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It was my great privilege to deliver the second Climate and Society plenary lecture for 2012 on Climate Change Adaptation in North Korea, drawing on my academic research and observation from my recent field trip to North Korea in July.
This presentation brings an international perspective to our discussion of adaptation in “Climate and Society.” North Korea is an excellent adaptation case study because it highlights the key variables of climate sensitivity and vulnerability to climate change impacts. So how well equipped in North Korea to take a hit from climate change? That depends on five key determinants: economic resources, technology, information and skills, infrastructure, and governance.
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Climate and Society is a unique inter-disciplinary first year subject about climate change taught across the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Science, Technology and Engineering, and Faculty of Business, Economics and Law, at the Melbourne, Albury-Wodonga and Bendigo campuses. The subject offers a multi-disciplinary analysis of the challenges brought on by climate change, incorporating basic principles from the science, economics and social science disciplines.
Dr Benjamin Habib is a Lecturer in Politics and International Relations at La Trobe University, Albury-Wodonga.
Edge Dwellers Café 
[…] This piece was compiled as a primer for students enrolled in the cross-faculty first year undergraduate subject Climate and Society at LTU. I have been involved with this subject since 2010 as a lecturer and tutor. In 2012 I presented one of three Climate and Society plenary lectures, entitled Climate Adaptation in North Korea. […]