Danya Rumore|Todd Schenk|Leonard Susskind
Role-play simulations for climate change adaptation education and engagement
University of Utah|Virginia Tech|Massachusetts Institute of Technology
order effectively adapt climate change public officials stakeholders need rapidly enhance understanding local risks ability collaboratively adaptively respond argue sciencebased roleplay simulation exercises type serious game involving facetoface mock decisionmaking considerable potential education engagement tools enhancing readiness adapt prior research suggests roleplay simulations serious games foster public learning encourage collective action public policymaking contexts however effectiveness exercises context climate change adaptation education engagement heretofore underexplored share results two research projects demonstrate effectiveness roleplay simulations cultivating climate change adaptation literacy enhancing collaborative capacity facilitating social learning based findings suggest exercises widely embraced part adaptation professionals education engagement toolkits sciencebased roleplay simulation exercises involving facetoface mock decisionmaking potential education engagement tools enhancing readiness adapt climate change results two research projects show