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Michael Brklacich

Mike Brklacich is Professor of Geography and Environmental Studies at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada, and chairs the IAI’s scientific advisory committee. Brklacich is the co-editor of Communicating Global Change Science to Society: An Assessment and Case Studies from Island Press.

Communicating Global Change Science to Society

An Assessment and Case Studies

National governments and research scientists may be equally concerned with issues of global environmental change, but their interests-and their timelines-are not the same. Governments are often focused on short-term effects and local impacts of global phenomena.