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***Apologies for cross posting*** *Call for Papers: Royal Anthropological Institute conference 2016 - Anthropology, Weather and Climate Change (27 - 29 May 2016, British Museum)* *P09: Knowing the atmosphere: exploring conceptual and practical dimensions of weather and climate knowledge for environmental decision-making* *Deadline for abstracts: 8 January 2016* Convenors: Emma Garnett (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine); Sophie Haines (University of Oxford) Discussant: Steve Rayner *Short Abstract* The panel uses anthropological approaches to address perceptions, measurements and understandings of atmospheric conditions (climate, weather and change) and their social and cultural entanglements with decision-making about environmental governance, resource management and human lives. *Long Abstract *Changes in atmospheric conditions on a range of timescales bear implications for environmental decision-making: from real-time fluctuations through days, seasons and decades, to the effects of such changes on human health and environmental resources. The panel will explore conceptual and practical interactions of climate variability, weather and change, and address the consequences for governance in fields including (but not limited to) natural resource use, environmental/public health, and disaster management. The panel invites papers that address perceptions, measurements and understandings of atmospheric changes and their effects on humans and social groups. These may be located at different levels of governance; shared through common sensitivities and circumstances (e.g. gender, age, poverty, environment, sector, cultural practices); and developed in relation to particular technologies and scientific practices (e.g climate modelling, weather forecasting, environmental epidemiology). Questions we would like to probe include: - To what extent are histories (e.g records) and futures (e.g. forecasts) useful and used for decision-making? - How are anomalies, extremes, transitions and averages defined and experienced? What gets 'left out' in cases of uncertainty and complexity? - How is knowledge about weather and climate collected, produced and codified (e.g. through record-keeping, oral histories, data practices, experiments, modelling)? - Which processes, practitioners and outputs are deemed credible/legitimate for decision-making? What counts as 'evidence' in different settings? - Who has stakes in these decisions and how equitable are the processes and outcomes? How can anthropologists and other academic and applied disciplines tackle these questions, and what opportunities and challenges are offered by innovative methodological approaches and interdisciplinary engagements? *Potential participants should upload their proposals (paper title, a short abstract of <300 characters and an abstract of 250 words) via the panel page **http://www.nomadit.co.uk/rai/events/rai2016/panels.php5?PanelID=3791* <http://www.nomadit.co.uk/rai/events/rai2016/panels.php5?PanelID=3791>*.* *The deadline for proposals is 8 January 2016 and decisions will be made by 20 January 2016. * *Conference requirements and further instructions are available at * *https://therai.org.uk/conferences/anthropology-weather-and-climate-change-2016* <https://therai.org.uk/conferences/anthropology-weather-and-climate-change-2016> *If you have any questions, please contact the panel convenors * *[log in to unmask]* <[log in to unmask]>* and Emma Garnett **[log in to unmask]* <[log in to unmask]>* . Please do forward to your relevant networks. We look forward to receiving your proposals.* Dr Sophie Haines Research Fellow Institute for Science, Innovation and Society University of Oxford Telephone: +44 (0)1865 288787 Email: [log in to unmask] ************************************************************* * Anthropology-Matters Mailing List * http://www.anthropologymatters.com * * A postgraduate project comprising online journal, * * online discussions, teaching and research resources * * and international contacts directory. * * To join this list or to look at the archived previous * * messages visit: * * http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/Anthropology-Matters.HTML * * If you have ALREADY subscribed: to send a message to all * * those currently subscribed to the list,just send mail to: * * [log in to unmask] * * * * Enjoyed the mailing list? Why not join the new * * CONTACTS SECTION @ www.anthropologymatters.com * * an international directory of anthropology researchers * * To unsubscribe: please log on to jiscmail.ac.uk, and * * go to the 'Subscriber's corner' page. * * ***************************************************************