Gabor Sarlos: Leadership Challenges in Building Urban Youth Climate Change Awareness
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The presentation looks at the role of leadership in creating awareness and driving regarding climate change among young urban people in Vietnam. It aims to explore specifically the information, attitudes and aspirations of young Hanoians in relation to the changing climate, and how the needs of the various clusters of urban youth could be best addressed by different leadership models.
![KEY REFERENCES
Copsey,T., Nguyen Y. & Pham, P. H. 2012. How the people of Vietnam live with
climate change and what communication can do, BBC Media Asia, Climate Report
Gonzalez,G.A. 2006. Cities and climate change:Urban sustainability and global
environmentalgovernance,EnvironmentalPolitics 15, pp 135137.Doi:
10.1080/09644010500418845
IPCC. 2014: Climate Change. 2014. Synthesis Report. Contribution of Working
Groups I, II and III to the Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel
on Climate Change [Core Writing Team, R.K. Pachauri & L.A. Meyer (eds.)].
IPCC, Geneva,Switzerland, pp 151.
IPCC. 2018: Global Warming of 1.5 C an IPCC Special Report. IPCC, Geneva,
Switzerland
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Gabor Sarlos: Leadership Challenges in Building Urban Youth Climate Change Awareness
- 1. LEADERSHIP CHALLENGES IN BUILDING URBAN YOUTH CLIMATE CHANGE AWARENESS GBOR SARLS, RMIT VIETNAM @GABORSARLOS Leadership Challenges and Climate Change G叩bor Sarl坦s IRCMALS 2018
- 2. SUMMARY URBAN YOUNG PEOPLE CONSIDER THEMSELVES TO BE EXPOSED TO CLIMATE CHANGE TO A VARIED DEGREE IN SPITE OF HAVING ACCESS TO A WIDE RANGE OF INFORMATION, THEY DEMONSTRATE MIXED LEVELS OF AWARENESS VARIED LEVELS OF AWARENESS, ENGAGEMENT AND MOBILISATION POTENTIAL THEY MIGTH RESPOND TO VARIOUS LEADERSHIP INITIATIVES AND CALLS FOR ACTION Leadership Challenges and Climate Change G叩bor Sarl坦s
- 3. FACTS NINETY-SEVEN PERCENT OF CLIMATE SCIENTISTS AGREE THAT CLIMATE-WARMING TRENDS OVER THE PAST CENTURY ARE VERY LIKELY DUE TO HUMAN ACTIVITIES SOURCE: NASA, CLIMATE.NASA.GOV Leadership Challenges and Climate Change G叩bor Sarl坦s IRCMALS 2018
- 4. FACTS SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE FOR WARMING OF THE CLIMATE SYSTEM IS UNEQUIVOCAL SOURCE: INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE Leadership Challenges and Climate Change G叩bor Sarl坦s IRCMALS 2018
- 5. FACTS CLIMATE CHANGE IS NOT THE ISSUE, IT IS HERE WHETHER WE ADMIT OR NOT. BUT HOW WE TACKLE IT, IS THE REAL ISSUE. Leadership Challenges and Climate Change G叩bor Sarl坦s IRCMALS 2018
- 6. METHODOLOGY Hanoi Online survey among Hanoi (+ agglomeration) youth Hanoi sample: 358 age 18-39 representative on age and gender agglomeration sample: 113 age 18-39 Representative on age and gender Leadership Challenges and Climate Change G叩bor Sarl坦s IRCMALS 2018
- 7. DO YOU THINK THE CLIMATE IS CHANGING?
- 8. HOW WORRIED ARE YOU ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE / DO YOU FEEL PERSONAL RESPONSBILITY?
- 9. HOW WORRIED ARE YOU ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE / DO YOU FEEL PERSONAL RESPONSBILITY?
- 10. KEY FINDINGS 1-4 Hanoi Is climate changing? Definitely yes How much have you thought about climate change? Somewhat How concerned are you about climate change? Very much + not at all Is it caused by natural process or human activity? Rather human Leadership Challenges and Climate Change G叩bor Sarl坦s IRCMALS 2018
- 11. KEY FINDINGS 5-8 Hanoi Personal responsibility? Above average Would many people save on energy? Above average Will governments take action? Quite likely Ready to limit your own use of energy? Above average Leadership Challenges and Climate Change G叩bor Sarl坦s IRCMALS 2018
- 12. FURTHER FINDINGS - 1 ABOVE AVERAGE LEVEL OF AWARENESS AND INTEREST: 31 - 39 YEAR OLDS (HANOI) EMPLOYEES (HANOI) ABOVE AVERAGE SENSE OF PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY: EMPLOYEES (HANOI) WOMEN (HANOI, AGGLOMERATION) Leadership Challenges and Climate Change G叩bor Sarl坦s IRCMALS 2018
- 13. WHAT THE RESPONDENTS SAY LACKING AWARENESS IM NOT WORRIED, MAYBE BECAUSE IM IN A CITY. I DONT FEEL THE CHANGES, BUT IN THE LONG-TERM, IF THERE WILL BE HAZARDOUS WEATHER, I WOULD BE WORRIED. Leadership Challenges and Climate Change G叩bor Sarl坦s IRCMALS 2018
- 14. WHAT THE RESPONDENTS SAY LACKING MOTIVATION IT IS SUPER HOT IN THE SUMMER AND FREEZING IN THE WINTER. THE SEASONS AND WEATHER CHANGE DRASTICALLY FROM HOT TO COLD AND VICE VERSA SOME YEARS WE DONT EVEN HAVE WINTER, AND SUMMERS NOWADAYS LAST FAR TOO LONG. Leadership Challenges and Climate Change G叩bor Sarl坦s IRCMALS 2018
- 15. WHAT THE RESPONDENTS SAY LACKING MOTIVATION IN MY OPINION, BIG CORPORATIONS AND BUSINESSES HAVE A BIG RESPONSIBILITY TO PLAY. MOST OF RUBBISHES COME FROM FAST FOOD RESTAURANTS, SHOPS, COMPANIES OR BIG SUPERMARKETS. YOU COULD BE EASILY CRITICIZED WHEN DISPOSING OF FOOD, DRINKS OR WRAPPERS BUT MAYBE LARGE BUSINESSES COULD BE NOT Leadership Challenges and Climate Change G叩bor Sarl坦s IRCMALS 2018
- 16. WHAT THE RESPONDENTS SAY LACKING GUIDANCE I WONT CARE IF THEYRE JUST GOING TO TELL ME TO SAVE THE ENVIRONMENT!. IF THEY SHOW ME PRACTICAL, DAILY THINGS THAT I CAN DO, ILL DO IT. Leadership Challenges and Climate Change G叩bor Sarl坦s IRCMALS 2018
- 17. COMMUNICATION ISSUES Use of language is critical Climate change vs. global warming Science- talk / common language Leadership Challenges and Climate Change G叩bor Sarl坦s IRCMALS 2018
- 18. COMMUNICATION ISSUES Obscurity of concepts Environment / waste / air pollution / global warming Complexity of issues Leadership Challenges and Climate Change G叩bor Sarl坦s IRCMALS 2018
- 19. LEADERSHIP ISSUES Different leadership models Address different needs Might be best matched with audience clusters Leadership Challenges and Climate Change G叩bor Sarl坦s IRCMALS 2018
- 20. LEADERSHIP ISSUES AWARENESS RAISING Therapist model Address personal anxieties Help link personal issues to climate change Leadership Challenges and Climate Change G叩bor Sarl坦s IRCMALS 2018
- 21. LEADERSHIP ISSUES MOBILIZATION Messiah leadership model Link global challenge with individual gains Mobilise through engagement Leadership Challenges and Climate Change G叩bor Sarl坦s IRCMALS 2018
- 22. LEADERSHIP ISSUES GUIDANCE Eco leadership model Build on existing awareness and motivation Engage through easy to learn steps Leadership Challenges and Climate Change G叩bor Sarl坦s IRCMALS 2018
- 23. LEADERSHIP CHALLENGES Adaptive leadership is needed Positional vs situational leadership Leadership Challenges and Climate Change G叩bor Sarl坦s IRCMALS 2018
- 24. LEADERSHIP CHALLENGES Matching leadership on all levels Global problem / national solutions / individual participation Leadership Challenges and Climate Change G叩bor Sarl坦s IRCMALS 2018
- 25. LEADERSHIP CHALLENGES Credibility and trust of leadership is critical Awareness generation for the youth Leadership Challenges and Climate Change G叩bor Sarl坦s IRCMALS 2018
- 26. KEY REFERENCES Copsey,T., Nguyen Y. & Pham, P. H. 2012. How the people of Vietnam live with climate change and what communication can do, BBC Media Asia, Climate Report Gonzalez,G.A. 2006. Cities and climate change:Urban sustainability and global environmentalgovernance,EnvironmentalPolitics 15, pp 135137.Doi: 10.1080/09644010500418845 IPCC. 2014: Climate Change. 2014. Synthesis Report. Contribution of Working Groups I, II and III to the Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [Core Writing Team, R.K. Pachauri & L.A. Meyer (eds.)]. IPCC, Geneva,Switzerland, pp 151. IPCC. 2018: Global Warming of 1.5 C an IPCC Special Report. IPCC, Geneva, Switzerland Leadership Challenges and Climate Change G叩bor Sarl坦s IRCMALS 2018
- 27. KEY REFERENCES Sarlos, G. & Ferencz,Z. 2018. Climate Change and Urban Youth Crisis Alertness. A comparative study of Budapestand Hanoi youth. Presentation at the Bledcom 2018 A World in Crisis: the Role of Public Relations Toan Do Thi, T., Kien Vu, D., Bao Giang, K., Van Minh, H. & Wright, P. 2014. Perceptions of climate change and its impact on human health: an integrated quantitative and qualitative approach,Global Health Action 7, 23025. doi:10.3402/gha.v7.23025 Western, S. 2005. A Critical Analysis of Leadership:Overcoming Fundamentalist Tendencies.Doctoral Dissertation, LancasterUniversity ManagementSchool. Western, S. 2008. Leadership:A Critical Text. Los Angeles & London:Sage Publications. Leadership Challenges and Climate Change G叩bor Sarl坦s IRCMALS 2018