Climate change: island life in a volatile world
Discover the potential problems faced by the people of Tuvalu due to rising sea levels in this free course on climate change. Explore the impact of global warming on island life and understand the dynamic relationship between territories and flows. Gain insights into the entanglement of human life with non-human forces in today’s globalized world.
What impact will global warming really have? This free course, Climate change: island life in a volatile world, examines the potential problems faced by the people of the Pacific Island of Tuvalu as a result of rising sea levels. Where would you go if your island is only a few feet above sea level? Who would you blame?
Course learning outcomes
After studying this course, you should be able to:
Understand how the world is in the process of ‘being made’, right down to the earth beneath our feet
Consider how islands are shaped by a dynamic relationship between territories and flows
Show how human life is entangled with non-human forces and processes in the making of today’s globalised world.