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Action responses in conformity with the above pattern


An Inconvenient Truth about any Inconvenient Truth (Part #2)


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Initiation of:

  • Appeals -- to the world, the international community, to nations and to individuals
  • Research -- to substantiate the reality of the challenge
  • Technological development -- to circumvent the problem and mitigate the symptoms
  • Prayer -- to evoke higher powers, recognizing human limitations
  • Security measures -- in anticipation of social unrest arising from the challenge
  • Communication -- to inform people of the challenge and the need for them to change their behaviour
  • Solicitation of funds -- to respond to the dire needs from those in immediate distress
  • Humanitarian intervention -- to provide relief to those in distress
  • Celebrity buy-in -- to provide a symbolic focus for recognition of the challenge
  • Meetings of stakeholders -- to discuss the challenge and evoke collective response
  • Organization of task forces -- to coordinate action in response to the challenge
  • Declarations and resolutions -- to focus collective recognition and resolve
  • Strategic plan of action -- to determine responsibilities for subsequent coordinated action