CRED | Center for Research on Environmental Decisions

Nov 2007 Society for Judgement & Decision- making Conference CRED hosted a symposium - "Decisionmaking under Climate Uncertainty: Empirical Results". More >	Climate Forecasts Help Ugandan Farmer Communities Farm communities in Uganda integrate multiple sources of climate information through group discussion. More >	CRED presents at 2008 CNSF exhibition in DC American Psychological Association choses CRED to present research on environmental decision making to the Coalition for National Science Funding. More >

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NY Time's Magazine Feature
Why isn't the brain green?

The April 16, 2008 NY Time's Magazine features an article about CRED and the current state of climate change decision science research.

NEW RESEARCH
Glacier Retreat

Check out the latest paper from CRED researcher Ben Orlove. The article on glacier retreat appears in the May-June 09 edition of Environment Magazine.

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PARTICIPATORY PROCESSES

Making Sense of Forecasts: the Role of Group Discussion in Understanding Climate Information

How do well-established farming communities in Uganda use group processes in framing decisions and in using scientific information? More >

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PERCEPTIONS OF CLIMATE

Climate Change, Vicarious Experience and the Social Amplification of Risk

This international study compares how viewing a movie about climate change or reading a scientific paper influences people's perceptions and attitudes toward climate change differently. More >

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LEARNING & INFORMATION PROCESSING

Decision Making under the Impact of Glacial Retreat among Residents of Vulnerable Zones

A study into the detection of climate change through direct experience from glacial retreat, declining water availability, and flood risks in three Alpine regions: Swiss Alps, Peruvian Andes, US Cascades. More >

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PERCEPTIONS OF CLIMATE

The Future is Now: Climate Change Detection and Behavior in Regions Experiencing Significant Climate Change

How does the physical experience of climate change impacts in Alaska affect risk perception and decision-making regarding climate change? More >

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PARTICIPATORY PROCESSES

Climate Information and Water Resource Management in South America

Understanding individual and group behavior and participatory structures of the Water Allocation Seminars in Ceara, Brazil can improve climate information use for water management. More >