. With a background as a bird ecologist, his work connects the public with contemporary issues and research through exhibitions, and promotes the use of collections for research. Hehas a keen interest in finding ways for museums to contribute effectively to the sustainability agenda, promoting positive environmental and social outcomes. More broadly, he sees this area as reflecting museum’s key role as civic spaces, which can support, encourage and enable critical thinking and personal action around global challenges. He has published widely on historical ecology, the history of ornithology and natural heritage collections.






Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Handbook of Climate Change Communication: Vol. 1

  • Book Subtitle: Theory of Climate Change Communication

  • Editors: Walter Leal Filho, Evangelos Manolas, Anabela Marisa Azul, Ulisses M. Azeiteiro, Henry McGhie

  • Series Title: Climate Change Management

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69838-0

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2018

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-69837-3Published: 02 February 2018

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-88851-4Published: 04 June 2019

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-69838-0Published: 29 December 2017

  • Series ISSN: 1610-2002

  • Series E-ISSN: 1610-2010

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VI, 397

  • Number of Illustrations: 22 b/w illustrations, 36 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Climate Change, Climate Change Management and Policy, Communication Studies, Environmental Economics

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eBook USD 169.00
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Softcover Book USD 219.99
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  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 219.99
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  • Durable hardcover edition
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