Collections

  • Focus |

    Individuals' perceptions of, and beliefs about, climate change are affected by direct experience as well as the social, cultural and political context. Communication of a significant degree of scientific agreement on anthropogenic global warming can reduce biases in the formation of people's opinions, but the degree of consensus needs to be quantified. In this web focus, we present a collection of original research and opinion pieces that highlight the various dimensions of public and experts' interpretations of climate change.

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    Water is the basis for life as we know it, in a biological as well as a societal sense. Under the combined influences of human development and a warming climate, supply and demand of water for consumption and irrigation, mineral exploration and energy production will change. In this joint web focus, Nature GeoscienceandNature Climate Changepresent overview articles, original research and opinion pieces that analyse the availability and governance of fresh water in a changing world.

  • Focus |

    Water is the basis for life as we know it, in a biological as well as a societal sense. Under the combined influences of human development and a warming climate, supply and demand of water for consumption and irrigation, mineral exploration and energy production will change. In this joint web focus, Nature GeoscienceandNature Climate Changepresent overview articles, original research and opinion pieces that analyse the availability and governance of fresh water in a changing world.

  • Focus |

    In celebration of the journal's first anniversary this month, we are giving free access for a limited period of one month to one article selected from each of the first 12 issues. The articles have been chosen to illustrate the breadth and depth of the journal's content, including primary research, interviews, commentaries and features. We take this opportunity to thank our readers and authors and we look forward to contributing further to the climate change debate over future years. Meanwhile, we hope that the climate change community finds this collection of articles both thought-provoking and interesting.

  • Regional Report |

    Climate-KIC is one of the first three Knowledge Innovation Communities designated on 1 January 2010 by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT). It uniquely bring together education, research, business and government to create the environment to foster innovation for addressing societal issues. This promotional review highlights the scope and potential of this ambitious experiment in creating an integrated public–private community to drive systemic innovation in the field of climate change adaptaton and mitigation.