Words Matter: Using Language Technology to Better Inform Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction Communities

The authors highlight that significant knowledge gaps in climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction are often caused by an inability to find relevant information rather than a lack of knowledge. They propose the creation of a climate change "translator" and the adoption of more considered knowledge-sharing practices to prevent redundancies and improve collaboration across fragmented internet locations.

• Knowledge gaps in climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction are frequently a result of the inability to locate relevant information, which leads to redundancies and hinders collaboration.
• Despite the potential of the Information Age, critical knowledge remains undiscovered across various institutional websites and research databases.
• The authors propose the creation of a climate change "translator" and the use of language technology to improve communication and knowledge-sharing between adaptation and disaster risk reduction sectors.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2018). Words Matter: Using Language Technology to Better Inform Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction Communities. https://www.sei.org/publications/words-matter-using-language-technology-better-inform-climate-change-adaptation-disaster-risk-reduction-communities/

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. Words Matter: Using Language Technology to Better Inform Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction Communities. 2018. https://www.sei.org/publications/words-matter-using-language-technology-better-inform-climate-change-adaptation-disaster-risk-reduction-communities/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2018words, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Words Matter: Using Language Technology to Better Inform Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction Communities}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2018}, month = jan, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/words-matter-using-language-technology-better-inform-climate-change-adaptation-disaster-risk-reduction-communities/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }