Edward Carr, director of the International Development, Community, and Environment Department at Clark, speaks about his role as a lead author in a recent report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, in which his chapter focuses on an urgent need for adaptation. To really make an impact, people need to think about climate change at the polls, Carr says.

Learn more about Clark's IDCE Department and read about Carr's contribution to the IPCC in the news:

• The Boston Globe: The effects of climate change are worse than we thought, an unflinching new UN report finds
• The New York Times: Climate Change Is Harming the Planet Faster Than We Can Adapt, U.N. Warns